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  • A Tiki Banner

    I’m really digging this month’s banner by Lindy Groening. Thanks to her for dreaming it up and thanks to Raphael Brion for nailing it on to the top of the page. (He also updated the banner gallery, which you should check out here.)

  • Someone’s In The Kitchen With….

    Tomorrow at 3 PM EST I’m starting a new feature here on the blog, a live-streaming web show I’m going to call “Someone’s In The Kitchen With….” Each week, a different guest will swing by my kitchen to teach me how to cook something and, more importantly, they’ll answer your questions LIVE on the web.…

  • Royal Cake

    Clear your caches and observe this month’s banner in which I present the royal wedding cake to a clearly unimpressed Queen, her hubby, Kate & Will. Thanks to Lindy Groening for another brilliant illustration and to Justin Dickinson for popping it up there. Long live cake!

  • Keep on Truckin’

    Check out this month’s latest banner by the illustrious illustrator Lindy Groening. I’m a food truck! Thanks to Lindy for making that happen and thanks to Justin Dickinson for bringing it to life.

  • The A.G. Through The Ages

    If you’re new to my blog or an old fan who wants to wax sentimental, check out this gallery I made on my Facebook Fan Page: “The A.G. Through The Ages.” With cameos from all of your favorite food bloggers, my family & Lorraine Bracco, you’re bound to find it amusing.

  • Three Ways to Follow Me

    So you may have noticed I haven’t been updating the blog as much lately. That’s because I owe my book on April 15th! That date is creeping up quickly. In the meantime, there are three excellent ways to keep up with my goings-on: #1. Twitter. Do you follow me there? You should, I’m lots of…

  • “The Sweet Life” Winners Chosen

    Click here to see the winners of our contest to give away three copies of David Lebovitz’s “The Sweet Life.” Thanks to all who participated!

  • Food Book Giveaway: David Lebovitz’s “The Sweet Life”

    My friend David Lebovitz wrote a wonderful book about living in Paris called “The Sweet Life” (read my write-up about it here) and now that it’s out in paperback, his publisher has generously agreed to donate THREE copies to readers of The Amateur Gourmet. If you’d like to win a copy, make up a French…

  • A Shaving Dilemma

    This month’s banner finds me stuck in the bathroom at the (imaginary?) Hotel El Bulli with a shaving dilemma. Thanks to the brilliant Lindy Groening for bringing this idea to life and to Raphael Brion for hanging it on the wall. To see Lindy’s previous banners, click here.

  • Collecting Vintage Menus to Hang in My Kitchen

    Collecting Vintage Menus to Hang in My Kitchen

    I’m not sure how the idea came to me. How did it come to me? Ok, I was in San Francisco, staying with my friends Kristen & Felix, and I had a bit of a cold (another illness! Proof that I’m dying?) While coughing and sneezing in their guest bedroom, I was noodling around on…