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Cookbooks of Yore (aka Are you gonna eat your cream toast?)

January 16, 2012

While going through some old photos with my mother we came across some old cookbooks, mostly numerous versions of the Metropolitan Cook Book and Royal Baking Cook Book, published by an insurance company and baking powder producer, respectively. I found it interesting to see the types of food made, old technique and now uncommon ingredients. […]

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Lunch with David Tanis

December 8, 2010

This past Monday at Holeman & Finch I had the pleasure of joining chef David Tanis of Chez Panisse for lunch, along with a few other bloggers and writers. The invite was courtesy of Judith Winfrey of Love is Love Farm and Restaurant Eugene, among other Atlanta culinary contributions. It sounded fun, and the $20 […]

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Sichuan Challengers + Pairing Wine & Sichuan

April 14, 2009

We have landed our two Land of Plenty challengers from last time’s post! Sarah E and Ted S, both of Atlanta, are up to the Sichuan challenge and there is a cookbook heading their way. I’m expecting great things from them..no pressure! In just a few weeks I’ve become much more comfortable with Sichuan ingredients […]

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Land of Plenty – Boiled Beef and Cookbook Challenge

April 11, 2009

If you read the last post in the Land of Plenty series, you’ll know that I stopped the post halfway through that meal, and there were promises that this post would be filled with boiled beef, excitement, and grandeur. The Boiled Beef Slices in a Fiery Sauce was damn good indeed, but the excitement part […]

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Gross Out of the Day

December 3, 2008

Just something for you to chew on while your breakfast digests today… There is a new cookbook out called “Natural Harvest”, and this may be a concept that’s hard to swallow. (More on that pun in a moment) It’s all recipes involving semen. What the hell is going on??? Seriously.  The book is available on […]

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