First Light Books
No Drunken Drives for Food
RECEIVED Thu., March 25, 2004
To the editor:
Shame on you for suggesting that a shorter drunken drive to Marco Polo in South Austin would be preferable than for "the chefs and kitchen grunts of Austin [to] have to make the drunken late-night drive all the way up to far North Lamar" ("San Francisco in South Austin," Food, March 19). I would prefer there not be drunken chefs driving on my side of the river, either!
Giving Mr. Vann the benefit of the doubt, I am sure he means that these restaurant workers risk encountering other drivers who have been drinking on the long drive from downtown to T&S, but shame on the editors of his column and this rag for leaving the phrasing as printed.
On another note – my favorite walking-distance music with a meal (especially Leeann Atherton every Friday night) is Maria's Taco X-Press. With the Chronicle's long-standing support of that establishment, why overlook them in your article, ["The Insatiable Taste for Tunes," Food, March 19]? Leeann, Sonny, Jackson, and Dave are the perfect accompaniment to frozen margaritas, served "top shelf" by the always smiling Fernando and a Crispy Taco Plate for me and my honey. What better way to end the workweek and inaugurate the weekend?
Chastise the Food editor for overlooking an irresponsible suggestion and overlooking an obvious and warranted recommendation in the same issue! Distracted by SXSW, I guess.
Shame on you for suggesting that a shorter drunken drive to Marco Polo in South Austin would be preferable than for "the chefs and kitchen grunts of Austin [to] have to make the drunken late-night drive all the way up to far North Lamar" ("San Francisco in South Austin," Food, March 19). I would prefer there not be drunken chefs driving on my side of the river, either!
Giving Mr. Vann the benefit of the doubt, I am sure he means that these restaurant workers risk encountering other drivers who have been drinking on the long drive from downtown to T&S, but shame on the editors of his column and this rag for leaving the phrasing as printed.
On another note – my favorite walking-distance music with a meal (especially Leeann Atherton every Friday night) is Maria's Taco X-Press. With the Chronicle's long-standing support of that establishment, why overlook them in your article, ["The Insatiable Taste for Tunes," Food, March 19]? Leeann, Sonny, Jackson, and Dave are the perfect accompaniment to frozen margaritas, served "top shelf" by the always smiling Fernando and a Crispy Taco Plate for me and my honey. What better way to end the workweek and inaugurate the weekend?
Chastise the Food editor for overlooking an irresponsible suggestion and overlooking an obvious and warranted recommendation in the same issue! Distracted by SXSW, I guess.
Sincerely,
Michelle McCammon
Michelle McCammon
