Harrietts Tomatotag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1497252009-10-25T09:09:27+13:00...all food, all the timeTypePadWould A Couple Tons of Hummus Take Care of Your Craving...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a61b8147970b2009-10-25T09:09:27+13:002009-10-25T09:09:27+13:00This from the Associated Press dated October 24, 2009, reported by Zeina Karam: Some 300 chefs were involved in preparing Saturday's massive ceramic plate of hummus in a huge tent set up in downtown Beirut. The white-uniformed chefs used 2,976...Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/10/would-a-couple-tons-of-hummus-take-care-of-your-craving.htmlDenver's WESTWORD Piece About Antarctic Bloggerstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a644bf5c970c2009-10-17T07:49:54+13:002009-10-17T07:49:54+13:00Denver's weekly paper "Westword", owned by Village Voice Media, published an article about Antarctic bloggers and how our employer likes to edit, block, and otherwise shut up the chatter. Journalist Jonathan Shikes has compiled a pretty thorough investigation, quoting several...Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/10/denvers-westword-piece-about-antarctic-bloggers.htmlSunrise Dinner at the South Poletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a58b0a2d970b2009-09-23T14:47:16+12:002009-09-23T14:46:54+12:00Sunrise at the South Pole on the Equinox is an auspicious event after six months of darkness flanked with a few weeks of somber twilight. It's gorgeous, glorious, and something to be wildly celebrated. Naturally we throw a big dinner....Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/09/sunrise-dinner-at-the-south-pole.htmlWilliam Thackeray on Foodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a535b4ba970b2009-08-31T16:13:01+12:002009-08-31T16:13:01+12:00There were three sailors of Bristol city Who took a boat and went to sea. But first with beef and captain’s biscuits And pickled pork they loaded she. There was gorging Jack and guzzling Jimmy, And the youngest he was...Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/08/william-thackeray-on-food.htmlYodelling Pickletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a548dbba970c2009-08-18T04:58:00+12:002009-08-18T04:58:00+12:00Not certain we can refer to this as Food Art, nonetheless it is certainly Food Something: the Virtual Yodelling Pickle.Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/08/yodelling-pickle.htmlInevitable: Operatic Recipestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a4ec7e57970b2009-08-16T00:58:00+12:002009-08-16T00:58:00+12:00The musical act One Ring Zero is working on an album comprised of recipes set to music. Aptly named The Recipe Project, the band's doings can be read about on the Village Voice blogsite, full article here. "ORZ's new album,...Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/08/inevitable-operatic-recipes.htmlLady Mary Wortley Montagu on Foodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a5346776970c2009-08-13T13:45:00+12:002009-08-13T13:45:00+12:00"And we meet, with champagne and a chicken, at last." --Lady Mary Wortley Montague, English Poet (1689-1762) from The LoverMichèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/08/lady-mary-wortley-montagu-on-food.htmlSouth Pole Food Winter 1960-61tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e20120a4dd5486970b2009-08-10T13:38:45+12:002009-08-10T13:42:33+12:00This is food at the South Pole two stations ago. Currently this station sits under a good 20 feet of snow and ice crystals that are crushing the roof, making it unsafe to visit. Just this winter the entrance was...Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/08/south-pole-food-winter-196061.htmlBook of Job on Foodtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e2011571416fb7970c2009-07-29T03:11:00+12:002009-07-29T03:11:00+12:00"Can that which hath no savor be eaten without salt? Or is there any taste in the 1 white of an egg?" --Book of Job, the Old Testament, Chapter 7, Verse 6Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/07/book-of-job-on-food.htmlThe Reality of Cooking at the South Pole: Not So Prettytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e2011571416681970c2009-07-26T15:13:00+12:002009-07-26T15:22:35+12:00Yeah, Ms. Tomato bears a fierce resemblance to her grandmother here. And she's dead. Behind is the exit to our outdoor deck/food freezer. Francis and MS. T have been foraging for goods to serve the peeps. The zombie effect comes...Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/07/the-reality-of-cooking-at-the-south-pole-not-so-pretty.htmlThe Last of the Merlottag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e2011571c740ed970b2009-07-09T07:21:00+12:002009-07-09T07:21:00+12:00This and more kinda creepy art straight out of the second chakra at Art of Mark Bryan.com. Please don't take all the red wine.Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/07/the-last-of-the-merlot.htmlJuly 4th at The South Poletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452c66469e2011570c9d159970c2009-07-06T18:10:33+12:002009-07-06T18:10:10+12:00Yep, here is part of the motley crew in one of the construction/maintenance shops we fondly refer to as the L.O. (Logistics Office) part of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole station. This was where we dined on charred whole pig and...Michèle Gentillehttp://harriettstomato.typepad.com/foodlog/2009/07/july-4th-at-the-south-pole.html