The Fumbling Foodie

Restaurants That Twitter

I need some help from my friends.

I've been asked to do some research into the ways restaurants are using Twitter. My list of restaurants is nowhere near complete but I wanted to share it here. If you know of others please feel free to leave a comment. If you own a restaurant that is using Twitter I would love to talk to you:

Ashville, NC:
ninemile

Bethesda, MD:
ChefTony

Boulder, CO:
rbrig2

Buffalo, NY:
Panaros

Denham Springs, LA:
LouisianaCafe

Dublin, Ireland:
herbstreet

Iowa City, IA:
Devotay

Nashville, TN:
OmahaNashville

NYC:
RickshawTruck
waffletruck
TheTreatsTruck

Orlando, FL:
orlandoichiban

Phoenix, AZ:
CrustRestaurant

Portland, OR:
westcafepdx

San Francisco:
12stAmendment

Seattle, WA:
queencitygrill
shultzys

Witchita, KS:
Caffeposto
meadscorner
RiversidePerk
thedonutwhole
Zoomdweebie

Nation-Wide:
Carl's Jr
jasonsdeli
PopeyesChicken
Starbucks
Yats

(A large portion of this list was contributed by OnlineRestaurantMarketing.wordpress.com, many thanks.

Fumbling Foodie in Culinary School Guide's 'Top 100 Blogs for Foodies'

No one is as shocked and surprised as I.

I received an email from Kelly Sonora of The Culinary School Guide giving me the news.

I'm number 58, under 'Everyday and Beginner':

http://www.culinaryschoolguide.org/blog/2008/top-100-blogs-for-foodies/

Watch the Fumbling Foodie at Work!

Tonight my good friends Michael Goodman and Hilari Weinstein were here for dinner. My first rule: Never use your guests as guinea pigs. So dinner consisted of three tried-and-true dishes:

Bistro Style Chicken Drumsticks with a Raspberry Vinaigrette

Milles-Feuilles Asparagus

White Chocolate Souffle with Raspberry-Chocolate Sauce

Thanks to uStream, I did the whole thing on live video for everyone to see. In case you missed it (and have nothing better to do than see a middle-aged guy potter around in the kitchen), you can watch it:

I Stream Ustream

UStream.tv that is.

Last night at the Social Media Club I was introduced to UStream. Anyone can use it to stream live video out to the world. You can also record those video sessions for playback later.

Sunday (1/13/08) I will be preparing dinner for two good friends and I've decided to LiveStream it.

Come watch me fix diner at:

http://www.ustream.tv/BloggerDave

Sunday January 13, 2008 at 3pm Mountain time

Crass Commercial Plug

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http://www.yourguidetogreen.com/shop/

Gilroy Garlic

I found an interesting post on Slashfood about how imports of Chinese garlic are killing California garlic growers, even though the Chinese garlic has been called 'tasteless' by comparison.

I guess I'm going to have to start looking for labels on the garlic I buy.

Cooking on Father's Day

Adam over on Men in Aprons lists 10 Great Ways Not to be a Man in an Apron this Father's Day.

Not trying to be disrespectful to Adam, but I can think of one reason TO be a man in an apron this Father's Day: I am not only a father, but also a son. Dear Old Dad is 84 this year. Dad loves my cooking. Each holiday at my house I prepare a meal as if it will be the last time I get to cook for him. Because it might be.

Fast Food: Ad vs Reality

I found this on Slashfood:

http://www.thewvsr.com/adsvsreality.htm

Someone is posting side-by-side Ad photos vs the real thing.

Maybe I should start doing similar: Publish the photo from the cookbook as well as the actual photo of the finished product. Of course (1) it would be more of an indictment of my culinary skills that anything else and (2) the authors may come after me for ruining their reputations ;-)

My Friend Shelly

My long-time good friend, Michelle Conlon has finally started a blog. Michell and I have known each other for almost ten years and I was really excited to learn that she is finally blogging:

http://Gardenerslog.blogspot.com

Charisma Clinic

I'm trying to help a friend and get the word out: Hilari Weinstein is the best business presentation coach I know. She has certainly done wonders for me.

Hilari has started a series of workshops called The Charisma Clinic. Unfortunately the local newspaper screwed up the url.

If you are in the Phoenix, AZ area and you depend upon your presentation skills to bring you new business, I urge you to check this out.