Friday, July 05, 2002 Been thinking more about the whole idea of cooking shows. I have nothing against these guys but isn't it funny that up to today, house husbands who can whip up a storm are still (ever so) rare? There is still a stigma on women being the caretakers and cooks and the top chefs in world-renowned establishments are GUYS?
The reason i kept on harping about cooking shows is because Anthony Bourdain actually appeared for a book signing session in the local Borders recently. I was lucky enough to have gotten an autograph from him. I have some pictures too but for some reason, they didnt turn up very well. His book is really cool too. During the short talk, he mentioned that he is sick of all the "cultured" and "refined" cooking shows on TV and the nice coffee-table type of cookbooks that they published. He said that if he were to publish a cookbook (of recipes), he will make it really old and tatty and greasy even. The reason is, he claims, that the nice coffee-table types of cookbooks usually only stay on the coffeetable and not in the kitchen. He wants to publish a book that you can bring into the kitchen and flip the pages with dirty greasy hands. I thought that made some sense though.

I stumbled on this site called the Friday Five. Seems interesting so.. here goes nothing!

1. Where are you right now?
Sitting at my computer at home, watching TV and feeling a little hungry.

2. What have you lost recently?
Nothing that I can remember but I'm always losing things anyways. My memory's like a sieve.

3. What was the first CD you ever purchased? Does that embarrass you now?
"Pablo Honey," Radiohead. It still rocks.

4. What is your favorite kind of writing pen?
I like pens with ink that dries with every stroke you write. My fave brand of pen is Pilot V5 Black.

5. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Pistachio Mint. It's amazing (and also rather expensive). It's not strictly speaking an ice-cream. I think it's a "gelato."
Just another name to distract myself from the amount of fat it contains.

posted by Sharon K at 7:08 am