http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/ The insiders' guide to food and drink in Melbourne. Since 2005. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Ed Charles Fri, 11 Nov 2005 02:49:38 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-166 Hey Saffron, somehow you got caufght in my spam filter. I can see Julie's point about elitist food writing. I reckon most bloggers aren't. But in the mainstream there is this pretentious element. It really is about what the individual enjoys. i tried to avoid the pretentious thing with Tomato Mag and banned the words f--dies and g--rmet. But it is so easy to be sucked in. Keep it real. Hey Saffron, somehow you got caufght in my spam filter. I can see Julie’s point about elitist food writing. I reckon most bloggers aren’t. But in the mainstream there is this pretentious element. It really is about what the individual enjoys. i tried to avoid the pretentious thing with Tomato Mag and banned the words f–dies and g–rmet. But it is so easy to be sucked in. Keep it real.

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Crazy Gaijin Wed, 09 Nov 2005 11:32:13 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-165 I considered cooking the recipes in Stephanie's as a long term project - when my friend Niki told me about what Julie was doing. The problem with Stephanie's book is that there is just sooo much in it. Would I get bored? Probably! And also the cost scared me. Buying all the ingredients for that amount of cooking would be horrific! even over 2,3,4 or more years! Of course if I did it I wouldn't have wanted to be stingy on the gourmet recipes!! I think I am having better luck learning Japanese cooking! I considered cooking the recipes in Stephanie’s as a long term project – when my friend Niki told me about what Julie was doing. The problem with Stephanie’s book is that there is just sooo much in it. Would I get bored? Probably! And also the cost scared me. Buying all the ingredients for that amount of cooking would be horrific! even over 2,3,4 or more years! Of course if I did it I wouldn’t have wanted to be stingy on the gourmet recipes!! I think I am having better luck learning Japanese cooking!

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Ed Charles Wed, 09 Nov 2005 04:32:14 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-164 I hadn't heard of Amanda's book. I Googled it. Was it Cooking for Mr Latte? Did she blog it? I hadn’t heard of Amanda’s book. I Googled it. Was it Cooking for Mr Latte? Did she blog it?

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Cin Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:59:27 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-163 Hmmm, dunno if I enjoyed the book as much as say Amanda Hesser's. AND she freaked me out with the maggot thing! Hmmm, dunno if I enjoyed the book as much as say Amanda Hesser’s. AND she freaked me out with the maggot thing!

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-162 saffron Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:04:48 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-162 Shows you how vague I can be sometimes. Some articles; <a href="http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php/2005/10/13/metablogging_julie_and_the_insular_food" rel="nofollow">here</a>, <a href="http://www.toomanychefs.com/archives/001580.php" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://tigerberries.blogspot.com/2005/07/does-eating-organically-produced-local.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> on Julie Powell and her backlash on food bloggers. Shows you how vague I can be sometimes. Some articles; here, here and here on Julie Powell and her backlash on food bloggers.

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-161 saffron Tue, 08 Nov 2005 01:27:57 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-161 Stephanie Alexander scares me. I mean her recipes dont. But she does. Maybe its because I've had bad experiences with librarians as a child :/ Stephanie Alexander scares me. I mean her recipes dont. But she does. Maybe its because I’ve had bad experiences with librarians as a child :/

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Ed Charles Mon, 07 Nov 2005 23:17:39 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-160 How about Aussie food bloggers cooking Stephanie Alexander. The cookbook, not the person, obviously. How about Aussie food bloggers cooking Stephanie Alexander. The cookbook, not the person, obviously.

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Jean Mon, 07 Nov 2005 20:09:51 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-159 It's a pretty funny book - I wonder how many people have experienced something similar too. It’s a pretty funny book – I wonder how many people have experienced something similar too.

]]> http://www.tomatom.com/2005/11/my-first-blog-book-julie-julia/comment-page-1/#comment-158 saffron Mon, 07 Nov 2005 14:00:30 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=147#comment-158 I am looking forward to reading this book over the summer. I remember sifting through Julia Child's recipe books as a child and thinking WOW! I am looking forward to reading this book over the summer. I remember sifting through Julia Child’s recipe books as a child and thinking WOW!

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