Jeff Houck

The Tampa Tribune’s food writer since 2005, Jeff Houck covers the way people live through their food. He also hosts the Table Conversations food podcast and believes that everything crunchy is good.

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Feast For The Eyes

Posted Apr 5, 2006 by Jeff Houck

Updated Apr 5, 2006 at 08:32 AM

I’m driving through Winter Haven the other day with my friend Rommie and Son of Stew when all of a sudden, Rommie says, “GIMMETHECAMERA, GIMMETHECAMERA, GIMMETHECAMERA.”

I frantically fumble around in the center console, come up with the well-worn Canon and turn it on for him to shoot a photo. Of what, I’m not certain. But if Rommie is this excited, it has to be more than worthy. Maybe there’s a plane tumbling to the ground. Or a hostage standoff somewhere. Maybe he saw Elvis. I don’t know.

I ask him what the intended target is. He points to the Burger King next to us at a red light:

Huh? What’s the big deal?

Then he points to the marquee.

Now I understand.

Funny. I always thought breakfast was more meatastic or meatriffic than meatnormous. I would have even predicted meatacular.

Go figure.