Dirt Candy, Anyone?

Travel Blog  •  David Farley  •  12.17.08 | 12:44 PM ET

Hi there. I’m David Farley, World Hum’s resident food blogger. World Hum asked me to cover dining and food after recently watching me consume food and drink with eyebrow-raising fury at a New York restaurant. When I was young—we’re talking five and six years old—I received constant accolades from my mom for my eating prowess. And while I’m not necessarily in the same league with, say, Andrew Zimmern, I’ll still try just about anything at least once. Which means I’ve eaten everything from insects to the innards of large mammals. But when it comes to food, I can be quite the fancy boy (I love foie gras) and completely unfussy (I also love burgers and fried chicken).

With that behind me, Dirt Candy, anyone?

You can’t judge a book by its cover, so should you judge a restaurant by its name? Probably not. But would you want to eat at a vegetarian restaurant called Dirt Candy? Metromix recently named the worst-named new restaurants in New York.

Tags: Food, Restaurants, North America, United States, New York, New York City, News and Briefs


2 Comments for Dirt Candy, Anyone?

Laura 12.21.08 | 1:16 PM ET

I LOVE the name—and the food at Dirt Candy. The owner says it all—it’s a vegetarian restaurant—and what are vegetables? Candy from the dirt! I think it’s amazingly clever and definitely sticks in your head which is what advertising is all about. Even if people think it’s a sex toy store or have an unfavorable association between it and food—there’s no such thing as bad publicity!

farley 12.22.08 | 3:39 PM ET

Thanks Laura.

shill, anyone?

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