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  • Twitter Updates, On The Side

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    You’ll notice on the left side of the page, above our Flickr pool (which is so awesome, by the way; thanks to all of you uploading pictures!) you can now follow my Twitter feed. So now there’s an extra reason to visit my page a thousand times a day: you can see what I’m doing…

  • A.G. Flickr Pool

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    It’s the last time I’ll mention it, promise! But check out the left side of my page now: you’ll see YOUR Flickr pictures staring back at you. Yes, I am prominently featuring The Amateur Gourmet Flickr Pool on the main page of the blog. Which means your dinner, your lunch, your breakfast, your snack can…

  • The Big Winner & Other Business

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    And now for the winner of our James Beard Foundation Las Vegas Gala Dinner contest. Congratulations: Angie Neer! Sounds like your boyfriend is going to have a fantastic birthday. I’ll be e-mailing you directly to tell you the good news…. Now for other business: * Check out my friend Emily Farris’s new book Casserole Crazy…

  • October’s Banner & All About Lindy

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    Ok, look up. If you see crabs, go to your browser preferences and clear your cache. Now do you see what I see? Isn’t it funny? This is my favorite banner yet: it combines the election AND Halloween and has the scariest face in the moon I can imagine. And it’s all from the pen…

  • Me in Baltimore This Weekend!

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    Readers: if you live near or around the Baltimore area, come hear me read from my book and watch me attempt a cooking demonstration (scary!) this weekend at The Baltimore Book Festival. I’m slated for 4 o’clock on Saturday at the Food For Thought Stage. Come say hi, taste some of the food I’m cooking,…

  • The Return of The Amateur Gourmet

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    Hi Friends, I’ve had a very restful (and eventful) two weeks. That’s me, above, eating a Dungeness Crab on Eliza Island in the Pacific Northwest (one of the best meals of my life, but more on that next week). After a week there kayaking, playing cards and, of course, crabbing, I journeyed with Craig to…

  • And I’m Off

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    For the first time in a very long time, I’m going to take ten days off from blogging. I leave today for my summer vacation; a week in the Pacific Northwest (I finally get to taste those Dungeness crabs!) and then Labor Day weekend on Cape Cod. I’ll be back on September 3rd, but while…

  • Cereal Banner

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    In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a new banner in town. Clear your cache and enjoy some cereal (inspired by my Honeycomb post). Once again, Malinda The New Illustrator you rock, as do you Leah the Designer and Justin the Web Guy. Thanks for all your work.

  • A Patriotic Banner, A New Illustrator

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    Clear your histories everyone (or your cache or your cookies or whatever it takes), reload the site and prepare to be blown away by the new banner. Yes, this is the work of our new illustrator Lindy Groening (see her site here). Lindy comes to us from the Bay Area; she’s a designer by day…

  • Mimi Sheraton Responds To Le Bernardin, Mabel Responds To My Pancakes

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    In the comments of my Q&A with Le Bernardin, I noticed a response from Mimi Sheraton, former dining critic for The New York Times: “Since when do chefs, maitre d’s, restaurateurs, etc. decide what makes a 4-star restaurant? I gave 4-stars to a few restaurants that had no dress code and would again. Does that…