Cheese Plate Before dinner

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Crab Boil at Back Forty

Off to a crab boil at Back Forty tonight after watching Obama's speech about the  oil spill in the  Gulf-- where I grew up and had many Old Bay crab boils.  Hoping that the mess will get cleaned up soon!


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Chef Boyardee Biography

I have fond food memories of eating piping hot bowls of Chef Boyardee's Beef Ravioli (and Beefaroni) while watching  rereuns of You Can't Do That on Television...  Clearly, I had no metabolic concerns in my latch-key pre-teen days.

Check out the interesting feature on Eat Me Daily of the ACTUAL Chef Boiardi...

Going to experience another take on Italian cuisine-- off to Pulino's tonight! 

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Visiting Home

This long weekend I hit Casbah in Pittsburgh, grilled some BBQ,  slurped down sotanghon,  and got the extended birthday treatment at West Spa.  But all  I'm doing today is dialing in for one conference call and surfing for my next pet project, like making homemade ketchup:

...while trying to decompress.

 I just made myself a strong cup of coffee and about to sprawl out on the deck to read the new-ish Michael Lewis book.  It is unbelievably quiet here. How unnerving! See you in New York soon...

More bbq

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Tonight's Birthday BBQ

Nothing like grilled corn, pork chops, burgers steaks and the requisite Memorial Day treat...WATERMELON!
I am still training, but one night isn't going to kill me...
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Raw bar prep

Oysters and clams: last class treat
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Flambez-ing Lobster Sauce

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Oops

Burnt my tart crust (slightly)...
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Palmiers and Pot au Feu

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