Writing about food since 2004.
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How To Judge A Casserole Contest
When I gave up a career in the law for a career as a food writer, who knew I’d wind up a juadge? Well that’s exactly what happened last week when I went to Brooklyn Label to co-judge The Third Annual Casserole Party, the brainchild of casserole enthusiast Emily Farris. I was a second choice…
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Have you ever…
…spent two hours on a post and then, just before clicking post, accidentally closed the window and lost everything? Well I just did! I need to go for a walk.
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Bones
They say charity begins at home. They also say that “no good deed goes unpunished.” But I have a new aphorism that I hope some day catches on: “Donating your clothes to the Salvation Army leads to goat curry.” After a week of cleaning out the closet, making room for Craig, we had four giant…
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Which food magazine has the best Thanksgiving issue?
I just received Gourmet’s Thanksgiving issue in the mail and taken alongside Bon Appetit’s (which I read in the store) plus Food & Wine’s and Saveur’s, there’s an abundance of ideas for what to make this Thanksgiving. Thus I turn to you, readers: which food magazine do you like the most for Thanksgiving? Which magazine’s…
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AGTV: All About Cheese
This third installment of AGTV is a day late: I wanted to have it up last night, but there was so much footage (about an hour of cheesetalk) that it took me an extra day to whittle it down to what you see here. A huge thanks to Nathan, all the people at Murray’s cheese,…
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Quick Bites
– Craig was on the radio in Seattle, talking about his movie. Read about it (and find the link) here. – My friend Elliott is in an Apple commercial, you can watch it here. I directed Elliott in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” and taught him everything he knows. – I’m judging The 3rd…
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My Burnt Foot
Picture it: my kitchen, last Thursday. I’m standing at the stove attempting to make Colman Andrews’ recipe for Rigatoni with Chickpeas and Anchovies from Nancy Silverton’s “A Twist of the Wrist” and I have a giant vat of water boiling for the pasta. The sauce is simple: you just take 12 anchovies, mash them up…
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Purple Cauliflower with Aioli
The other night I made a stew (post to come later in the week) but I started too late: it wouldn’t be ready until 10:30. “10:30?” yelped Craig. “But I’m starving.” It was 8 when he said this. I sprung to action. In a plastic bag on the table was a head of purple cauliflower…
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AGTV: Shop Like A Parisian
This week’s episode of AGTV finds us at the Union Square Greenmarket where a very special guest teaches us how to shop like a Parisian. Actually, the episode sort of loses it’s thread but you’ll have fun spending time with us as we jaunt around the market. Thanks to our guest, our cameraman (who makes…
