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    I’m Not Dead But Close

    It’s been a couple of months since I reviewed something I crammed in my maw, and I guess I should explain what’s going on with me. Because I think we both know that I didn’t stop eating and taking pictures of it. You know my boyfriend, sometimes known as The Boyfriend, once known as Dr. Boyfriend until someone called me pretentious for it? Well, he broke up with me after six years of dating to move back to his homeland and be with his family. I wrote about it on my personal blog here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. So far. And then, just a couple of weeks…

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    Avert Your Eyes

    It’s no secret that I kind of like taking pictures and actually even like a few of my food photographs. I’m no Daniel Krieger nor Ex-Flexitarian nor Donny Tsang, but I’m also no [insert name of any of the numbers of inexplicably popular food blogs with dark, undetailed, totally-non-helpful photos]. So recently, my boyfriend gifted me with a new Nikon D5100 to support me in my longing to learn manual functions like a big girl. I’ve messed around with it on manual at home a little and used it on automatic on a vacation to Cape Cod, but our dinner at Asiate this weekend was the first time I used…

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    Exciting New Ratings System

    After an excellent lunch at goodburger last weekend (review forthcoming!), my boyfriend and I left talking about the rating I’d give it, and we ran into a problem. Up to this point, I’ve been using the same ratings scale for everything from super-fine dining to interesting supermarket finds, which is of course this: When we started talking about goodburger’s rating, though, we realized that comparing a burger to a nine-course tasting menu with wine pairings is a little ridiculous. So I made up a lovely little donut hole graphic to be used in rating cheaper restaurants. I thought it was sooooooo clever. But most of my friends agreed it looked…

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    Stir It 28: Stirring Up Relief for Haiti

    This Sunday, February 21st, food bloggers in several cities will be coming together to raise money for Yéle and Share Our Strength to provide help in Haiti. Here are the details for NYC: What: door prizes, drinks, music, giveaways, and most importantly, a meal cooked by some of NYC’s up-and-coming chefs Where: NYU’s Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health 35 W. 4th Street, 10th floor New York, NY, 10012 When: Sunday, February 21st 4 – 7 p.m. Cost: a $30 donation ($20 for students) Check out Food GPS and The Duo Dishes for more information and to buy tickets.

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    But All of Those Uncool Websites Still Better Watch Themselves

    Hooray! It’s the first (known) case of Internet theft involving one of my blogs! One of my photos is currently on the front page of the website for the magazine mental_floss to illustrate an article about brain freeze. (It was at the top of the page yesterday and this morning but has since been moved down. Hmph.) At first, I was like, “Photo courtesy of donuts4dinner?! It’s not courtesy of if you steal it!” But after considering it for a millisecond, I’ve decided that I’m actually pleased as punch to see my hand featured on such an interesting website. You’re lucky I like you, mental_floss.