Gifted Gourmet

article from the CS Monitor Based upon your knowledge of cheeses, which country do you believe makes the best cheeses, France or Italy? Why did you make this choice? Any examples?

I read this some time ago and never forgot it ... and why??

Not a gourmet chocolate bar here but an extremely interesting analysis of gourmet chocolates in Slate Online today: the thread Sweets for your Sweetie

Has anyone tried the mandarinquat? There is an article about this unusual fruit here: NYT article by Florence Fabricant

Found just a bit of info on pomelos: from Pete's Frootique website (scroll down)

Jason Perlow on the topic of the etrog

Toro (fatty tuna) Ikura (salmon eggs) Maguro (tuna) a sushi survey by gender

article in Food & Wine Which, if any, of these are you using? Any recipes to share? Comments?

article from Florida Today article from the Tallahassee Democrat I would have thought that this had been resolved long ago ....

As always, we can rely upon an insightful and perceptive post on what is happening in the food area in her state of Florida! (and I lived near Philly in the Frank Rizzo days as well!)

Barbecue nuptials? Cool idea! I like your line about "we ate, we laughed, we drank, we talked and had a good time" Isn't that the main idea for a wedding anyway?

Gee, Soba, never expected my pleas to be answered so quickly! Thank you for finding and bringing up this delightfully appropos article!

What a beautiful analysis, Bill, on the possible origins of this food situation as it currently exists in the state of Florida! I think much of your thinking tends to agree with what I have read about the culinary issues. And I love those lines: I have heard those same laments about how Atlanta isn't the great cities of the North (usually NYC and environs) ... but my usual response is close to yours on this ... I enjoyed your comments, ecruz, on the topic as well, particularly these: Seems you both are on the right track when your desire for improvements to be made by those who need to and can do something to ameliorate the situation. I appreciate your insightful comments and suggestions to my questions!

Would love to hear more about this and the way in which it was made and the layers ... possible, Tony?? This kind of food makes me think that the Orlando/Florida food is dreadful complaints may one day be a thing of the past! Or it is my fervent wish ...

I like the term you used here, Zeb, "thoughtful tapas" and hope that when you find a bit of free time (an oxymoron of course!). you will share some of what this term actually looks like in real time ... anxious to hear your own take on this because I, too, enjoy the concept of tapas! Anyone else from Raleigh been there?

The review I just read makes the place sound quite intriguing ... very multiculturally influenced cuisine: you might wish to read this as background, Susan.

If I am reading the same version of 'the food in Florida must change' written by so many people in a number of locations, I have to stop to inquire about how this has happened in the first place. And why it seems to be continuing. Do you suppose that because Florida is so tourist-oriented that there is a general attitude among restaurant owners that whatever one offers will be perfectly adequate? Opinions on this question? Chefdg? Why is mediocre the standard, ecruz? Why must "chain-led mediocrity either camouflages or drives out of business good local stuff", Busboy? And orenlund, this is one of the saddest yet:"Im leaving soon and a big reason is the restaurant scene is pathetic." There is money to be spent liberally, I am given to understand, in Naples ... and yet??

SAVEUR Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival • April 7 - 10, 2005 schedule

See? You did come to the right place after all, bakezoid! No dearth of food in Atlanta! Enjoy your brief stay ...

food resources in the Georgia Dome vicinity just for a beginning .. more to follow ... 1. Paschal's 2. Athens Submarines 3. Ruth's Chris Steak House 4. Hooter's 5. Café du Monde At the Georgia Dome itself, you can get hot dogs, gourmet cookies, gourmet soups, Papa John’s Pizza, Nachos, sausages, burgers, and more. You’ll pay for them though, anywhere from $4 to $8 for a dog or slice of pizza. Even a coke will run you $4 here..... from their website:

Yes, for my ingredients during prep .... just much easier than continual washing ... On occasion, I have bought and used festive, colorful, heavyweight paper plates for a very casual outdoor or even indoor buffet ... much easier to toss after use ... or even an open house with staggered times of arrival and departure.

I assume that the cake in the little boxes was just to take home and that the main cake was cut and served (by the staff, not the Trumps, of course!)

I found black raspberries and black currants and a rock band who call themselves "Black Strawberries" but that was about all ... Google Gourmet

one of the numerous songs by the great Sam Cooke

So, chefreit, are you game for this huge undertaking? Do update us here on all the particulars as they emerge!