這個特殊飲食俱樂部的成員嚐遍紐約所有可以吃的東西。
紐約這個奇怪的俱樂部成員一向都以吃遍烹飪世界所有的食物而自豪。他們被稱為美食先鋒，在過去幾年來他們已經吃過海狸尾巴、羊眼球和受精鴨蛋。這個俱樂部在2006年成立，第一次的聚會只有六人出席。此後它就快速成長，現在已經有超過一千名成員了。
藝術總監和平面設計師柯立歐和雜誌編輯波克爾成立了這個俱樂部，如同柯立歐所說：「這是認識新朋友、嘗試新食物以及探索這個城市的好方法。」他補充道：「這是一個社交經驗，也是一個飲食經驗。我們聽到很多關於旅遊以及食物相關疾病的故事。」
這個團體每個月在不同的餐廳見面。晚餐通常開放給70到80人，顯然很快就會客滿。柯立歐解釋，來用餐的人不會被逼著吃任何東西，但是他補充表示：「幾乎每個人都會嘗試在場提供的不尋常食物。」「一旦人們來到這裡就很少會改變心意。」他說。「我想是同儕壓力以及宜人環境綜合的結果。」
(Culture) New York Gastronauts will Eat Anything
Members of the special dining club try to eat everything the Big Apple has to offer.
The members of a strange club in New York pride themselves on eating anything the culinary world has to offer. Theyre called Gastronauts, and over the years, theyve eaten beaver tail, sheep eyeballs, and fertilized duck eggs. The club was established in 2006, and its first meeting was attended by only six people. Since then, it has grown quickly and now has over 1,000 members.
Art director and graphic designer Curtiss Calleo and magazine editor Ben Pauker founded the club, and, as Calleo says, it was a great way to meet new people, try new foods, and explore the city. He adds that its a social experience as well as a culinary experience. We get a lot of stories about travel and food-related illness.
The group meets every month in different restaurants. Dinners are usually open to 70-80 people, and the places apparently fill up very quickly. Calleo explains that diners arent forced into eating anything, but he adds that almost everyone tries the unusual foods on offer. Its rare for people to change their minds once theyre here, he said. I think its a mixture of peer pressure and a welcoming environment.
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