My Tasty Haiku

Gluten Puff Ball from Kim’s Restaurant (eaten 4/21/13)

These “gluten puff balls”
arrived deflated. Their shape
lost in translation.

Eggplant Banh Mi with a Fried Egg from Magasin (eaten 1/2013)

Sandwich perfection-
everything is better with
a fried egg on top.

Vegetarian General Tso’s Chicken from Kim Son (eaten 2/14/13)

Westbank Asian food
for Valentine’s is our new,
crowd-free tradition.

Falafel Plate from Mona’s Cafe (eaten 1/21/13)

Falafel plate with
hummus. This meal has been brought
to you by chickpeas.

Veggie Yellow Curry from Sukho Thai (eaten 1/17/13)

Steaming, spicy soup
is a delicious comfort
on this rare cold night.

Apple goat cheese king cake from La Dolce NOLA (eaten 1/7/13)

In other cities,
plastic toys inside pastry
are grounds for recall.

Eggplant pizza from Pizza Delicious (eaten 12/2012)

Enormous pizza
spills forth from its tray, as if
to command, “Eat me!”

Conjoined twin gingerbread men, made by me (eaten 12/19/12)

Cookies with two heads-
Thank the Mütter Museum
for holiday fun.

Thanksgiving plate made by me and my friends (eaten 11/22/12)

A bounty of food
at the Thanksgiving potluck.
I need bigger pants.

Mushroom fontina pizza from Ecco (eaten 10/19/12)

Salad on pizza
is better than expected.
Eat your vegetables!