Taste...The Trash

The proof of the pudding is in its eating. Except, all eating activities have come to a close here. But it's proof enough that Taste of Minnesota 2006 - an annual food and music event that lasts five days and concludes on the evening of Fourth of July - was a sellout.

This was one of the very few times I wished I had a better camera. I work with an inexpensive Taiwan make (where else?!), and in the last two years it has helped me capture some wonderful sights and oddities in India and some around the world. But late evenings without flash are a no no with my baby.

Anyway, this post isn't about my hardy camera. I think this image has the power to unite the world. Serious. One, because this was shot in America - and so the rest follow - and two, where in the world would people overlook an event being sponsored by a major brewer?

At the Taste, I expected to see and taste food from the real 'heartland', but events such as these are usually overrun by everyday fast food and pubs.

Found this to-the-brim trashcan at the St. Paul riverfront, the venue for 'Taste...'