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Something to ponder... | July 20 2010
The pic says it all. I enjoyed this one.
Where is the Cooking Channel Ice Cream Truck going next? | July 19 2010
Im not sure but you can keep on checking the Cooking Channel website to look out for more announcements.
Here is a pic of the flavors that we covered today. So damn good.
• Click HERE to see the Ice Cream truck schedule.
Knoxy Recap | July 19 2010
Pretty crazy day today filled with a bunch of press, a Cooking Channnel ice cream truck visit at Scripps HQ, and a live TV bit for NBC Knoxville.
I had breakfast at this pretty legendary Knoxy spot and it was the first time one of my peeps had ever had grits, cheese grits at that. Pretty rich and a good thing she likes butter. Over breakfast I did an interview for a Knoxville paper that will post sometime this week, so look out for that.
Then I had a bit of downtime until the next stop so we walked around downtown Knoxy on Gay Street and found this spot called The Mast General Store. This place had a lot of old school souther stuff, some new stuff, a bunch of food (bacon, jams, cornmeal, syrups, and loads of candy. I got this vibe that a lot of people who grew up here have spent many an afternoon strolling through this store. It has been open since 1830 so safe to say it has played playground to many generations of Knoxy's. I found a real old school cook book and the pics in there look like they were taken about 100 years ago in someones back yard and all in black and white. You know the recipes have to be good.
Then I met up with the Ice Cream truck once again and the flavors today were out of control. So good, Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake, Banana Pudding with a cookie, and Blackberry Peach which had a floral thing going on. I tried them all, so did mostly everyone else so I didnt feel guilty. hehehehe. While there I did some more stuff for the mothership and got to meet a lot of the people who work on keeping the channel successful and moving in the right direction. So nice to meet so many of you all there, everyone was so nice and friendly. Apparently that is the way of the south.
Now I have never done a TV interview where the cameraman was cracking jokes live on air and the hosts were answering him back. It caught me off guard as usually tv sets can be pretty stoic places but this place was no holds barred, loads of jokes and although you cant see Foxy (the cameraman) he is a big part of the feel of the show. It was a blast and I got to show a recipe. So much fun.
Here is a pic of me trying to cover my face and forgetting my face was on the card I was using to cover my real face with. Duh. Smart one Rog.
More Knoxy blogs to come in bits and pieces. Look out.
If you dont know now ya know... | July 18 2010
This is a bit of a steak doneness tutorial I saw on this menu today, its kinda funny that they break it down like that.
In Search of Yummyness | July 18 2010
My friend just started this blog and she has discovered the funniest rice packaging on the planet. I particularly love it because it tells you sing to the rice and use the pot you cook it in to play steel drums. Wicked.
• Check out the rice blog and more HERE.
Where is the Cooking Channel Ice Cream Truck going next? | July 19 2010
Here is a pic of the flavors that we covered today. So damn good.
• Click HERE to see the Ice Cream truck schedule.
Knoxy Recap | July 19 2010
I had breakfast at this pretty legendary Knoxy spot and it was the first time one of my peeps had ever had grits, cheese grits at that. Pretty rich and a good thing she likes butter. Over breakfast I did an interview for a Knoxville paper that will post sometime this week, so look out for that.
Then I had a bit of downtime until the next stop so we walked around downtown Knoxy on Gay Street and found this spot called The Mast General Store. This place had a lot of old school souther stuff, some new stuff, a bunch of food (bacon, jams, cornmeal, syrups, and loads of candy. I got this vibe that a lot of people who grew up here have spent many an afternoon strolling through this store. It has been open since 1830 so safe to say it has played playground to many generations of Knoxy's. I found a real old school cook book and the pics in there look like they were taken about 100 years ago in someones back yard and all in black and white. You know the recipes have to be good.
Then I met up with the Ice Cream truck once again and the flavors today were out of control. So good, Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake, Banana Pudding with a cookie, and Blackberry Peach which had a floral thing going on. I tried them all, so did mostly everyone else so I didnt feel guilty. hehehehe. While there I did some more stuff for the mothership and got to meet a lot of the people who work on keeping the channel successful and moving in the right direction. So nice to meet so many of you all there, everyone was so nice and friendly. Apparently that is the way of the south.
Now I have never done a TV interview where the cameraman was cracking jokes live on air and the hosts were answering him back. It caught me off guard as usually tv sets can be pretty stoic places but this place was no holds barred, loads of jokes and although you cant see Foxy (the cameraman) he is a big part of the feel of the show. It was a blast and I got to show a recipe. So much fun.
Here is a pic of me trying to cover my face and forgetting my face was on the card I was using to cover my real face with. Duh. Smart one Rog.
More Knoxy blogs to come in bits and pieces. Look out.
If you dont know now ya know... | July 18 2010
In Search of Yummyness | July 18 2010
• Check out the rice blog and more HERE.
