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To Be A Playwright
Many of you know that I go to school for playwriting. What many of you may not know is that one of my favorite teachers, Janet Neipris, has a book that just got published called “To Be A Playwright” which you can now buy on Amazon. (Click the picture to go straight there!) Janet is…
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Whose Plate Is Whose at the Roberts Family Thanksgiving?
I offered to cook a Thanksgiving feast this year for my family but my offer was kindly rejected by parties who preferred to go to a buffet at Woodfield Country Club, one community over from where we live in Boca Raton, Florida. Since eating at “the club” offered very little in the way of gourmet…
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One Man’s Trash Is Another Man’s Treasure: Dinner with My Brother at The Redeye Grill
I’ll admit it. I’ve become a snob when it comes to food. Let me qualify. On Thursday nights, when I have animation class from to 6 to 9 and we have a 15 minute break to go grab dinner, sometimes I’ll go to McDonalds (ok, I did it twice) and get a crispy chicken sandwich…
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Don’t Look Back in Hunger: A Return to Da Silvano and Eli’s E.A.T.
The family was in town this weekend for a wedding. They came a little earlier than usual (Wednesday instead of Friday) because dad’s office has no power still (after Hurricane Wilma) and Michael’s college is similarly out of commision. Usually when the family comes I use my powers of manipulation to ensure that we eat…
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![The Second Most Momentous Meeting of Food Bloggers EVER: Derrick “An Obsession With Food” [plus wife!] & Adam “Amateur Gourmet” Dine at Craft](https://amateurgourmet.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/56196286_fa02419e9d-1.jpg)
The Second Most Momentous Meeting of Food Bloggers EVER: Derrick “An Obsession With Food” [plus wife!] & Adam “Amateur Gourmet” Dine at Craft
Those reading since June will remember the first most momentous meeting of food bloggers ever when I dined with Clotilde “Chocolate & Zucchini” at Babbo. Before that I met Danny “A Year In Food” at The Bar Room at The Modern. So that was kind of momentous too. But at the time I didn’t think…
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I’ve Got Friends in High Places…Well one, her name is Molly and she works at The Union Square Cafe
It’s difficult to gauge my success here on the world wide web in the context of the world at large. Yes, many people read my food blog but how many people in the world know what a food blog is? I rest my case. But my friends are eager supporters of what I do. Take…
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An Adorable Baby
Long-time fans of the site will remember my Atlanta friends Josh and Katy who took over for a spell two summers ago when I was studying for a certain test that has no signifigance in the grand scheme of things. If that doesn’t ring a bell, they sang with me on “Dinner: The Musical” and…
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The Grandma Proof Napkin Dispenser
Long time readers of this site will recall my classic post “On Napkins” in which I wrote: “It’s my grandmother’s fault. Back in the day, we would go to Wendy’s and she would say: ‘go get us some napkins.’ I would come back with two or three and she’d say: ‘No, no, no! Here, let…
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Happy 50th, Mom!
I have two more restaurants to write-up, but they’ll wait ’til tomorrow so we can wish my mom a slightly belated (her birthday was yesterday) Happy 50th! Here she is celebrating with us at her favorite New York restaurant, the River Cafe. She looks pretty good for half a century, no? Happy birthday, mom, and…
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Celebrate Your Country*, Your Neighborhood and Your Grandparents at Le Zie (*if your country’s Italy)
My grandparents are here, at this very moment, sleeping behind me in my bedroom while I blog to you from my new home on the couch. This is our temporary set-up while I prepare to leave for Italy (I leave on Thursday). They’ll be housing here for the next three weeks: caring for my cat…
