Etcetera | justifiable deliquency

I know I've been quite the delinquent blogger--you can blame it mostly on the demands from the bean counting world (those beans don't just count themselves, you know) as well as the long process behind finishing the blog post surrounding my visit to Alinea--it was such a memorable meal (without sounding like I'm overly rhapsodizing, it was probably the single best meal I've ever had in my life) that I want to be able to re-tell it in exactly the same light that I experienced it. I'm nearly halfway there, so hopefully I'll be finished by tonight or this weekend, so bear with me. I promise the photographic documentation as well as the notes I had taken with each course will surely make up for my absence from the blogosphere.

In the mean time, here are some things that are on the menu (both blogworthy experiences and upcoming meals) that I look forward to sharing with you:

The Blogworthy (as you can see, Marcus is still right--I'm eating more than I can write)

• The Martha Stewart Show (discussion about MoMA's new Counterspace exhibit about the modern kitchen with exhibit curator Juliet Kinchin; making jam with Blue Chair Fruit's founder Rachel Saunders)
• Live at the NYPL (New York Public Library): "Eating Culture" featuring Ruth Reichl in conversation with René Redzepi of Noma and David Chang of the Momofuku empire.
• Noma cookbook signing with René Redzepi at Williams-Sonoma at Columbus Circle
• MoMA's Counterspace exhibit visit
• Michael White's Alto
• revisit to Michael White's Marea
• 'inoteca
• Grub Street's Food Festival
• Daniel Humm's "new" Eleven Madison Park
• Dan Barber's Blue Hill at Stone Barns
• book launch party at Chelsea Market for Amanda Hesser's Essential New York Times Cookbook and Melissa Clark's In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite
53rd and 6th Halal Cart [Marcus]
• Luke's Lobster [Marcus]
• McDonald's and the return of the McRib [Marcus]

The Upcoming Fanfare

• a walk over the Brooklyn Bridge over to Grimaldi's Pizzeria
• Top Chef's Harold Dieterle and his new restaurant Kin Shop
• strong>Butter Lane's cupcake making class
• Barneys' "A Foodie Holiday" window display
• Insieme
• Thanksgiving!
• Soba Nippon

That's it for now. I'll be back with a bang, I promise! :D

Etcetera | morsel marauding, ad interim

I apologize for infrequency of posts this week--it's kinda been crazy on the bean counting side of my life. However, in the mean time, I just wanted to give you a heads up on what I'll be blogging about in the next few months! ;]

SEPTEMBER
- recent visit to Tom Colicchio's craftbar with Krystal, Mimi, and Ariana
- upcoming visit to Stephen Starr's El Vez with Marcus and Dan for Restaurant Week in Philadelphia
- upcoming visit to Michael White's Marea with Linda
- "fondue fiesta" dinner hosted by yours truly
- Marcus's upcoming birthday dinner at 15 East
- homage to the "New York coffee cup"
- literary fare on my "must-read" list

OCTOBER
- upcoming The Martha Stewart Show live taping with Eleanor, Kellie, and Lucyanna (finally!)
- upcoming visit to Grant Achatz's Alinea (second attempt!) in Chicago for my godmother's 50th birthday!
- upcoming visit to Daniel Humm's Eleven Madison Park with Lisa to check out the revamped restaurant, as reported by the New York Times here
- upcoming visit to Dan Barber's Blue Hill at Stone Barns with my mom during Halloween

NOVEMBER
- using a soup recipe from Thomas Keller's ad hoc at home to serve as a dish at my family's Thanksgiving dinner
- overview of all the foodie literary fare that I've read from now until Thanksgiving