i am a huge fan of mushrooms of all kinds (not talking psychedelic, no comment there). i even eat button mushrooms whole and raw, dipped in a little ranch. of course, they are nothing compared to some of the other mushrooms you can find out there.
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finally was able to catch this past week's episode of top chef. i was off in montana having my own little top chef competition against hosea (blog to be posted soon).
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all right, round one of the contest has begun and i can't wait to see what comes my way via the virtual kitchen stadium. as detailed on the redeye site, you have until nine o'clock tomorrow morning to create a dish that'll serve four people using these secret ingredients...
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because too much fun can never be had, we've decided to change things up a bit for the next wandering goat dinner. for those who follow me on twitter, you'll remember that i hid tickets to the last dinner on two different days, posting clues to their whereabouts as tweets. i thought it'd be tough for you guys, but you proved me the fool! you guys found those tickets no problem! well, fool me once, shame on you. fool me twice...
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