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  • The Big Winner & Other Business

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    And now for the winner of our James Beard Foundation Las Vegas Gala Dinner contest. Congratulations: Angie Neer! Sounds like your boyfriend is going to have a fantastic birthday. I’ll be e-mailing you directly to tell you the good news…. Now for other business: * Check out my friend Emily Farris’s new book Casserole Crazy…

  • Dara

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    My friend Dara, who I met because she went to film school with Craig, cooked me not one, but TWO fantastic meals over the past two weeks. The first was an intimate dinner with her, her husband Kieran, Craig and myself; the second was a Rosh Hashanah dinner for a small group of mostly non-Jews…

  • Tomato Time Is Now

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    Your biological clock may be ticking, but your gastronomical clock is practically stomping on the ground and demanding that you get thee to a farmer’s market to enjoy the last of this summer’s tomatoes. It’s a truth that often goes unacknowledged that tomatoes are at their best not during the hot, sweaty days of summer…

  • A-Mano Primitivo

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    I think I may have a house wine. I never intended to have a house wine, but then I bought a bottle of the A-Mano Primitivo you see above and really fell for it. For the price ($10.99), it has a complexity that reminds me of the nicer wines I’ve had at fancy meals out…

  • Win 2 Tickets to the James Beard Taste America Gala in Las Vegas

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    Do you live near Las Vegas? Are you going to Vegas the weekend of October 25th? If so, you have a chance to win two tickets to the James Beard Taste America Gala at the Palazzo Resort Hotel and Casino on Saturday, October 25th. Some of the nation’s best chefs–Fabio Trabocchi from Fiamma in New…

  • October’s Banner & All About Lindy

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    Ok, look up. If you see crabs, go to your browser preferences and clear your cache. Now do you see what I see? Isn’t it funny? This is my favorite banner yet: it combines the election AND Halloween and has the scariest face in the moon I can imagine. And it’s all from the pen…

  • Me in Baltimore This Weekend!

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    Readers: if you live near or around the Baltimore area, come hear me read from my book and watch me attempt a cooking demonstration (scary!) this weekend at The Baltimore Book Festival. I’m slated for 4 o’clock on Saturday at the Food For Thought Stage. Come say hi, taste some of the food I’m cooking,…

  • A final day in Idaho.

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    This response to yesterday’s post–how you’d spend a final 12 hours in the city where you live–made me laugh. From site reader, Brandon: “I live in a small city in Idaho. I’d start the day with coffee at a place called Java, which is the best coffeehouse in town. I’d have a Bowl of Soul,…

  • Five Dishes…

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    Hey Readers! What are five dishes you wish you knew how to make? I ask because it has to do with my TOP SECRET NEW ONLINE FOOD SHOW. It’ll be a big help to know what you’re most eager to learn… so let me know in the comments!

  • The Return of The Amateur Gourmet

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    Hi Friends, I’ve had a very restful (and eventful) two weeks. That’s me, above, eating a Dungeness Crab on Eliza Island in the Pacific Northwest (one of the best meals of my life, but more on that next week). After a week there kayaking, playing cards and, of course, crabbing, I journeyed with Craig to…