Reader Surveys

And now for the birth of a new feature–ASK THE AMATEUR GOURMET!–in which site readers from all over the world ask the Amateur Gourmet culinary questions that he is completely incapable of answering. Here we go!Dear Amateur Gourmet,Where does the word “sushi” come from? My husband says it’s Japanese, but I’m convinced it’s Italian. Can…

Why didn’t you answer comment prompt #3?

Who is the best cook you know?I nominate my dear friend and occassional pseudonymous contributor to TAG, Katy S. To be honest, I have only eaten a few things made at Katy’s hand but each one is among the best I’ve had in that category. For example: her apple pie. She makes great apple pie!…

Ok so from now on comment prompts are purely voluntary, like blood drives, only without the free cookie.Today I suffered through three hours of class (with two more scheduled from 6 to 8) daydreaming about comment prompts and the like. I found this one to be particularly delicious.COMMENT PROMPT #2:WHAT MEAL FROM A MOVIE, BOOK,…

I am about to begin my Friday night shennanigans which, thankfully, have nothing to do with Bennigans even though they rhyme.I would like to encourage readers to post more comments and so as an incentive I would like to ask the following question: (written in all caps for dramatic effect):WHAT WAS THE LAST BEST MEAL…