Housekeeping

Here’s a link to Jessica “Su Good” Eats’s write-up of my second year anniversary party at The City Bakery on Saturday. Thanks, Jessica for showing up, taking pictures and stealing my tart. And as a final anniversary bonus, here’s a video Q&A with me in commemoration of my 2nd year. I die at the end.…

On Saturday, January 14th, this site will be two years old. To celebrate this momentous occasion I’ve decided it’s time to meet you, my loyal readers, out on the town. I’ve done some research and some phonecalling and here’s what I’ve come up with… WHAT: The Amateur Gourmet’s 2nd Anniversary Party WHERE: The City Bakery…

Ok, so I decided I’m not going to do a massive end of the year “Best Of” post because…well…I think I missed the boat on that. Instead, I’m going to point you over to The Accidental Hedonist where I’ve been nominated for not one but two Food Blog Awards: Best Food Blog Humor and Best…

On January 14th, this site will be TWO YEARS old. [*Wild cheering.*] I’d like to celebrate by having some kind of get-together in New York. If I did have a get together on Saturday the 14th, who could be there? Would you want to meet for drinks, a meal, a pastry? How much would you…

Tonight’s my last night in Paris. My stomach waved a white flag at dinner tonight and he and I, like transit workers and Mayor Bloomberg, decided to reach an accord: I’d return to New York and quit this binge eating and he’d agree not to swell to the size of a quadruplet-pregnancy. My flight gets…

For those who missed it, I’m raffling off a chance to star in an Amateur Gourmet video with me and one of my friends back in the Big Apple when I return. Pim’s “Menu For Hope II” has raised an absolutely astonishing $11,000 so far for earthquake victims and we’re trying to push to $15,000…

Bored at your computer this weekend? Why not head over to the Accidental Hedonist’s 2005 Food Blog Awards and nominate some of your favorite food bloggers? I promise this year if I’m nominated I won’t wear a large swan to the awards ceremony like I did last year. But I may eat a large swan…

It boggles the mind to think that one week from today–at this very moment–I will be on a plane to Paris. This is probably the most spontaneous, independent trip I’ve ever taken. I wish I had time to plan more, to research everything, but this is also my last week of school for the semester.…

Ho ho ho, friends and neighbors! ‘Tis the season for giving and what’s better to give and receive than a cookbook? Nothing, I tell you, nothing. Which is why, last year, I started a Secret Cookbook Santa where thousands (ahem, hundreds? 50 people?) exchanged cookbooks in the spirit of the season. This year we’re doing…