The Amateur Gourmet

You're As Cold As Ice: Grapefruit Granita

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How I Don't Get Bored

Lately, people have been asking me if I'm bored of my website or, more specifically, if it's become a chore. Let's face facts: when you've... read more

Pissaladière: A Play

Niçois Onion Tart Theater Proudly Presents the debut performance of PISSALADIERE (or, "Fear of a Jarred Anchovy") Starring: Anchovy Billy, The Anchovy Hater Jacques, The... read more

Inside every tea bag is a flower just waiting to bloom.

Maybe tea bags have low self-esteem. After all, most tea bags--once employed--become soggy and useless and are thrown in the trash without so much as... read more

A Blogger Breakfast at Balthazar

When Fatemeh of Gastronomie e-mailed me on Monday night and informed me that she was taking the red eye in for business and wanted to... read more

Que Pasa, Bar Masa?

You may recall that last week my parents sent me a gift certificate for Williams Sonoma in celebration of my 27th birthday. I decided to... read more

Do Better Pans Make You A Better Chef? We Examine This Question With Two Dishes: Spicy Sea Bass with Olive-Crushed Potatoes & Sauteed Scallops with Wild Mushrooms and Frisee

Careful readers of this site will attest to the fact that in the two years I've been running it I've very rarely, if at all,... read more

Hallelujah, We're Back on Google

As many of you may remember, a few months ago I was completely dropped from Google without explanation. In the era before I was dropped,... read more

How To Throw a Party On Your 27th Birthday (A Comic)

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Birthday Bounty

My mom has accused me of being difficult to shop for. "You're difficult to shop for," she says. "I don't know what to get you... read more