The Urban Foodie: Back again after a long absence...

Tuesday, 15 July 2008

Back again after a long absence...

Hello again! Yes, I know it's been an inordinate amount of time since my last post (almost 7 months!), but I have been busying myself with all sorts of opportunities that have come my way. Since I now have a bit of spare time on my hands, I intend to blog as much as possible - posting up all of the great things I have been up to. I must admit I have missed my blogging so will now set to work over the next few weeks posting like crazy. Thought I'd update my profile photo too!
Looking forward to comments and getting in touch with you all soon,
Best,
Steven X

7 comments:

Vida said...: Nice to have you back!!!! Vida x; 15 July 2008 at 13:32
Tony said...: Finally! Good to have you back :-); 15 July 2008 at 22:06
Anonymous said...: Good to have you back. You've lost weight!
Looking good!; 25 July 2008 at 10:09
carine said...: Hurray! At last x; 26 July 2008 at 00:34
Browners said...: Welcome back. Looking forward to hearing what you've been up to.; 19 August 2008 at 19:38
Anonymous said...: We have seen you on Great British Menu, from our loungeroom in Darwin, Australia. Good stuff and congratulations on your Masterchef win.

Peta Dean; 23 September 2008 at 09:08
Anonymous said...: Steven, PLEASE update your blog!!!

I watched the whole "catastrophe" when it happened, and we've just seen a re-run in South Africa. The re-runs give one time to watch the progression of the contestants, and the food processes more closely. You pick up things you missed the first time around. It's so damn tightly edited.

WHAT have you been doing since last posting?? Are you on track to become a chef, or not? (Not that it matters, I just want to know what you are doing right now! Feb 6, 2009); 6 February 2009 at 16:42

MUSINGS AND QUOTES ON FOOD

"My weaknesses have always been food and men, in that order."

Dolly Parton

"Fish, to taste right, must swim three times - in water, in butter, and in wine."

Polish Proverb

"A fruit is a vegetable with looks and money. Plus, if you let fruit rot, it turns into wine, something Brussels sprouts never do."

P.J. O'Rourke

"An empty belly is the best cook."

Estonian Proverb

"A gourmet who thinks of calories is like a tart who looks at her watch."

James Beard

"The smell and taste of things remain poised a long time, like souls, ready to remind us...."
Marcel Proust

"When the girl returned, some hours later, she carried a tray, with a cup of fragrant tea steaming on it; and a plate piled up with very hot buttered toast, cut thick, very brown on both sides, with the butter running through the holes in it in great golden drops, like honey from the honeycomb. The smell of that buttered toast simply talked to Toad, and with no uncertain voice; talked of warm kitchens, of breakfasts on bright frosty mornings, of cosy parlour firesides on winter evenings, when one's ramble was over and slippered feet were propped on the fender, of the purring of contented cats, and the twitter of sleepy canaries."
The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it is safer to harrass rich women than motorcycle gangs."
Unknown

"Scallops are expensive, so they should be treated with some class. But then, I suppose that every creature that gives his life for our table should be treated with class."
Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet

"Never eat more than you can lift.."
Miss Piggy, Diva.

"The squid is so cooperative. Its body forms a tube that can be stuffed with marvelous fillings. You don't have to be Greek to enjoy this one. "
Jeff Smith, The Frugal Gourmet

"The joys of the table belong equally to all ages, conditions, countries and times; they mix with all other pleasures, and remain the last to console us for their loss."
Jean Antheleme Brillet-Savarin, The Physiology of Taste