Posted on February 8th, 2010 by iamnotachef
I like fish…I really do! When I go to a restaurant that seems as if the cooks know what they are doing, I will happily order it. But there is nothing so disappointing as an overcooked piece of fish, and I have, on occasion, been the cook who disappointed. Fish is far more Read more »
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Posted on January 11th, 2010 by iamnotachef
At the risk of boring the hell out of both of you, here is an interesting and important article about the current hysteria over teaching kids Algebra and Shakespeare through the joys of gardening. I have never understood the allure of this particular method of avoiding real schoolwork, but the author does a wonderful job of explaining it, while skewering Alice Waters — always one of my favorite things.
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Posted on January 8th, 2010 by iamnotachef

This absolutely wonderful sentiment can be found on a new food blog that is being written by the brother of a friend. I have first-hand knowledge that his carnivore bona fides are impeccable.
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Posted on January 2nd, 2010 by iamnotachef
The relationship between quality and price in the wine world is tenuous at best. There are plenty of expensive wines that are merely stylistically different (or, for that matter, identical) than their much less expensive siblings. And in spite of my sometimes irrational Read more »
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Posted on December 31st, 2009 by iamnotachef
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Posted on December 22nd, 2009 by iamnotachef
My life has recently been hectic in a way that kept me out of the kitchen; in part because there were occasionally no other diners besides me (and I have awful manners and wouldn’t want to eat with myself. Pace, Lucullus), and in part because I haven’t Read more »
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Posted on December 7th, 2009 by iamnotachef
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Posted on November 25th, 2009 by iamnotachef