all words and photos: Liz Shen
In a week where competitive eating near and far (I love you Joey!) gets newsworthy press, other food related news may have slipped through the cracks. In case you missed it last Friday--and let's face it, what else were you doing really?--there was a GIANT cheese sculpture on the Mall. Nothing says "Happy Birthday, America" like cheddar art.
DC hosted cheese carver Troy Landwehr's third 1000-pound cheese sculpture in the likeness of 16th President Abraham Lincoln. The two pieces were of Mount Rushmore and the delicious signing of the Declaration. The event was sponsored by Cheez-It and featured a 6'8" block of Wisconsin cheese weighing 1000 pounds that you could pose next to. The staff members were giving away Cheez-Its like t-shirts at a Michael Jackson memorial (too soon?). And the entire thing was encased in wax and was going to be donated to charity afterward, because who wouldn't want 1000 pounds of cheese that's been out in the sun all morning?
Previously in I Heart DC:
- 2/13: 101 Reasons To Love DC-Part 1
- 2/10: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/9: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/8: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/8: Perfect Date Outfits + Outings
- 2/7: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
- 2/6: DC News You Can Maybe Use:
- 2/2: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use:
- 2/1: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use:
- 1/31: DC News You Can (Maybe) Use
God loves a cheerful giver.
I seriously can't believe I missed this. phug!
the age-old question: cheese or sex?
how long would it take a group of 6 people to eat 1000 lbs of cheese?
Cheese that smells like Sex!
I don't know, but I bet it would take longer than having sex with an 1,000 lbs man.
The real question is: did they serve marshmallows to eat with those cheez-its?
I'm an idiot.
do you think the sculptor (seen in the 2nd to last picture) had the cheese or sex question in mind when he made it?
I don't know but I would definitely not let any pf these people have a sneak peak into DC 9. I mean God, my job is so hard. I wouldn't even let Lincoln senak a peak.
not to get too tangential, but liz, speaking of larger people and sex, kevin smith painted a less-than-pretty picture today on his twitter: http://twitter.com/ThatKevinSmith/status/2554608773