Gifted Gourmet

(fanning self and stepping into a cold shower simultaneously) ... those pictures sure made the world move for me, Food Tutor! Are your cats checking in to a health spa anytime soon?

updated link on Richard Blais is here He never fails to amaze with his keen insight and creativity ...

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update on Chef Peacock and Miss Edna Lewis from the NYT

Watershed, Scott Peacock, Edna Lewis in the NY Times! This is quite exciting for we eGulleteers who live in the Atlanta area! The story of Scott Peacock and his aging mentor, Miss Edna Lewis, with whom he wrote a cookbook, is legendary in this town. A wonderful article on a true and lasting friendship!

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eGullet thread on hardness of sorbets ... (not using Levitra here) interesting article here on stabilizers and their use

click here or hereThis is a large amount and probably for a restaurant business but it does smooth and stabilize the results, or so it says ...

okay! without cream or fat at all ... check this out! but not for diabetics, you realize ....

Cholesterol?? Ooops! then this recipe isn't so good because 2 of the ingredients are 1 cup heavy (whipping) cream and 1 cup milk .. Let me see what I can do since I now know about the cholesterol issues ... perhaps a Lovely Lavendar Lipitor sorbet for you?? back in a moment!!

The feather is not burned .. it is used to sweep the bits of chametz from around the house during bedichat chametz (the person doing this ritual before Passover begins hold a lit candle to "find" the chametz bits and sweeps them into a paper bag or knapkin to be burned right before Passover starts).. wait .. how about if I let a authoritative website explain better on this? a much more detailed explanation of this ... and here

Voila! Vanilla Sorbet! Sorbet (Cook?)Books .... My favorite is: Irresistible Sorbets: Sherbets, Water Ices & Granitasby Sara Lewis

I have made Veal Involtini but without the cheese because it had to be kosher .. quite lovely!! but one could also use chicken breasts for the involtini as shown here

yawn ... zzzzz.... even more ideas here Ever keep the refrigerator open so long trying to decide what to eat that you developed a tan from that little light bulb? (I have...)

Whole Foods' cheese abuse ... Fresh Market seems to be not unlike their competitors in this regard ... more's the pity, as they say ...

If the items are wrapped as you mentioned, thoroughly, there is no problem. Grocery stores often have to restock and put things into their proper places. But "wrapped" is the operative word here!

As a fellow Atlantan, and knowing The Food Tutor for some time, I anticipate a truly outstanding blog, both information-wise and pictorally! She is an exceptionally talented woman and a repository of great knowledge of both the food and restaurant businesses, which are, of course, hardly mutually exclusive ... Very pleased to share this occasion with you, Julia, and excited that eGullet is now the recipient of this unique experience!

one option with good ideas another option .. good reading and ideas here! even more from the Humane Society, no less! Hope you find something helpful among these links!

Gastronomic Meditations. their philosophy Celebrating the sensuality of foods ... recipes, test kitchen, all sorts of incredible articles! This website is a real eye-opener! See what your impression of it is ... Me? I am in love!!

article on Acheson from Runners World Good article and recipe included ...

Golden Palace is actually in the Eastwood Festival Center on Crestwood Blvd ... does this help?

article from the LA Times (requires free registration) For so very long I have always thought of barbecue as a purely southern thing .. well, I do live in the region and had read about the myriad variations in barbecue: North Carolina, South Carolina ... and I had completely forgotten about the pleasure of other barbecue styles ... From LA Times' Russ Parsons comes this highly interesting article on Santa Maria barbecue which will #1 make your mouth salivate and #2 make you consider trying to replicate his succulent results at home ... Does anyone here grill a tri-tip?

afn, you are nothing short of amazing in your knowledge of the food aspects of Birmingham! I may just have to take a tour of that city's dining one day soon myself because you made it sound incredibly appealing! Thank you for this most informative post!

one thread on Birmingham ... another thread with Birmingham locals represented We do have a few members on eGullet from this city!! Two websites to check out as well: Birmingham Dining.com Birmingham Menus.com

Camellia Grill 626 S Carrollton Ave No credit cards ... cash only ... Mother's Restaurant 401 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA have a po' boy at this cafeteria-style deli Bluebird Cafe 3625 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA A low-priced menu innovative breakfast and lunch dishes with more cheap eats in NO? check these out too ...