Question of the Day: Ever consider a food-related tattoo?
Yesterday, Lia mentioned a chicken-wing tattoo and then got to wondering aloud: "Do you think any Serious Eats readers have food tattoos?"
"Beats me," I said.
"How 'bout a QotD?"
So, readers: Anyone? Anyone even consider it? It's not like it hasn't been done before.
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19 Comments:
my husband wants one, although he's not sure of what yet.
me, i'm not into tattoos in general. i'm the only one of my friends who doesn't have a tattoo. it's the needle thing, just cannot do it. besides, i think tramp stamps are fugly.
french tart at 9:19AM on 03/20/07
I've considered it but have no clue what I'd get. A whisk? A mixing bowl? Would it even be distinguishable? And where would I put? Honestly, getting one in your nether regions or the middle of your back where no one will see it except your lover or the doctor seems like a waste of time and money.
Regardless, it is a moot point as I'm too wimpy to really go through with it.
French Tart: your 'tramp stamp' comment is hilarious!
AuntJone at 10:21AM on 03/20/07
Bacon! But then I'd have an extra hard time getting buried in a Jewish cemetery.
Joshua Bousel at 10:30AM on 03/20/07
the chef at the meeting house restaurant in Amagansett NY has a fabulous array of root vegetables and mushrooms (chanterelles!) around his forearm - love it.
loulou at 11:37AM on 03/20/07
Guys could get funny and do a Wendy's parody with a "Here's the beef" tattoo strategically placed on the body. It's not a pickle, but still kind of food related.
jsholar at 12:12PM on 03/20/07
I've considered this very thing for a few years. I am open to the idea and I'm waiting for the "ah-ha" moment when the perfect image reveals itself to me. However, I do experience phantom sharp pains in my upper arm everytime I pass the Purple Panther Tatoo Parlor on Sunset Blvd.
Acme Instant Food at 3:24PM on 03/20/07
I don't have one, nor would I get one, but I will add what I would get if I did (did you catch all that?): I would do some sort of skull and crossbones with a Wusthof knife and a spoon crossing under the skull. Your mileage may vary.
I just did a quick search and found this here http://goodeats.dyns.net/viewtopic.php?p=309544&sid=89e7e24e7925ced983cc78fbf68a3d61
http://img148.imagevenue.com/loc344/th_22778_Pirate_chef_ava_122_344lo.JPG
Frank Drebben at 4:40PM on 03/20/07
I would consider it, and I have. I have happy wine grapes on my forearm.
mattbites at 4:44PM on 03/20/07
David Cross, the comedian, has an especially good one: a pig eating its own (bbq'd) rib. Kind of sinister, but undeniably awesome.
sadie at 5:23PM on 03/20/07
Only if it was an edible tattoo.
Ed Levine at 6:38PM on 03/20/07
I don't know about the tattoo, but I'm in love with a perfect one-inch scale model of a chef's knife. Sold as a pendant at Random Gifts in the East Village.
annien at 6:53PM on 03/20/07
Add me to the list of those who dislike tattoos. I associate them with the Holocaust, slavery, and cattle branding.
baboo at 8:54PM on 03/21/07
I had one all planned out. It was to have been a cornucopia that started on my outside, upper calf and pointing down and inward with all sorts of fruits and vegetables tumbling out and over my ankle and down the top of my foot. I wanted the name of my culinary academy and all of the restaurants where I have cooked worked into the weave of the basket. However, since I was injured I began to experience edema and I don't want a tattoo anywhere that swells and shrinks so much. Now I think I'll eventually get it on my thigh instead.
P.S. Those of you who don't like tattoos certainly have the right to express your opinion, but you don't have to be mean about it. I mean,the term "tramp stamps" is just plain rude when describing an often beautiful art form that has been around for several millenia.
Calichef at 9:25AM on 03/23/07
There was a slideshow of chef's tattoos in the NY Times a while back...
(unfortunately I think you have to be a TimesSelect member to view)
eatzealot at 6:49PM on 03/26/07
I have long considered one since becoming a chef, and have finally done it. Of course it takes a while to finally decide what you want to have done, but I am really happy with what I came up with:
http://finarelli.com/blog/2007/06/26/kitchen-inked/
deglazedmatt at 10:47PM on 07/03/07
I have a duck on my right upper arm with a heart and a banner that says DUCK FAT, and below that a bracelet of the native chilepetins- they are small, like THai bird chilies, and have heart shaped leaves, so my husband's name is in one of the leaves. Left arm is a grape bunch with "Zinfandel" above and "Primitivo" below. Bracelet for that arm will likely be basil and tomatoes, but I am also looking for someone willing to do the Time Magazine portrait of Ms. Julia on my back.
Zennia at 5:30PM on 11/24/07
A "Serious Eats" tatoo of course!!
pjracz10 at 11:26AM on 07/29/08
As much as I love food, I can't think of a cool food-related icon I'd want permanently inked on my body. I love pho, but I can't imagine printing a bowl of pho on me. I'd especially be angry if they included onions and cilantro. :P
I suppose I could go simplistic and get a tattoo on my forehead that says:
I
Cassaendra at 11:39AM on 07/29/08
Hey check out the Food Tatts group on flickr,.. lots of good ideas,... http://www.flickr.com/groups/foodtatts/
marcwcarroll at 1:51PM on 11/12/08