Must be good mustard, no?

I just said that in my best Russian accent, in case you couldn't tell. Found this gem at my favorite specialty food store in Marin. (No, not the Tyler Florence store.) Even Gorbi gives it a thumbs up, so you know you can't go wrong. Great for steak tartare or piroskis, I'm sure. Hmm. I like to think that this is what babuska dolls of former Soviet leaders do post retirement. Makes it sound even cooler.

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Gorbi gives it a thumbs up

Must be good mustard, no? (I just said that in a Russian accent in you case you couldn't tell). Hmm. Now, I have a sudden craving for piroshkis. Ah, the awesome things you can find at local specialty food stores.

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Hostess with the Mostest

Remember that episode of Friends where Monica and Rachel trade apartments with Joey and Chandler and everyone decides they want to hang out in the guy's new apartment?

Monica gets all pissed off and annoyed because she's used to having everyone at her place. So, to entice them back over to her new crummy little apartment she bakes chocolate chip cookies and blows the smell over with a hand fan. Once they're all back where she wants them, she proclaims: "I'm always the hostess!"

Well, I'm kind of like that, but without being all psycho hostesszilla-like. But it does give me an excuse to evoke the inner Martha Stewart in me. Besides, we all need an excuse to use Cadbury Creme Eggs as part of a place setting.

Delegating work is the key to a successful family holiday dinner. My cousin, Rach, made the two delicious quiches (asparagus and leek with gruyere and artichoke and mushroom with swiss cheese) and my uncle, John took care of the ham. I made the Torta de Santiago and the goat cheese stuffed dates.

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Epic April Fools Joke?

Food junkie that I am, I've been following @RuthBourdain's enigmatic Tweets for quite some time. Love how he/she managed to pervert Ruth Reichel's charming and colorful food writing with my all-time favorite food writer, Anthony Bourdain's, kick ass and in-your-face rock and roll attitude. It was like Foies Gras rolled in bacon and sprinkled with powdered sugar and cinnamon.

Imagine my shock and awe at seeing this posting on my Tumblr dashboard yesterday:

No fucking way! I thought for sure this had to be a joke. (Especially when you consider the animosity between Bourdain and Waters.) But LA Weekly's Squid Ink confirmed it, so there it is, I guess. Oh, wait dateline reads April 1st, right?

But Alice Waters would never lie. Even on April Fools. Would she? All I know is if she's Ruth Bourdain I'm not sure of anything anymore.

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So, this is what the ecological side of advertising looks like?

I'm perplexed. An ad made of 100% recycled ads? It's quite a bold concept considering this comes from a company who is known for it's boldness. I have to say I love the idea as a whole. But the execution makes me cringe. Why does it look like they fired their agency and got an art student to edit this? I'd really like to say that I'm a fan of this ad, but to be honest, aside from reminding me that I need to plug my Nike+ meter into my Nike sneakers before my next run it really didn't do much else for me. **Meh**

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