The Amateur Gourmet

Katy Bakes a Nectarine Pie

Katy makes the best pie you'll ever taste and here's the movie that shows how she does it. Nectarines seem a strange filling for a... read more

Scallops Roasted on an Open Fire: Grilling with Josh

If this website is the theory of gravity and I'm Isaac Newton, Josh is the apple that fell on my head. He's the one who... read more

Soy Is Bad

Aha! Just as I suspected... The Billion Dollar Myth.... read more

Master of Disguise

Now that I'm a big star, I'm starting to worry that my visage at restaurants is so recognizable that my ability to evaluate might be... read more

Fascism and Food: Take It Easy, Brother

Today I met my friend Brock for lunch at a place that shall remain nameless, and as I came through the door and saw him... read more

Up Up and Away at The Floataway Cafe

The Floataway Cafe is (well, was) my favorite Atlanta restaurant. Maybe it still is. I'm undecided. Last night's meal did not work well in its... read more

The Thursday Night Dinner Song: "I Cooked A Chicken on the Fire"

This one is stretching it: vocally, musically and just--errr--goodily. I can never get the opening riff of this song right and that last note is--errr--a... read more

Oy! Meets Grill: Basil-Garlic Chicken Breasts with Grilled Balsamic Peaches

Last week, I asked for your help in my help-seeking post: How Do I Use This Barbeque?. You offered your help. I appreciate that. And... read more

Mes Confitures

One of the nice things about that contest I threw last week was that one of our losing contestants--(is "losing" too harsh a word? I'm... read more

Wasabi Snooters

I am of the opinion that "Jackass" has merit. Great drama involves great tension: Will Hamlet kill his uncle? Will Godot ever arrive? Will Johnny... read more