January 2012
1 post
Fancy! We are being #fanciest! RT @: Photo: Beautiful NYE @kittenwithawhip (Taken with instagram) http://t.co/HqF7T9R9
December 2011
6 posts
I’m going with a tad cutesy. RT @Francis_Lam: “Sweet oniony goodness”: appealing phrase, or horrid?
RT @JoshMalina: I dream of a world in which cupcake war isn’t necessary.
I have been tasked with family’s Christmas morning whiskey sours. I enjoy having a chance to play to my strengths. And get family blotto.
Oh, right - I’ll be on the CNN a few times this weekend, chatting with @sanjayguptacnn ‘bout food, nostalgia, holidays & regret. Awww!
Folks? Take it away. RT @shanacarp: where could one buy in NY a goat to roast on christmas (friends need it)
“I need a Scotch flavored drink,” sez Coach. Friday Night Lights, why did I not find you so very, very much sooner? #FNL
November 2011
17 posts
Purple Pig just caught my eye. Snack on the way to lunch seems perfectly cromulent, no? #chicago #food
Price just jumped from “free” to $14.99/lb! RT @nhallfreelance: they’re not little bitty, they’re artisan fingerling yams.
I was feeling all smug about growing roof potatoes. It’ll be impossible to live with me now that I’ve achieved front stoop sweet potatoes.
So @jerharlanCNN - whatcha doing in December? RT @FrankBonanno: We’re smoking ice in downtown Denver…
Matt Kinsman is my cousin & he’s fighting for his life. Nothing any of us can do, but maybe go be nice to someone to balance the universe.
When did we all start referring to meat as “protein” as a matter of course? Can we (at least we non-chefs) stop doing that, maybe, please?
Have you been talking to my mother-in-law? Don’t forget the Equal. RT @RichardPF: White Zinfandel is the perfect Thanksgiving wine. Discuss.
RT @peterdaou: If you’re not tracking #mencallmethings you should be. @JessicaValenti explains why: http://t.co/LLsCh1V0
Peek/peak/pique. Pallet/palate/palette. Flair/flair. Rein/reign. I know I kvetch, but ouch.
RT @RidiculousFood: @kittenwithawhip I may or may not have reviewed the excreta of the Oatmeal machine http://t.co/8BiazpqK
Side note to all this - though peeling is irksome (if worthwhile) pumpkin gutting is one of my fondest visceral pleasures. I have issues.
Recipe, by the way, is Roasted Pumpkin with Fontina Fonduta from Molto Batali Simple Family Meals. Currently smells quite promising.
Why yes, I *was* delighted to make a Carolee Schneemann reference in a bacon-related work tweet. That MFA was not a waste at all.
This is a book about cats that he is writing. Finest day of my life. RT @JackPendarvis: That excerpt I promised you. http://t.co/rEkkHm4m
RT @soulfoodscholar: Sign in a family owned soul food joint in MS. I’m feeling kinda bad for Sheila. http://t.co/IdE9l8Bi
RT @DebbieMoose: Best line @ SFA: “Fun wants us to have it.” - Michael McFee. #foodways
If any #foodways folks have a care guide for this here olive tree, I am aaallll ears. Mirlitons, aussi.
October 2011
15 posts
RT @Barry_Estabrook: RIP ME OFF! Last day of cheap, cheap, cheap Kindle edition of #Tomatoland. Only $2.99. http://t.co/UspVIJkJ Come No …
Overhearing pilots saying they’re stocking up on BBQ at MEM airport ‘cause they’re sick of ATL food choices. @oneflewsouthATL school ‘em!
“Thanks, y’all!” says a multitude of argyled @mikelata. #foodways http://t.co/DXnjN37H
If this plate of catfish happens to your face, it is because you have accidentally won at life. #foodways http://t.co/gE9lop0v
#foodways @hseanbrock now handing out Georgia olive oil like communion cups - 1st since 19th century. http://t.co/w7OpMmSN
Noting for the record that flying is extramuch unfun when one’s ear has yet to pop from a flight a few days prior.
This portends well on the eve of #foodways: http://t.co/B8LX2ZAU
Introducing @JackPendarvis @potlikker #foodways this weekend will be the single best thing I do in my career. Note to self: try not to foam.
I double dog dare ya to ask @ryansmithchef ‘bout what’s in the glass @essouth http://t.co/YEdwApVD
It it too early on a weekend morning to be facing the question, “Am I better than an airport steam table Monte Cristo?”
RT @TrennessTweets: #fooddrive @SylviasSoulFood 12:30pm w/ #djprostyle105, #thesalvationarmy & you. NYC let’s Re-fill Our Food Banks!
Gobsmacked to discover that a potato of this magnitude happened on my watch. A minor tuber triumph. http://t.co/DkYk8wLA
Re: Philly - y’all heard the man. GO! RT @Mariobatali: HOT. Way hot !! Go now!
RT @potlikker: FRIED SQUIRREL WITH GRAVY: http://t.co/IhyrWFZ9
GOP Debate live on @CNN right now. Crap! Did I miss the weigh-in?
September 2011
8 posts
Pal of mine marrying 26 year partner tonight, “I didn’t need a piece of paper to tell me I was married - but I sure love the tax benefits.”
You didn’t know my uncle Fr. Bill Ribando, but he was a truly fine man & the world lost him today. Go be kind to someone random who needs it
RT @eatocracy: Tomato debate - @Barry_Estabrook on flavor, labor & risk: http://t.co/y1tIxrI & @FloridaTomatoes’ response: http://t.co/i …
RT @TheJeanMartha: Some of the food banks in Greene County (upstate NY) are empty. EMPTY. GC was hit hard by Irene. Check your cupboards …
More to come on @eatocracy, but here’s a glimpse of the Schoharie Co. post #irene518 volunteer effort @cnnireport: http://t.co/2j81EgH
Good morning, NYC! Wanna help out some farmers who suffered #Irene damage? Buy the whole darn Greenmarket. Buy it all. http://t.co/fxrPojt
#FF @watershedpost & #irene518 for their phenomenal work in getting word out in a confusing, terrible time. There’s much, much more to come.
Fab dinner with Britchky @ Luchow’s. He got the seltzer & Astroturf. I got Blue Nun & knuckle. Tyrolicious! #PredictingMichelinGuideNYTweets
August 2011
4 posts
Need help in #irene518? Sharon Springs Farmers Market will be having a donation/trade table this weekend: http://t.co/4Km58fn
Still can’t leave upstate. Roads closed. No phone TV or internet & very spotty cell/data. Radio seems pre-programmed. Folks to get info how?
Apropos, no? http://t.co/VPmVBdi Trombone Shorty – Hurricane Season #irene