A Delay in Updating
Folks, I've been busy. I know I've said it before, but while I enjoy writing this website, it's pretty far down on my list of priorities. My family, my legal practice, and writing for which I get paid all come ahead, as does my continued quest for that Leprechaun's pot o' gold. God damned Leprechaun.
There are a number of things I'd like to write about, and hopefully in the next week or two, I'll have a chance to do so. My cousin David's cookbook, DamGoodSweet has been released, and it's only one of about a half dozen books I need to review in some fashion.
I have been remiss about posting press releases that you might actually find interesting. For example, Peggy Scott Laborde's new documentary, New Orleans Food Memories will air on November 18 on WYES, at 7 and 10 p.m. I'm getting a chance to see it tonight; if I manage to find the time, I'll post a quick review. I'm pretty sure, knowing Peggy's work and the folks she's interviewed, that it will be worth your time.
Also: the New Orleans Po-boy Preservation Festival is set to kick off on Sunday, November 22nd, from 11 to 6 at Oak Street near Carrollton. They've moved things around, and should have more space for what's become an extremely popular event. It looks like I'll be there as a judge this year, so come by and see me.
I've also been taking a bunch of pictures lately; some for paying work, but others just sit on my hard drive, or reside in my Flickr page Here is an example:
Jambon-beurre at St. James Cheese Company
That's a photograph I took as part of some research into an article on banh mi sandwiches, or "Vietnamese po-boys" as we tend to call them down here.
Finally, at least for the moment, I have been making plans to redesign and rework this site. I've had a very good proposal, and now the problem is finding time to meet with the designer to discuss practicalities. I hope that by the end of the year Appetites looks completely different, and that you will once again be able to add comments here. I very much appreciate emails, and please keep them coming, but I've always found it easier to simply add a comment, and I'm sure you do too.
We'll see how that works out, and in the interim I'll try to at least provide brief updates on a more regular basis. Now if you'll excuse me, I believe I hear the lilt of bagpipes in conference room 3.
