Category Archives: Rants and Stories

…and other things that may or may not involve food.

Dead Giveaway: Enter to Win!

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Michael Procopio

A little while back, I was ranting about the epidemic of food bloggers giving away free stuff in order to entice people to their websites. Win a free immersion blender! Win a free sous vide machine! Win a free kidney! … Continue reading →

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BlogHer Food: Thank You.

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Michael Procopio

I was a kinked up coil of nervous energy when I woke up Friday morning. In an hour, I knew I was going to have to walk into a room filled with food bloggers I’ve read and read about for … Continue reading →

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My Teenage Life of Crime: Hustler Made Me Do It.

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Michael Procopio

When I was a boy, I learned about sex from my neighbors. They were entirely unaware of this instruction, but I learned from them, just the same. Like most sexual awakenings, it happened by a combination of accident, curiosity, and … Continue reading →

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What Makes A Great Waiter Great?

Posted on May 15, 2010 by Michael Procopio

A week or so ago, I had dinner with an old friend and her family at a very, very tony restaurant here in San Francisco. The layout of the space was beautiful– everything was styled to the teeth: the flowers, … Continue reading →

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Eating Cute

Posted on April 17, 2010 by Michael Procopio

Where I work, we serve rabbit. It’s a delightful dish, but when I describe it to guests, very often I am greeted with head-shaking, gasps of alarm, or– sometimes– the empathetic bunny-twitching of noses. “Oh no, no, no,” I’ve heard … Continue reading →

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Christ on a Cracker

Posted on April 3, 2010 by Michael Procopio

As a Catholic child, I had always wondered what was so good about Good Friday. There was this idea floating around our church that the good came from the fact that Jesus Christ died for our sins on one particularly … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower Ears

Posted on March 20, 2010 by Michael Procopio

I never thought I had an issue with cauliflower. In fact, I’ve always enjoyed it, whether puréed into a soup, roasted to a nutty brown, or dragged through a bit of ranch dressing that always seems to accompany store-bought party … Continue reading →

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Stephane Audran: Queen of Oscar Feast and Famine

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Michael Procopio

Oscar night is coming. Are you ready? I’m not. In fact, I almost totally forgot about them this year– and that’s saying something, considering the fact that, as a ten year-old, I decided to memorize every Best Picture, Best Director, … Continue reading →

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A Chipper Little Sunday Brunch

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Michael Procopio

This is Chipper– a happy little

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A Quesadilla to Make You Cry

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Michael Procopio

A couple of weeks ago, I was asked to fill out a questionnaire about food and my relationship to it. What did I think about the latest food trends? Why is food important? Do I consider myself a “foodie”? (Answer: … Continue reading →

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