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OT: Speaking of Alton Brown

Okay, I'm trying very hard to be organized for Xmas this year. I have a little money set aside and I'm thinking about ordering some things with a coupon I've got. Mike and I are both foodies, so I cheerfully admit that cookbooks will be shared, even if they're given as gifts. I'm wondering if anyone has gotten the Alton Brown "Gear for Your Kitchen" book and if it's worth it. We have his "I'm just here for the food" book and love it.

Also, NOT Alton-related but I'm not starting another thread.....if anyone here is a fan of Cook's Tour with Tony Bourdain, I heartily recommend getting his book, Kitchen Confidential. (Amazon carries it.) It's a wild, no-holds-barred memoir of his training as a cook and some pretty, ummmmm, interesting experiences. Great read, gossipy, with some serious eye-opening. Fun stuff!

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I couldn't read past the point where he wrote that he tortured lizards for fun as a child. It made me physically ill. ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

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Dr. Sooz

UG!!!! That would do it for me. Why would anyone voluntarily put that in print?

..Stephanie..

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. Anna Freud

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Stephanie

Arrogance. He was also a heroin addict. (He does think he's All That.) ~~ Sooz To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton Pearce

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Dr. Sooz

Phoooey on him!

..Stephanie..

I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time. Anna Freud

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Stephanie

"Kitchen Confidential" is on my list of goodies to get John for his birthday basket. He will love it...

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On Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:48:03 -0400, Dr. Sooz wrote (in message ):

Thanks for the warning. I fail to understand how anyone raising a child could allow that. I also fail to understand how anyone who hurt animals could see that as anything but a shameful experience.

I can (sort of) understand a child trying that once as a lark, not knowing the finality of death or the consequences of their actions. But that's what parents are for - to teach values as well as skills. If Manda had done such a thing as a very small child, I would have used it as a teaching opportunity. (This never came up, probably because we had Buckie, and being gentle to animals was an early lesson) If she did such things again, or as an older child, she would have been in serious freakin' trouble.

Kathy N-V

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