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In activity to the inquire into of whether or not accepting freebies compromises journalistic integrity, I rest assured de facto depends. In this essay, Adam is strikingly not giving Le Cirque a lambent review. To me, this legend appears uncompromising; Adam hackneyed the free lunch meal, yet placid told us what was on his mind.

Gary Winnick

Don't forget the haluski! Boil wide noodles and drain. Cut 1 head of cabbage into 1 inch wide pieces. Cut 2 big onions into slices of the same size, then cut in half. Melt 2 sticks of butter in a BIG pan and saute everything. The cabbage will sweat down eventually. Season well with onion salt and black pepper. I cook it until the noodles start to brown. Stir frequently. Ambrosia!

Pierogies and hot sausage sandwiches. Cook italian sausage (preferably hot, but mild works). Saute lots of bell pepper and onion slices with chopped garlic. Dump meat and veggies into a pot full of simmering tomato sauce (bought or homemade). Simmer for an hour or so. Serve sausage on hearty sausage roll topped with peppers and onions. Better than any hot dog.
There are beers way better than Iron City that are brewed in Pgh. Penn Brewery, although they very recently moved to Wilkes-Barre, is best.

Here we go Steelers, here we go!

Oh my mouth is watering at the sheer prospect of a sandwich from Primanti's.... it's been too many years! And you can't go wrong with the Mrs. T's, & wash it all down with an IC Light! Go Steelers! :)

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.

I have to say that the best wings I ever had were baked in the oven after soaking in the sauce for about an hour. The sauce kept them moist, all the way through, and the baking made the skin nice and crispy. Awesome.

Whatever you do don't bread.
http://augieland.blogs.com/augie_land/2005/12/my_wings.html

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/

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.

I think an article about the new power of food bloggers might want to consider what responsibility accompanies that new power, and I don't think that Adam has. What happens when his low profile, which had been a large part of what made his blog so charming and interesting, is no more? Should he pretend that nothing has changed? Should he accept free meals from Alain Ducasse and Sirio Maccioni without much (or any) soul-searching? Should he, like Shelley of Pink House, accept (almost ask for) post-review gifts without disclosing this to his readers? I guess it's fun to find that bloggers have power, but less fun to discover that maybe this should change how they go about their work.

Adam, I still don't understand why you expect good food at Le Cirque. Food isn't what it's selling. You might as well complain that the snacks at Great Adventure are nutritionally unbalanced. What people go to Le Cirque for is what you got the second time you arrived, and what the common gourmet-on-the-street will only get if he/she writes a scathing blog review!