Writing about food since 2004.
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Misc. Fun
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Music Week 2007
Next week is MUSIC WEEK at The Amateur Gourmet. Every post will be written as a song! I know, crazy huh? Here’s the thing: I bet many of you are talented musicians too. So over the weekend if you’re inspired to write a song about food, please do so and then videotape yourself (or your…
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Funny Cakes
Sometimes people send me funny things. Like Craig’s sister, Kristen. She sent me a picture of this cake she and her friends made for Easter featuring Jesus.Kristen writes: “Here is Jesus standing next to his tomb. It looks like one of his arms is buried in the rock, but it’s not…he only has one arm!…
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The Death of Wine Glass #4
Paparazzi were quick on the scene when Craig, who previously blamed my cleaning brush for his tendency to break my wine glasses, clumsily knocked another one over Monday night, bringing his broken wine glass record to 4. This most recent wine glass disaster came after a generous wine glass donation from site reader and dear…
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The Blue Food Parade (Contest Entries)
Gather around, ladies and gentlemen, and prepare to behold a freakish parade of blue foods from around the world. Contestants were asked to create appetizing dishes that incorporate the theme “blue food.” Guest judge Michael Ruhlman says his main criteria is, “Does it look like you want to eat it?” The winner gets two tickets…
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Blame The Brush
It takes a certain kind of man to claim he broke my wine glasses because of ineptitude; it takes another to blame the brush. “I hate this stupid f***ing brush!” said the man in question. “It doesn’t clean anything…it’s chintzy and stupid and you should have sponges. Why don’t you buy some more sponges?” These…
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Blue Food: A Contest
According to a random site I just found on the web, “blue is an appetite suppressant. Weight loss plans suggest putting your food on a blue plate. Or even better than that, put a blue light in your refrigerator and watch your munchies disappear.” And thus a challenge is born! A challenge with a real…
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Nibbles 12.0 (including: Chili, Top Chef, Broadway, Art, and Lamb)
I apologize for my lack of posts towards the end of the week: I had a big one planned and then I decided to watch “You Can Count On Me” for the 8th time on DVD. It’s one of my top five favorite movies, a list that also includes “Defending Your Life” which has two…
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What I’ve Learned: Julia Child
I love this Esquire interview with Julia Child. The theme is “What I’ve Learned” and I think the very first thing on the list should be memorized by every man, woman and child in this frighteningly health-conscious culture. “Fat gives things flavor.” Further down, she says, “I’m awfully sorry for people who are taken in…
