Excuse the rough layout and nasty graphics (for now). This is, you guessed it, the first post in my new blog, “feeding // fashionistas” (dig the slashes- so hot.) - a running commentary about my 2nd favorite subject*, cooking like a motherf—er.

I’ll admit it, I’m a west-coast urban hipster type, straight out of central casting. I’m a dj, a musician, a geek, a beer connoisseur and a fledgling wine lover. My politics lean heavily left, I love foreign/indie films, I go to Burning Man and underground raves. I’ve got a tastefully messy haircut and I wear subtly chic clothes. I cook almost exclusively vegetarian (sometimes vegan) food, but don’t let that scare you. If you want to take my recipe for dill-miso tofu tacos (forthcoming) and sub in some ground lamb, then far be it from me to stifle your creativity. Baah. I just like a good challenge, and making transcendental grub with little to no animal products is a worthy one.

What I want to relate in this blog is just how goddamn easy it is to cook amazing food for yourself and your fabulous friends. Food that reflects exactly what you want to taste, what you want to say on that plate, so to speak. Food that will have your social circle bowing and scraping at your feet for recipes. The funny part is, once you get it, chances are you’ll be cooking purely in a state of flow and you’ll be able to to smile knowingly and say, “Oh, sorry, this was just kind of improv!”.

At the end of the day, I say all it takes to be a good cook is a little information, some canny shopping, and a sense of adventure. If you “can’t make toast” and want to start on your way to culinary nirvana, I think you’ll find some good info here. If you’re already a good cook but just want some inspiration, I hope I won’t bore the hell out of you. Either way, please leave comments, tell me what’s good, what sucks, what’s missing, what’s overstated. I welcome your jeers as well as your cheers.

One warning- once you start to form your style and get it down, eating out just won’t be the same again.

Cheers and fresh lime leaves to you,
-george C

Filed under: Philosophy, Firstposts

2 Responses to “And so it begins..”

1. Lydia Says:
   August 8th, 2005 at 3:28 pm

   Mmmm… I’m hungry

2. Jay Says:
   August 8th, 2005 at 3:31 pm

   If you’re accepting applications for test tasters / bitches, I’m there.

   And I’ll cook for you, too, ****er.

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