What food-related gifts did you score?

Oh - one more thing. Not food-related, but funny gift-related video.
Beware of the Doghouse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twivg7GkYts
It might be perceived as a bit sexist, but I think it's funny if taken as intended. Some Gene Poolers were offended, so you've been warned.
This was linked on the Gene Pool on washingtonpost.com. Any of you follow Gene Weingarten's writings there? He has a chat thing called Chatalogical Humor on Tuesdays, a column called Below the Beltway, and this Gene Pool forum thing (not nearly as good as LouisvilleHotBytes forums). I like the chat mostly. His humor writing is pretty good, a little uneven; he writes some nice feature stories about unusual people and situations; he also has written books on old dogs and hypochondriacism (two different books, not one).
Example of his off-beat style (not humor, though) - he once got a world-class violinist to play in the Metro station to see if anyone would notice he's not an amateur - Pearls Before Breakfast http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01721.html

Four bottles of wine
Pappy Van Winkle 23-yr (somebody loves me)
Lou Originals Gift Cert
Lotsa Pasta Gift Cert
Turkey Baster where the squeezee thing at the top is shaped like a turkey
Book by Julia Child
Modjeskas
Pasta cookbook
Finishing salt and mustard from The Spice Merchant

Hubby gave me more silicone baking mats. I love those things!! Makes cleanup sooooo easy. he usually won't give me kitchen implements without express instructions, he know i can be a bit "fussy".

a nice cookbook from my brother, a toaster/convection oven from Mom. Mom also gave me a gift bag full of different things like oils, vinegars, and cooking sauces, etc. Plus, the good old Hickory Farms gift set!

a dining experience: breakfast at the hotel,
dinner at 2nd ave Deli (met the Exec. Chef from Les Halles),
brunch at Le Pain Quotdien (one of my favorite places) http://www.lepainquotidien.com/
breakfast at the "Comfort Diner", ( http://www.comfortdiner.com/)(red flannel Hash)...
Dinner at Joe's Shanghai, - Soup Dumplings
Brunch at "Pax",
Dinner at Les Halles,- Steak Au Poivre
Brunch at Donut Plant- http://www.doughnutplant.com/
brunch at "Shanghai Restaurant", - More Soup Dumplings (perfect food) and braised Pork shoulder roast... can you guess what part of Culinary school David is in... (braising)
dinner at Quality Meats (http://qualitymeatsnyc.com/) -dry aged Porterhouse for two, and seared three fillets) Oscar, Au Poivre, and Wellington, the kicker and best for me..... buttered edamame with minted salt.... killler!
and brunch at Ess a bagel (http://www.ess-a-bagel.com/) I think I am leaving something out... if I think of it ... I will re-post!

i FINALLY got the kitchen aid mixer i have wanted for years!!!
i also got some homemade cookies and hot coco, a really neat snack set (i think it came from target) with crackers, dips, olive oils, vinegars, and dipping bowls and a brand new coffee/espresso maker!! overall it was a great christmas!!!

Stephen- I recieved the book for my birthday- it's a food lover's challenge isn't it?

Oh yes, my only problem is where to start!

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breakfast at the "Comfort Diner", ( http://www.comfortdiner.com/)(red flannel Hash)...
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Best place in all of NY (IMHO, of course) to get a chocolate malted.
Sounds like a wonderful food extravaganza. I can't wait to hear the details.

Cusinart hand blender/chopper
Chef Tony Slice & Chop (works like scissors, and you can adjust it to what size slice you want!)
Louisville Magazine Eats issue
$3.75 Dec. 2008 Louisville Magazine w/ $10.00 coupon for 4th St. Live
Fix It and Forget It: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes
Rival "Crock Pot Cooking"- belonged to the wife of my uncle's painting mentor, Tony Salemme
Better Homes and Gardens "Ultimate Slow Cooker"
Every Day with Rachael Ray "329 meals that rock" issue
Pillsbury 2009 recipe calendar
Recipes: a Cooking Journal (no more recipes on individual pieces of paper!)
2 bottles Riesling
1 bottle Huber's Spiced Apple wine
Sam's Club size box of Walker's shortbread
Damson plum jam
Raspberry honey mustard pretzel dip
Harry & David five tiered pyramid of chocolates (Moose munch, chocolate truffles, bing cherry chocolates, vanilla caramels, mint chocolates)
Lindt Creation 70% cacao dark chocolate
Lindt snowman and truffles
Dove Caramel Milk Chocolate Promises
Atkinson peanut butter bars and chick-o-sticks
A bag of really REALLY good homeade truffles from a co-worker
A basket of fruit from my boss

Needless to say, I'm sharing all that...

And yes, I do like my crock pot...

I sound like an unloved stepchild compared to most of you. lol

I got some new Silpats, which I am in dire need of.
I got some chocolates and cheeses from the Abbey in Bardstown.
I got a very nice gift certificate to Williams and Sonoma that is now earmarked for a couple of pieces of crueset.
I got a VERYYYYY nice gift certificate (actually a note) earmarked for either Raw or some other unique restaurant of my desire. Ideas???

MarieP may be the Forum's BFF for this weekend . . . yum.

[Robin Garr]

MarieP may be the Forum's BFF for this weekend . . . yum.

In all fairness, I would not dock a restaurant a single point in a review rating for something like that. I might make gentle fun of it, but it's trivial compared with food, mood and service.

A convection oven/glass topped stove. Our old oven came with the house, tilted toward the front and drove me nuts.

MarieP may be the Forum's BFF for this weekend . . . yum.

In all fairness, I would not dock a restaurant a single point in a review rating for something like that. I might make gentle fun of it, but it's trivial compared with food, mood and service.

Robin, what on earth are you referencing? I was pointing out that MarieP got a load of chocolate goodies and I'd be happy to help her eat it.

This is like the "kicked in the stomach" comment.
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