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Website: http://acevola.blogspot.com/

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Favorite foods: eggplant, figs, potatoes, the dreaded brussel sprouts, BBQ or anything from Dario Cecchini in Panzano, and of course, well made wine from Italy or anywhere else.

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The Ten Most Recent Comments By Alfonso

From Required Eating

The Power of Food Blogging

Unfortunately, you were outed..something a good reviewer never wants. The folks @ Le Cirque knew it and they "worked" you.

You are so good at the graphics ( kind of a Robert Crumb of the food blogger world- a complement). That's an area no one does as well as you. Mexican novela meets Warhol meets foodie, cool stuff!

Folks like Schrambling and Michael Bauer are still incognito. And no one has ever seen Kim Pierce from the Dallas Morning News ( dont even know if Kim is a girl or a guy). Now that's under the radar.

But you are an entertaining fellow! Keep the fun coming.

Alfonso at 10:10AM on 01/23/07

From Required Eating

'Good Take-Out Vietnam'

Love the Pho Shizzle!
today the column
tomorrow the book?
I'd buy it.

Alfonso at 1:58AM on 12/13/06

From Required Eating

'Pot on the Fire'

This is the future. We are all doomed. I love it, absolutely love it!

Alfonso at 8:50AM on 12/06/06

From Talk

I would like to ask for suggestions for excellent dim sum in and around San Francisco.

Ton Kiang...
5821 Geary between 22nd & 23rd.
http://www.tonkiang.net/

recommended personally, by Michael Bauer, many years ago....not disappointed...try it...

Alfonso at 1:44PM on 12/03/06

From Talk

still want to know the best bbq in NC

LaGuardia To Austin Texas would be a good place to start

Alfonso at 7:50PM on 12/01/06

From Required Eating

A Toast from Serious Eats

Let the Feast begin!

Alfonso at 7:49PM on 12/01/06

Responses to Comments by Alfonso

From Required Eating

'Pot on the Fire'

Adam,
Have you made this meal yet this year? You can also get marrow bones from Fresh Direct, but they won't be organic.
yum....marrow bones....
thanks for reminding me that I want to make this while it's snowing!

DrinkMemory at 1:57PM on 02/22/08

From Required Eating

The Power of Food Blogging

Just what the world needs, 100,000 amateur food critics...OMG! Scarey. If you want to be a critic why not declare open season on all computer companies who haven't perfected a computer to be compatible with MS. What about retail stores who repackage returned (often faulty) merchandise and sell it as new. Consumer goods that don't work or fall apart within a short time. What about lousy service in stores and government offices. Why pick on restaurants. If you really want to know something about restaurants get a job in one for a few months, then lets hear your "critique." When you're "critiquing," restaurants, ask yourself what kind of job your doing when you're at work...Man...make me soooo crazy...Why does EVERYONE wanna be food critique. Go have another hamburger. Then get a life.

IslandGourmet at 5:43PM on 04/28/07

From Required Eating

The Power of Food Blogging

If you are reviewing a restaurant I don't really think it right to take a free meal. In any other profession that would get you fired. Did you know that you were called a “a world-class mooch" by and article in the NY Mag?

valleyankee at 10:58PM on 02/03/07

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The Power of Food Blogging

You go! It is refreshing to see that "ordinary people" can have a voice in deciding what is great dining and what is not. If only fashion were as responsive! Bloggers are not just amateur reviewers. They provide information not only for foodies, but to real people who are just learning the joys (and the power) of good food. There are enough culinary resources out there that intimidate and discourage readers from having fun with food and thus developing healthy eating habits, using food to draw families and friends together. I will be checking back often to see how you are stirring things up!

Deborah Dowd
http://play-with-food.blogspot.com/

play-with-food at 7:07AM on 01/24/07

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The Power of Food Blogging

Both your experiences just go to show what can be so frustrating for diners--those who are deemed "special" i.e. food bloggers, with their increasing power over the life and death of a restaurant, get special treatment. It doesn't matter that everyone in that restaurant is paying an exorbitant amount for their dinner, only those who are of interest are treated well. It just reinforces to me how much I want to avoid restaurants like that.

Scribbit at 1:04PM on 01/23/07

From Required Eating

'Good Take-Out Vietnam'

How about weekly beer reviews penned by Diana?

djacobs at 5:52PM on 12/14/06

From Required Eating

'Good Take-Out Vietnam'

Great comic post -- as always. And very daring eating tartare from a takeout joint!

If you guys haven't tried many Southampton brews...you should explore a bit. The IPO is good, but their Secret Ale and Saison are also pretty damn good.

LENNDEVOURS at 4:29PM on 12/14/06

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