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Dec. 4th, 2006 11:16 am1. I have not forgotten about Pillow Fight Club. But it is the winter, it is dark and tending toward rainy, and finding suitable venues is hard.
2. I am the type of person for whom online sites recommend books like Hittite Diplomatic Texts, Second Edition. Sad but true.
3. I have also met somewhat of a kindred spirit in Bill Buford. The one negative review of Heat that I ran across complained about his digressions into the history of pasta and polenta. But in those chapters, I recognized myself -- suddenly obsessed with some fine point about food history and preparation that absolutely nobody else would even bother to reflect upon for more than a moment, most of the time. These are the best parts of the book, for me. Even better than the stories from the kitchen, as exhilarating and entertaining as those are.
4. Speaking of which: "Use tongs." Ha! But *my* favorite moment was whisking the polenta in Tennessee, with Riccardo from Bologna standing behind him.
5. I really need to redo my website.
2. I am the type of person for whom online sites recommend books like Hittite Diplomatic Texts, Second Edition. Sad but true.
3. I have also met somewhat of a kindred spirit in Bill Buford. The one negative review of Heat that I ran across complained about his digressions into the history of pasta and polenta. But in those chapters, I recognized myself -- suddenly obsessed with some fine point about food history and preparation that absolutely nobody else would even bother to reflect upon for more than a moment, most of the time. These are the best parts of the book, for me. Even better than the stories from the kitchen, as exhilarating and entertaining as those are.
4. Speaking of which: "Use tongs." Ha! But *my* favorite moment was whisking the polenta in Tennessee, with Riccardo from Bologna standing behind him.
5. I really need to redo my website.