I’m slowly getting back into the groove. Too many things happened all at once – first I was recovering from my trip where I crammed way too many things in (as usual), and then some personal things came up that required my attention. But expect more here soon.
It took me 2 1/2 hours just to catch up on my blog reading. Either I’m following too many blogs or people write posts way too often!
- I was supposed to go to the 2nd Edmonton Foodie Meetup but I screwed up and got lost. After 20 minutes of driving around I gave up and went home. Other people managed to find their way though, and it looks like they had some fantastic eats. *wipes away a tear* See here, here, here and here for photos and memories.
- Nose to Tail At Home, a blogger working his way through the offally St. John cookbook, scored an interview with Fergus Henderson himself. (And another one with general manager Thomas Blythe.)
- Rasa Malaysia has some great photos of a soy sauce factory in Penang where they make it by hand.
- The Chicago Tribune searches for answers to food mysteries like how does Jell-O gel or popcorn pop.
- Whistler, B.C.’s Araxi will be where Gordon Ramsay’s next Hell’s Kitchen winner will get a chef’s job. This explains Ramsay’s praise of the restaurant in some interviews I’ve seen, and will be great promotion for the place prior to next year’s olympics.
- Edmonton and the Alberta Farm Writers’ Association will be host to the next Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation conference, from September 10 to 13, 2009. The social media session looks interesting but I’m not sure the rest of the sessions would be my cup of tea.
- These have to be the CUTEST food wedding favours ever.
- There is a great article on improving your food writing over at the Food Blog Alliance. It’s something I’ve been thinking about recently, so I found it helpful.
- And lastly, if you like Threadless.com you should check out Threadcakes – the cake contest based on Threadless t-shirts. There’s still time to submit entries! Or just look at all the pictures and marvel at people’s creativity.
And just to show you all that I truly have a boring life, tonight’s big plans are a trip to the newly opened 2nd location of T & T. Sad, I know. Maybe I’ll spend enough to get a free set of “Japanese multi-function bowls” or a clay pot….