Author: Owen

Well – that was a bad week! First, I come as close as anything to getting offered a job finally after seven months only to have it snatched away again at the last minute as…

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It has been brought to my attention that not everyone was happy with my comments about EotMEotE. Apparently some thought my remarks in questionable taste (see comments for previous entry). But what can they have…

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Wow! Not content with hosting real live events that draw our community together (IMBB (the first and still foremost), SHF, WBW, Paper Chef, even the tongue-firmly-in-cheek EoMEoTE) we now have also taken action (well –…

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We have a winner! The Paper Chef for December 2004 has been crowned – and it is Viv of Seattle Bon Vivant. Alberto of Il Forno and eGullet was the judge this time around. Thank…

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OK, I know you all can’t wait and I DO have the results of the Paper Chef competition, but I don’t have the time to write it up properly yet. Job interview today, real work…

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Well, we didn’t get a big turnout, but what a classy one! There were only three entries for the inaugral Paper Chef event, but what entries they were! Just to remind you, here was the…

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For those who didn’t carefully check the previous postings, the deadline for Paper Chef has officially been extended until tomorrow at Noon (and for all future Paper Chef events the deadline will also be the…

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Well, we’ve got a few entries that have come in for the Paper Chef. I am going to post one as well even though I am NOT allowed to win, I would feel sorely done…

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Due to popular demand (OK fervent begging by one person) the deadline for Paper Chef to post a recipe is extended to Monday PST at Noon.

The final ingredients are: 1)Cilantro (coriander to you Europeans – AND to allow variety we will allow the seed form – which is coriander to everyone – and that means we can go sweet or…

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