Writing about food since 2004.
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Videos
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Video Podcast: The Gum Experiment
Wrigley’s sent me a giant black box, last week, with the words “Five is the New Black.” The box was filled with gum, their new “Five” gum, and the flavors had crazy names like Cobalt, Rain and Flare. I said to Diana, “Do you think you could guess which was which if you tasted them?”…
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Eggnog and Carols
Merry Christmas you crazy Christians! And thanks to Michael Ruhlman for the recipe. https://youtu.be/gxO7cdEv_aw
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Foie Gras Feelings
Here is a short film of people’s reactions to the foie gras I served last night. Several of our guests had never had foie gras before and their feedback may surprise you. (Interesting fact: the men all loved theirs but the women had issues. Who knew gender & liver were so intimately entwined?) Please enjoy.
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Tapas
Diana came over last night and helped me make a mini tapas dinner out of some Farmer’s Market finds, including Pimientos De Padron which Calvin Trillin writes about in his most recent book, “Feeding A Yen.” Neither of us were prepared for how spicy they were. I ate a few and thought they were fine…
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How Long Would You Wait for a Cupcake on a Lovely Spring Day?
Listen for the man in the van at the end. His statement is pretty dead-on. [And for the record, we didn’t wait. We still have our pride.]
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**WORLD PREMIERE** The Paris Films: “J’Eat Paris” & “David Lebovitz in Paris”
It is with great honor and self-aggrandizement that I present to you two of the greatest films to hit the internet since Pamela Anderson uttered the words, “Tommy Lee, I do.” Dragging a video camera through Paris takes work and effort, and here is the product of that work and effort. The first film–“J’Eat Paris”–stars…
