Sweet Blog o' Mine

Longevity

When I first set up my blog, in 2002, blogging was fairly new.  To be fair, I didn't start blogging on a regular basis until 2003, when I went public and told my friends and family about it, so even if I count from then, I've been blogging for close to seven years now.  SEVEN YEARS.  It is fascinating to me to look back and get a glimpse of my life over that time (take a look at the archives if you don't believe me).  I have several friends who start blogs, give them up, start new ones when something happens in their life, then let those fizzle out as well, but I have been posting consistently for SEVEN YEARS.  Hey -- it may not be thrilling, given my writing guidelines, but at least I'm consistent.  Yay me.

This Week's Posts

Ok, ok, so I've been somewhat crappy with the blogging around here, but busy with my weekly posts elsewhere!  So far this year on Serious Eats New York:

Mix It Up: Kumquat Caipirinha at Yerba Buena Perry

Meet & Eat: Adam Roberts, The Amateur Gourmet

Mix It Up: Sicilian Sling at Veloce Club

Meet & Eat: Gianfranco Verga at Louis 649

More writing to come over here, I promise.

This Week on Serious Eats NY

In preparation for this weekend's Manhattan Cocktail Classic:

- Meet & Eat with Lynnette Marrero, President of LUPEC NYC

- Mix it Up: The Venetian at White Star

and tonight, a cocktail tasting for next week's column, a potential visit to Luke's Lobster, then home to watch BarSmarts videos (more on that to come!).

What's Cooking

• My latest on Serious Eats NY -- interivew with Jeff Glassman of Fire Island Beer Company
• In case you wanted more -- my other Serious Eats posts
• Look for a post soon on the Savory Cities blog -- my interview with Dave Arnold and Alexis Kahn of FCI [UPDATE -- the post is now up!]
• Also keep an eye out for a weekly cocktail column on Serious Eats NY
• And, coming this fall, a home cooking project that I hope to document here.

Testing, Testing

Just testing out my ability to post from my BlackBerry, if I choose to do so while I'm away. Haven't made any decisions, although it's generally best for me to unplug completely when I'm on vacation.

Gin-o-Riffic

(Because @cocktailspirit took a better picture than I did.)  Many thanks to all who came out for last night's Clear Liquor Tweetup at Double Crown -- a very successful follow-up to our Brown Liquor Tweetup at Char No. 4 a few weeks back.  At our peak capacity, we probably had over a dozen people, many of whom hadn't met previously, and one attendee from as far as Canada.  All and all, a very impressive turnout.  It was a pleasure meeting/seeing all of you (let's see who I can remember):  @livethelushlife, @cocktailspirit, @halw, @lincolnwrites, @girluninterrupt, @ekeynyc, @jonathanmoxey, @shotsandcuts, @MarianaCardier, @arjunbasu, @devintrix, @jeneanchapman, @pasakorn.  A toast to the power of Twitter!!  And Gin, of course.  Thanks also to the team at Double Crown for their hospitality.

Behind the Bar

My first in a series of regular posts over at the Savory Cities blog. 

Looking Back

Over the weekend I did some looking back at the archives of my blog.  I've been blogging regularly since 2003, and I have to say that it's fascinating (at least to me) to have an electronic record of that time.  Granted, it's only a limited sliver of my life, but it really does bring back all kinds of memories.  I'm sort of a fan of my very first post, back in 2002:  "So here goes -- it's the first posting on my new weblog. Tune in and see what happens . . ."

When It's Time to Change

You've got to rearrange!  Keeping in line with all the changes I've made/am making in my apartment, I decided that SBOM needed a little sprucing up too.  Hope you like the new layout and design!

Happy 4th Birthday, Gothamist Food!

Our little food section turns four today.  Here's where it all began.  Some of my favorite posts:

• My interview w/Mario;
• Learning how to roast a suckling pig;
• Pickling with the masters;
• Making matzo brei with Marc Meyer and Vicki Freeman;
• Anything to do with foie gras, mostly for the comments;
• and, of course, getting beaten up about eating at per se on my own dime.

My 722 posts, in all their glory (plus one later today), can be found here.