Like peeking into their medicine cabinets.
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"YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT" is a series of portraits made by examining the interiors of refrigerators in homes across the United States by photographer Mark Menjivar, who also provides a food journal of everything he ate for a year. (more info)
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The Cuervo Gold
The fine Columbian
Make tonight a wonderful thing
posted by bwg at 4:39 AM on July 23, 2011
The Cuervo Gold
The fine Columbian
Make tonight a wonderful thing
posted by bwg at 4:39 AM on July 23, 2011
And then, there's something to be said for having a rattlesnake in your freezer...
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:39 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:39 AM on July 23, 2011
Many of these fridges are fucking gross.
Jeez, clean them out once in a while, people.
posted by bwg at 4:40 AM on July 23, 2011
Jeez, clean them out once in a while, people.
posted by bwg at 4:40 AM on July 23, 2011
Pajamas in the fridge! What a neat idea.
posted by stinkycheese at 4:41 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by stinkycheese at 4:41 AM on July 23, 2011
What a fascinating study of refrigerators, a testament to the discipline this guy had to apply to assemble such a gallery.
posted by Sparkticus at 6:21 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by Sparkticus at 6:21 AM on July 23, 2011
HA! 40 pounds of meat, booze, and a rotting lemon.
I know people whose refrigerators are FULL of years old condiment containers. Dressings, sauces, etc. It makes me crazy.
posted by gjc at 6:45 AM on July 23, 2011
I know people whose refrigerators are FULL of years old condiment containers. Dressings, sauces, etc. It makes me crazy.
posted by gjc at 6:45 AM on July 23, 2011
I love the little personal statements.
Hears music in her head every morning when she wakes up.
Hey me too!
posted by janepanic at 7:13 AM on July 23, 2011
Hears music in her head every morning when she wakes up.
Hey me too!
posted by janepanic at 7:13 AM on July 23, 2011
I kind of miss the point of my life when my refrigerator only ever held beer. Now I have, like, farmers market green beans and all this healthy yuppie shit.
posted by enn at 7:14 AM on July 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by enn at 7:14 AM on July 23, 2011 [1 favorite]
I should take a picture of the fridge my roommate and I share (except that my camera is broken). We split it right down the middle. One side always has at least two gallons of milk, a thing of eggs, a broccoli, a container of applesauce, some variety of berries, Fage, butter, some kind of cheese, v8, some chicken sausages, probably-expired mayo, a thing of fancy mustard, assorted frozen berries, and 3 kinds of ice cream. The other side always has coffee creamer, a half-full coffee pot, takeout containers, a half-drunk bottle of wine, hummus, vegan cream cheese, bagels, apple juice, a dozen little bottles of different flavored stir fry sauce, Trader Joe's frozen enchiladas, and a bottle of tequila.
It doesn't really matter whose side is whose, just that it is PERFECTLY divided down the middle, to the point where our stuff doesn't even touch, no matter how full the fridge is. Weird.
posted by phunniemee at 7:52 AM on July 23, 2011
It doesn't really matter whose side is whose, just that it is PERFECTLY divided down the middle, to the point where our stuff doesn't even touch, no matter how full the fridge is. Weird.
posted by phunniemee at 7:52 AM on July 23, 2011
I like this.
When I lived with my best friend, our freezer had a frozen bag of water (not to be confused with a bag of ice: think a plastic grocery bag filled with water and then put in the freezer), a miniature ice skating rink, an icepenis made from a condom filled with water and frozen, and an icehand made from a glove filled with water and frozen. This was because we were whimsical. But the fact that we had the champagne, mustard, and CDs-we-didn't-much-care-for fridge was because we ordered take-out too much.
posted by millipede at 8:03 AM on July 23, 2011
When I lived with my best friend, our freezer had a frozen bag of water (not to be confused with a bag of ice: think a plastic grocery bag filled with water and then put in the freezer), a miniature ice skating rink, an icepenis made from a condom filled with water and frozen, and an icehand made from a glove filled with water and frozen. This was because we were whimsical. But the fact that we had the champagne, mustard, and CDs-we-didn't-much-care-for fridge was because we ordered take-out too much.
posted by millipede at 8:03 AM on July 23, 2011
I feel sorry for the woman who was disowned for marrying a black guy!
posted by Tarumba at 8:11 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by Tarumba at 8:11 AM on July 23, 2011
I spent a lot of time looking at these images, and they just get more and more interesting. The couple from San Antonio who split after 33 years of marriage -- their fridges are almost identical! The blind person's fridge was also fascinating. Excellent post. Thanks.
posted by flyingsquirrel at 8:12 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by flyingsquirrel at 8:12 AM on July 23, 2011
Fascinating. What's with the rattlesnake? Does anyone know what's in the black box by the eggs in #18, the New York production designer? Maybe chocolates.
posted by CheeseLouise at 8:14 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by CheeseLouise at 8:14 AM on July 23, 2011
I also spent a lot of time, trying to figure out what kind of person owned the fridges before looking at the description. Got the nurse (containers for everything) and one with type 2 diabetes (lots of low sugar items) spot on. This would make an interesting guessing game as you can tell a lot from a person's fridge (as well as trash...but I'm not supposed to talk about that after the restraining order).
posted by samsara at 8:16 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by samsara at 8:16 AM on July 23, 2011
His Above the Trees display is also wonderful. I have been to El Alto. It's eerie and beautiful. Like a different world.
posted by Tarumba at 8:22 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by Tarumba at 8:22 AM on July 23, 2011
Oh also, this was my fridge from about 2 years ago...some would say a lowpoint. I was proud of it. Since then, there's much more fresh produce and actual food in there....it was still fun reliving the college lifestyle (if only for a few months).
posted by samsara at 8:28 AM on July 23, 2011
posted by samsara at 8:28 AM on July 23, 2011
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