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We are thrilled and impressed by the wide array of plans and ideas you have for parties! One thing we'd like to keep in mind is that we want to celebrate all the hard work that everyone has done on this book -- we see these parties as our chance to use grassroots party planning to send off the book in the best possible way, so that it will sell lots of copies and bring all of your amazing recipes into the kitchens of people who haven't yet learned about Food52. We also appreciate those who have spread the love on their own blogs and websites.
A couple of notes:
The books we're providing are a thank you gift from us to the host. For the rest of your guests, please ask them to remember to register your pre-sales on the Harper Collins website. This puts you in the running for snazzy Food52 totes! And we'll send signed book plates for all pre-sold books!
And please understand that we can't provide wine, books, and OXO tools to very small parties, or to parties that don't specifically have a Food52 Cookbook theme. Hope you'll understand -- we don't want to overstep our bounds with any of our generous sponsors.
We hope you have a fun time and we are looking forward to posting the photos you send us -- hint, hint!
Our hope is that The Food52 Cookbook will be wildly successful and fly off the shelves, so we can continue to do cool projects like this at Food52!
-- A&M
UPDATE ON THE UPDATE: Click here to see and join the Food52 Book Parties in the works (more added)!
As you've spent a year (no, two!) cooking up a storm and telling us about it, the promised cookbook's been under way. At last, we are thrilled to announce its release. On October 25th, the beauty (above -- featuring these delicious Zucchini Pancakes) hits stores -- a fun and food-filled 52 weeks of recipes created by you; curated, tested, and published by you and us, and now put in print by A&M and the Food52 community.
And now, we have one final request: stop, drop and throw a party! We're celebrating the launch and you should too. It's simple! Here is a roadmap that will get you on your way to hosting your very own Food52 Cookbook Potluck Party:
1. Brainstorm a list of your favorite food enthusiasts to help you relish in the spirit of Food52.
2. Have 'em over, ON OR AFTER OCTOBER 25, 2011! Invite your friends using one of our three readymade e-cards (below!) -- now, that's an invite worth RSVP-ing to!
If you want to open up your guest list to other Food52 members on the site, leave a comment below. Let people know where you are, and give your party a name -- like "Julie's Omaha Party" -- so people can register the correct party name for their pre-order (more on this later), and then ask people who want to come to message you through the site.
Quick but crucial note: If you're a Mac user, drag the image to your desktop; if you use a PC, right click it to save the image to your desktop.
Or, click here to download a book tile ad to post on your website or blog!
3. And -- in true Food52 fashion -- there's a prize!
Win a handsome, sturdy Food52 tote (sporting our new logo!) for you and each of your guests, when everyone registers their pre-orders of the cookbook. Totes go to the party with the highest average number of pre-ordered books per attendee. We'll announce the winners on November 20, 2011 and the bags'll ship out soon thereafter! Holiday gift, anyone?
And so: Pre-order the book on Amazon by October 25th!
Don't forget: Register your pre-orders here.
4. But of course -- there's swag! If you host an official Food52 Cookbook Potluck Party between October 25th and December 31, 2011, you'll get:
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- • 5 copies of The Food52 Cookbook
- • Signed bookplates for all pre-orders (but just because we're not there doesn't mean you can't sign each other's copies!)
- • 4 bottles of wine and a boozy surprise for your guests from Lot18, online wine mecca for the first 30 host registrants (however, wine delivery is not possible in the following states: AR, DE, KY, ME, MO, MS, OK, PA, SD and UT. Apologies!)
- • OXO’s niftiest new gadget for you and your guests
- 5. Send us a postcard!
- No really, we wish we were there. Please email us at editors@food52.com an album of festive party photos to be featured on Food52. And of course, there's a prize for the “Most Impressive Potluck Array". Go to town!
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- But, wait! What about the food?
- Dinner Party:
Plan your party menu by asking each guest to bring a favorite Food52 recipe. Sure, they're all winners, but here are a few ideas to get you rolling ...
- Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Chimichurri and Poblano Creme Fraiche
- Cider Brined Pork with Calvados, Mustard and Thyme
- Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds
- Lazy Mary's Lemon Tart
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- One-Pot Dishes:
- Braised Moroccan Chicken and Olives
- Secret Ingredient Beef Stew
- Shrimp Biryani (Indian Shrimp and Rice)
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- Stand-up Cocktail Menu:
- Spicy Shrimp
- Grilled (or Broiled) Oysters with a Sriracha Lime Butter
- Smoky Fried Chickpeas
- Yogurt and Spinach Dip
- Rosemary Thyme Pita Chips
- Olive all'Ascolana
- Leek, Lemon and Feta Quiche
- Grilled Bread with Thyme Pesto and Lemon Cream
- Double Chocolate Espresso Cookies
- El Chupacabra
- Mint Limeade
- Stand-up Cocktail Menu:
- So, hats off and glasses raised to all of us: together we created a new breed of community cookbook. Time to celebrate!
- Food52 Cookbook Tile Ads: If you're a Mac user, drag the image to your desktop; if you use a PC, right click it to save the image to your desktop.
Phew, that was a lot to handle. Got questions? Send us a note at editors@food52.com
***** UPDATE! *****
Food52 Book Party locations and hosts -- join up!
- Atlanta, GA
- Atlanta Food52 Book Party -- Contact Summer of Eggplant for more info.
- Austin, TX
- Nannydeb's CenTex Food52 Party -- Contact nannydeb for more info.
- Billings, MT
- Billings Food52 Book Party -- Contact CaroLocal for more info.
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- Brooklyn, NY
- Slow Food USA's Real Food 5 Challenge & Food52 Book Party -- Contact CaroLocal for more info. Please register here so we can holler with any last updates.
- Boston, MA
- Boston Food52 Book Party -- Contact fiveandspice for more info.
- Central Coast, CA
Central Coast California Food52 Book Party -- Contact pierino for more info.
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Chapel Hill Loves Food52! Party -- Contact Hotplate Gourmet for more info.
- Chicago, IL
- Chicago Food52 Book Party -- Contact MaSaBeMama for more info.
- Colorado Springs/Denver, CO
- Colorado Springs/Denver Food52 Book Party -- Contact Niknud for more info.
- Eastern Shore, MD
- Eastern Shore Food52 Book Party -- Contact Rhonda35 for more info.
- Evansville, IN
- Evansville Food52 Book Party -- Contact LLStone for more info.
- Fairfield County, CT
- "lechef's Loft Party" -- Contact lechef for more info.
- Jersey City, NJ
- "Other Side of the Hudson Book Party" -- Contact ChefJune for more info.
- New Orleans, LA
- New Orleans Food52 Book Party -- Contact bethannem for more info.
- New York City, NY
- Suzanne's Metro Party -- Contact sdebrango for more info.
- Newbury, NH
- Newbury Food52 Book Party -- Contact mdm for more info.
- Nigeria, Africa
- Food52 Cooks with Naija Party -- Contact Kitchen Butterfly for more info.
- Portland, OR
- Portland Food52 Book Party -- Contact hardlikearmour for more info.
- San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco Food52 Book Party -- Contact bvrlybest for more info.
- Seattle, WA
- Seattle Food52 Book Party -- Contact EvaR for more info.
- Southern New Jersey, NJ
- Southern New Jersey Food52 Book Party -- Contact Panfusine for more info.
- Southwest New Hampshire, NH (Western Mass, VT, NH, Upstate NY)
- SW New Hampshire Food52 Book Party -- Contact susan g for more info
- Traverse City, MI
- Traverse City Food52 Book Party -- Contact ashley_samuel_pierson for more info.
- Tuscon, AZ
- Tuscon Food52 Book Party -- Contact enbe for more info.
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added 4 months agoHi all -- We here at Food52 would love to see photos of your potlucks, so if you haven't sent them in already, please do! You can email them to editors@food52.com by this Wednesday 1/11. Thanks so much!
The Austin food52 party was a blast! Of course, we had too much food, but no one complained about taking leftovers home. For appetizers we had Ginger Tamari Cashews, Crispy Brined Pecans and Texas Sweet Heat-Caramel Pretzels. Then it was on to Creamy Pumpkin Soup, followed by Pastitsio, Couscous with Roasted Fennel and Toasted Almonds, Crispy Delicata Squash Rings with Current, Fennel and Apple Relish, Mr L's Mashed Potatoes, Absurdly Addictive Asparagus and an assortment of smoked meats. We also enjoyed Sesame Dinner Rolls and Buttermilk Oatmeal Bread with Spiced Plum Jam. For dessert there was Applesauce Cake with Caramel Icing, Lazy Mary's Lemon Tart and Boozy Kahlua Cake. It was wonderful being around other "food nerds" talking (obsessing) about recipes, techniques and food52. We can't wait for another excuse to get together!
The Boston party happened 2 weeks ago, but I'm just pulling myself together enough to give a little update now. We had close to a dozen people - our numbers were decreased a bit by a nasty flu that was going around that laid some anticipated guests low. We missed them, but had a wonderful time. The potluck array of food was obscenely delicious, including a roasted garlic butternut squash galette, sausage and kale dinner tart, not too virtuous caramel apple salad, fennel and white bean dip, Faulknerian family spice cake, and a vast variety of other lovely nibbles. We had an absolute blast talking about food52, cooking, traveling, car repair, education, and whether or not it would be a good idea to cook hotdogs and corn in the dishwasher. And we all swooned over how lovely the book is! Thanks to everyone who came for such a fun night.
The Wild West Potluck out here in Tucson was a success! We had almost 30 people (what can I say? the more the merrier it just kept growing). We had a few Food52ers and a few people new to the fold who wanted to learn about the site. Dishes ranged from Roasted Fennel & White Bean dip to Absurdly Addictive Asparagus to Martha's Mac & Cheese and more with Apple Sauce Cake & Millionaire's Shorbread for dessert. It was absolutely fantastic to taste everyone's creations and the wine was excellent!
The Eastern Shore Food52 Book Launch Party was crazy fun! The food was incredible, the wine flowed freely and the group declared it the best-tasting party ever! Food52 has a bunch of new converts and EVERYONE here loves the book - yay, Amanda and Merrill! The dishes ranged from Wild Mushroom Pate (made with mushrooms the cook foraged locally) to Prosciutto and Fontina Panini with Arugula Pesto (on homemade focaccia) to Sweet Potato and Pancetta Gratins (the group favorite) to Lazy Mary's Tart (made by a 10-yr-old girl and her father.) And the guests all found it amusing that the hostess pulled off a food party without a functioning oven! Thanks, Food52, for 2+ years of inspiring recipes and for giving us a great reason to get together with other foodies and stuff our faces. ;-)
P.S. I can't believe my party had the most book pre-orders!! That's amazing. I mean, I only twisted the arms of my entire town just a tiny bit! (When are you going to let me handle your PR??!)
A short report from SW New Hampshire: it was a delight! Delicious food, new friends for FOOD52, and treasured visits from sagegreen and sheredel, new members zuzu44 and (member name not known). Everything we ate was excellent. From the site: Kashmiri Hummos, Black Bean and Butternut Squash Salad, Sweet Potatoes Anna with Prunes, Leek-Lemon-Feta Quiche, Savory Bread Pudding, Hearty Harvest Bread.. Finale, Ancho-Cinnamon Chocolate Bark, Graham Cracker Toffee, and my NE Pear Tart (photo from the party now posted). The sleepovers had Simple Gifts Granola in the morning. Only glitch was a broken cork, but you had provided the right amount of wine so there was plenty and it was enjoyed. Book recipients were thrilled and ready to dig in and cook some more. Thank you, FOOD52, for the opportunity -- it was memorable!
Minneapolis will have a Food52 Cookbook Cooking Extravaganza at the Seward Coop on December 16. Message me for details or register at Seward. See you there!
Minneapolis will have a Food52 Cookbook Cooking Extravaganza at the Seward Coop on December 16. Message me for details or register at Seward. See you there!
Hey all,
Our Food52 Potluck in NYC is tomorrow, November 9, and we'd love some more Food52 ol' timers to come and join us!
To celebrate Food Day, a celebration of local, real, homemade food; Slow Food USA's Real Food 5 Challenge, which encourages us to show what a *real* value meal tastes like; and the release of the community-generated Food52 cookbook, we're organizing a Harvest Potluck.
We'll be raffling off two copies of the Food52 cookbook, and giving one cookbook to the winner of the popular vote for "Most Delicious" (assuming they arrive tomorrow!) We'll also be featuring some delicious food to taste from some local farms and lots of wonderful company.
Please bring your dish, along with your own plates, knife/fork, and a mug/glass/bottle, and meet us on November 9 at 7:30 pm at the St. Johns St Mathew-Emmanuel community hall at 283 Prospect Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.
With any questions, holler back, but otherwise, we'll see you New Yorkers tomorrow!!
Hello all,
We had our Syracuse Food52 potluck Nov. 5 and it was the perfect kickoff for the Eating Season (the time of year you might also know as The Holidays). We had a blast.
There was a little salad drama (when is there not, really, when you're facing 2 1/2 pounds of uncleaned squid in the kitchen, alone) and there were tweeting hijinks, in which the squid was abandoned for another day and a beer was opened (though not in the same household). There was one very large squash, a search for labneh, and, in a non-Food52 move, pumpkin ice cream from Gannon's, which closes for the season next week. (If you don't know Gannon's, then google it, along with directions, to Syracuse. We have great food up here, and Gannon's is just one of our institutions for dessert.)
There was also one of us who set the table, put the meat in the oven, washed her hands and declared this the easiest and most stress-free dinner party she's ever thrown. Now I know the trick: introduce your friends to a great food website, open the front door, and watch them parade in with baskets (even laundry baskets) filled with dinner.
For our party, we tried a few new recipes, including Apple and Endive Salad by onetribegourmet, in which we learned that you can have sumac in your yard and eat it too (though you should visit your local Middle Eastern market to harvest it). TheRunawaySpoon's Fig and Blue Cheese Savouries had us first at the British spelling and then at their light meltiness. They promptly made their way onto a few Thanksgiving menus.
It's obvious why Roasted Carrot Soup by Reeve won for best carrot recipe. Some of us admitted to making carrot soup often, but never roasting the vegies first. The black, smokey flecks from the oven and trace of ginger made some go back for seconds -- and that was just the first course.
For dinner, it was all mash and meat, straight from A&M. We had Amanda's Butternut Squash Puree, a simple list of four ingredients that make an elegant side. If you make this dish, you must serve it in your grandmother's (or someone's grandmother's) dish. It's that good.
Likewise, Merrill's Short Ribs with Beer and Buckwheat has a handful of ingredients that turn into a mix between the best stew and best pot roast you've ever had. It was also a wonderful excuse to go to Lieh's and Steigerwald, one of the happiest places to be on a Saturday morning in Syracuse. People leave that butcher shop with heavy, brown paper bags and great big smiles.
Along with the pumpkin ice cream, we had chocolate bundt cake for dessert from KelseytheNaptimeChef. Like so many good things, this recipe drew a bit of controversy during the last two years. So let me put it all to rest: pumpkin ice cream and this moist, coffee-dunked cake do go together, no matter what anyone says. Especially when you drizzle it with ginger syrup. You'll just have to trust us.
Food 52, you made some new fans and reinvigorated old ones. "It's such a good website," my friend said. "There's no junk to weed through." Indeed. You keep gathering thoughtful, careful and skilled recipes writers from all over. Congratulations on two great years (or is it three?). We're looking forward to the second book and the holiday app and whatever else is in store. Some of us have photos, so editors if you'd like them, please email me and let me know where to send them.
Hope everyone else has as much fun as we did. Happy Eating Season!
Join us at a great NY potluck on November 9! For more info, and to send us your details for a balanced potluck-ing, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dG5rWmVhTDlsMllsaVBkNm9LWUJUbnc6MQ#gid=0 or holler back at me! Thanks!
Join us at a great NY potluck on November 9! For more info, and to send us your details for a balanced potluck-ing, visit https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dG5rWmVhTDlsMllsaVBkNm9LWUJUbnc6MQ#gid=0 or holler back at me! Thanks!
Thanks so much! Sadly just got this message now, but I'd love to organize another potluck for a more "official" launch with your presence at Ger-Nis!
To everyone in safe driving distance of SW New Hampshire: I have a good group coming for my party on November 12th, but the invitation is still open to FOOD52 users -- just contact me!
This is from your friendly editors at Food52.
added 6 months agoWe apologize for any issues with wine or book/swag deliveries. If you have a problem please email editors@food52.com for assistance and we'll do everything we can to help sort it out. Thanks!
I've been planning a food52 potluck for early November, but we've gotten too many interested friends for our kitchen -- trying to find a good community place in Brooklyn or Manhattan to host us... If you've got any ideas, holler back!
Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.
added 7 months agoWe did a food52 potluck this summer at Ger-Nis, and it was great. Nissa, the owner, just emailed us yesterday to see if we'd like to do something again. Perfect timing! Here's her number: (347)-422-0337 culinary center
My Food52 festival of lights (southern NJ) invites have just gone out.. But do feel free to drop me a line if you're interested in attending.. (Food52 team, I've sent you an evite as well.. & I'd Love to have any of you drop in & surprise me!).. Getting all geared up to start cooking!)
So the Colorado Springs/Denver party is up and running! Any last takers? Had a few who had other issues come up so there is room for a few more! It's planned for the evening of the 29th of October. Given all the site issues I've been experiencing, if you'd like to be in touch to confirm/join, please just message me...or you could just email me at niknud@hotmail.com. Can't wait to see everyone!
I'm planning a book dinner party on October 28th in New York NY! Hooray!
I'm planning a book celebration brunch / holiday cookie and savory treat exchange on December 4, in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area, in Piedmont ). ;o)
Yes, everyone has a lot on their plates right now, want to keep this in the forefront!
That's a great idea, sdebrango! so much is going on here. It's a mite confusing. I know I'm still looking for food52'ers for my party November 6th.
ChefJune, you can invite anyone, not just people on the site. I'm getting ready to send out my invites now.
I just wanted to comment here to remind everyone about the cookbook parties, so much is happening with the website I almost forgot there are parties to plan. Would love to see this on the home page again.
At our Pacific Northwest Food52 meet-up on Sunday (so much fun!) we decided to host a potluck dessert as a Seattle Food52 Cookbook party on November 6th. It will be at my house so please message me for details if you'd like to come. I know there is another Seattle party on Oct 30 (Eva and Lilia's Sunday Soiree), but it seems to be full so come join us if you'd like to celebrate the Food52 cookbook.
Minneapolis joins in the book party fun! I'll be hosting on November 13 when Apple Annie comes to visit!
Please let me know if you can join the party: The Cilantro Sisters and Friends
If you plan on coming to Suzanne's Metro Party in Brooklyn please let me know asap. Most have confirmed but I was going over my emails and messages and there are still some that expressed interest in coming but I never got a confirmation. Please let me know asap. Final touches on planning are under way. Thanks message me and let me know.
I'm hoping to hear from more people in western Mass, Vermont, eastern upstate New York, and New Hampshire -- please get in touch via my profile. November 12th, late afternoon vegetarian pot luck, all from the treasure troves of Food52. It's listed above as Southwestern New Hampshire. Love to meet and eat together!
Any Phoenix, AZ foodies? I'd love to attend one and promise to bring something yummy. :)
North Jersey/Jersey City/ Hoboken/ Montclair/ Maplewood/ Newark, etc. PLUS Lower Manhattan!! Come one, come all to the "Other Side of the Hudson" Book Party Sunday November 6 @ 3 pm. Invitations are going out as soon as Yom Kippur is over. But if you'd like to come, please contact me.
And if you're a food52'er and you'll be in New York that weekend, please join us as well.
The DC contingent is planning a party for November 6 hosted by Healthierkitchen with a little help from Rivka and me. Invitations will mail this weekend.
Great! I'm definitely interested!
The DC area party is getting organized by Healthierkitchen (2
Wendy) Rivka and me. Invitations will go out this weekend.
This is from your friendly editors at Food52.
added 7 months agoWe are thrilled and impressed by the wide array of plans and ideas you have for parties! One thing we'd like to keep in mind is that we want to celebrate all the hard work that everyone has done on this book -- we see these parties as our chance to use grassroots party planning to send off the book in the best possible way, so that it will sell lots of copies and bring all of your amazing recipes into the kitchens of people who haven't yet learned about Food52. We also appreciate those who have spread the love on their own blogs and websites.
A couple of notes:
The books we're providing are a thank you gift from us to the host. For the rest of your guests, please ask them to remember to register your pre-sales on the Harper Collins website. This puts you in the running for snazzy Food52 totes! And we'll send signed book plates for all pre-sold books!
And please understand that we can't provide wine, books, and OXO tools to very small parties, or to parties that don't specifically have a Food52 Cookbook theme. Hope you'll understand -- we don't want to overstep our bounds with any of our generous sponsors.
We hope you have a fun time and we are looking forward to posting the photos you send us -- hint, hint!
Our hope is that The Food52 Cookbook will be wildly successful and fly off the shelves, so we can continue to do cool projects like this at Food52!
-- A&M
Can you define "very small?"
Thanks for the clarification.
Margaret McCormick and I are in for Syracuse. Contact me to find out more!
I'll be hosting a Chicago potluck party for friends sometime in December. My husband and I have been hosting "cook-offs" for the past few years and this will provide a nice relief from having folks come up with their own recipes =) For our next cook-off, I'll make sure the top three dishes are submitted to Food52, hopefully for the second edition of the cookbook!
New to the area but MAJOR foodie and would LOVE to host a food52 event in Lake Oswego, OR. Contact megan@birdinthehandcandy.com for more info... NOVEMBER 5th it is!
As a food/wine blogger myself, I thought it would only be fitting to celebrate my fellow home cooks with a potluck dinner party with my closest friends on November 5th (all foodies of course). We usually host a party once a month and it's finally my turn! Perfect time of year too as Autumn is my favorite... We are planning on each cooking something from the NY Times Cookbook which has been my go-to as of late....so please include me in the promotion, I'll make sure to write a blog post about it! Thanks! Meagan @howtoeatndrink.com
sounds great I was too busy being a professional caterer for 25 years to do the foodie thing. Now that the business is sold (still operational) I have time to cook for fun instead of profit. I live in Oyster Bay, does that sound close?
Shaker Heights Ohio - hosting soup pot luck October 29th.
Shaker Heights Ohio - hosting soup pot luck October 29th.
Atlanta and environs (Athens/Birmingham/Macon and Montgomery), or anyone who happens to be in the area - I'm hosting on October 30th from 4-6 at my house, which is 2 miles east of downtown Atlanta. I am going for Southern inspired fall flavors. Let me know if you can attend! I am looking forward to it!
My husband and I are hosting a Thanksgiving Pot Luck this year in our new home in Chamblee, Ga. Growing up, my parents always filled our home with as many people as we had chairs, and we gathered for Thanksgiving dinner. We're re-starting the tradition this year to provide a place to go for friends who aren't with family this year.
My husband and I are hosting a Thanksgiving Pot Luck this year in our new home in Chamblee, Ga. Growing up, my parents always filled our home with as many people as we had chairs, and we gathered for Thanksgiving dinner. We're re-starting the tradition this year to provide a place to go for friends who aren't with family this year.
I am in Northern California and I will host a Ladies Slumber Party Potluck. I look forward to having my annual social party with my girls and happy that Lot18 will donate goodies.
How fun is that! You luckies!!
Ok, my Upper West Side (Manhattan) party is scheduled for Oct 30th at 6pm! Message me if you want to come!
I'll host a potluck/book club group on Oct. 22. The new Food 52 cookbook sounds like the perfect read for our next book.
I never got around to having a housewarming when I moved into my place in july....I think this would be a great way to make up for it! I am SOOO in! (on Long Island)
welcome to LongIsland, all one word. I love it here and am a proud advocate for all the great things we have going on here, the good, the bad, the ugly, but its all good!!
I'd love to host a party in Austin, TX and I have several friends on board. Can there be two official Austin parties? Looking forward to the book!!
I'd love to host a party in Austin, TX and have several friends on board. Can there be 2 Austin parties happening????
Any food52's in Houston, Texas?
Anyone in Anchorage, Alaska a Food52er?
The 'Atlanta Westside' Potluck date is set for November 5. Not only is it our wedding anniversary weekend, but the format is 'flash mob'. Invitees have committed to their dishes. Babysitters reserved. 3 hours before the dinner, the house will be randomly chosen from the invitees participating! We filled our quota with 5 couples, but let this be an idea for you too. We look forward to celebrating the pending cookbook (and for me - contributing soon to the next edition). For more on a real 'flash mob' picnic that brought 1000 people together in Atlanta, read my recap: http://maisonmarcel.blogspot.com/2011/08/feast-noir-atlantas-flash-mob-picnic.html
Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.
added 7 months agoLove this!
Me too! How cool - love the idea of a flash mob/pop-up party! You Southerners are way hip!
Finally! DC Area Food52 Party!! We'll gather for lunch on November 6th. Please send me a message on this site if you haven't attended a DC area event before.
DC area Food 52-ers, we're gathering on November 6th!! Message me on this site with your email (though those who've attended before are probably already on the email list).
I'll be hosting a end of season get together for all the people who participated in our tiny local Farmer's Market. Wine makes any party better!
I'll be hosting a end of season get together for all the people who participated in our tiny local Farmer's Market. Wine makes any party better!
Any FL Panhandle Folks out there? I'd love to host a Party in the Panhandle in Pensacola, FL!
I think we're all alone here in FL. Unfortunately, I'm in South Florida so a little too far for us to get together for a potluck!
Anyone interested in a get together to celebrate this new cookbook, in Montreal?( Quebec, Canada.)
Excited to host a party in southeastern Michigan for foodie friends!
Excited to host a party in southeastern Michigan for foodie friends!
I'm hosting here in Powder Springs, Ga
November 1, 2011
Faith's Fall Party!
I'm hosting one in Baltimore, MD. Contact me if you are interested!
Suzanne's Metro Party will be on Oct 30th at 3PM in Brooklyn, NY (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill neighborhood). Anyone else that wants to attend please message me and let me know and include your email addy if you don't mind. Thanks and I am so excited!!!
Wish, wish, wish I could be there!
OK, I'll throw one for those of us in Northwest Indiana (I'm too lazy to drive in to Chicago!) I'll call it "Teresa's Tempting Tastings." Let me know if you want to join! No date set yet, but I'm thinking mid-November?
I'd like to host a Food52 party in Edmonds, WA. Not sure where to send the info to make sure there is "swag" for the guests. Help!?
Deborah at jaideborah@yahoo.com
The Tucson, AZ "Wild West" party will be Sunday, November 6th. Anyone out here?
Where in Tucson are you?
I'll be hosting one: let's call it Newton Noshers (Boston area). WIll be for friends, in November. Thanks, and let us know what info you need for the swag package :-)!
East TN--count us in! "Backwoods Fall Festivus." Will have to invite some folks from Blackberry Farm.
The Billings, MT party will be Friday, December 19, close to the winter solstice, at 6:00 p.m. There'll be a fire in the fireplace and another outside in the firepit. And a groaning board of great food! I'll be sending out invitations, but if you want to reserve a spot early, RSVP to me at the email address on my page. Looking forward to lots of good food and great stories.
I will be there in spirit!! What fun.
I'd love to host a party for DC-area foodies and friends!!! What's the next step? Fun! Yay!
As sdb says, count me in in spirit.
absolutely, boulangere!
I would be happy to host in Brooklyn (Ditnas Park area) if anyone is interested
sdebrango is hosting one in Brooklyn ....
OK! I got a few friends interested. So party on Oct 25! Thanks Suzanne for the invite as well. Others welcome!
Sounds great, love Ditmas. Have a great time!
Central NH: I'm in! "In the Wild" -- congrats to the authors and thank you!
We had been thinking about starting a 'Dinner Club'...so it's official, we will kick it off in November with recipes from Food52. Mark and I also host an annual 'Holiday Party' in December. Even though many guests request recipes from previous parties, we will be sure and include a few new recipes from Food52. Once we figure out dates, menus, etc., I will report back!
hmmm, where did my post go? (and apologies if this is a repeat -- the Internet ate my post!) Anyway, Central NH: I'm in! "In the Wilds" -- that's the name of my party. Congrats to all the authors and thank you for this project!
We are hosting a fiesta in Seattle on Sunday, Oct. 30. "Eva and Lilia's Sunday Soiree." Hooray! At this point we don't have room for more cooks or eaters, but hopefully others can join with BlueKaleRoad who posted above. Happy cooking everyone!
Anyone in the Medford Marlton Cherry Hill area? I would love to help organize a party!
Anyone in the Medford Marlton Cherry Hill area? I would love to help organize a party!
I'm in for the party in chicago, il
Central NH: I'm in! I've made so many food52 recipes -- love it! Congrats to all the authors! Oh and a name for my party? "In the Wilds"
Anybody out there in central NH? I think I'd like to host! Lake Sunapee area.
The Village of Buckingham Springs Pot Luck is hosting a party October 15th to celebrate our age!!!!
Marlene
We need some representation from the far south! Anyone in the New Orleans area interested in a brunch potluck on Saturday Nov. 12? I'm excited to host! Email catsinthekitchen@gmail.com for more inform
ation.
I am hosting a Mediterranean style potluck dinner for the spouses who's husbands are stationed here in Great Falls Montana, at Malmstrom Air Force base on October 7.
I'm hosting a party in Billings as well. Good on you for hosting military families!
I am hosting a Mediterranean style potluck dinner for the spouses who's husbands are stationed here in Great Falls Montana, at Malmstrom Air Force base on October 7.
I am hosting a Mediterranean style potluck dinner for the spouses who's husbands are stationed here in Great Falls Montana, at Malmstrom Air Force base on October 7.
I'm hosting on Saturday night to break the yom kippur fast in new york. I'm calling the party "fast & furious cuisine". Cbraude@UrbanDaddy.com
I'll be hosting an Addams Family pre Halloween party in Paso Robles, CA on Oct 22. Paso is halfway between LA and San Francisco in case you want to drop up or hang down.
I love the Paso Robles area even more than I love the Addams Family. Count me in in spirit. Maybe make me the Hand.
I'm hosting in Portland OR 11/12 in the afternoon.
We will be having a cocktail party-type event with fare from Food52. 3 of us will spend the next few weeks testing and perfecting the recipes before we unleash the deliciousness on our 12-15 guests. Should be a total blast. One invitee is emailing me his complete delight with finding out about Food52. He'll probably become a regular tester....which is a goal for me as well this winter. Yay!!
If others in the Portland area are interested, I think we have room for a few more. Send me a message.
OK, I can't take it anymore. I will host the Atlanta party if I still can. Attendees: avert your eyes from the hideous brown paint in my house and the lack of sofa.
THIS IS BRILLIANT! Tile going on TODAY!
I'm planning on hosting a pot luck launch party in Chapel Hill, NC - anyone else in the area interested? Let me know!
I'm willing to help coordinate an event for San Diego, CA!
Beverly here in San Francisco. All interested weigh in on the date--October 27th in the evening or October 29th in the afternoon??? Either works for me. I'm looking forward to everyones dishes!
Where are all the rest of the SF food52-ers?! Thanks again Beverly for hosting. I would be able to do the 27th, I'm out of town on the 29th.
Either one works for me, but I will have less time to cook if it's a week night. Thanks again for hosting! Once you get a date set, I'm assuming you will let us know if there is a certain theme or type of menu we should aim for when selecting our dish? Looking forward to it.
Has the date been set? Is there a theme or menu we're going for?
Is this still on? And are there still spots available?
Southern Jersey..Food52 Festival of lights.. October 29th, about 12.30 pm, ( it's going to be a vegetarian bash), & the 'Monica Geller' in me is getting ready to indulge!
Message me for directions & details please!
@food52 -- can you keep this on the home page, so it's not so lost?
I'm ready to commit -- how do I register?
Merrill is a co-founder of food52.
added 8 months agoYou just post your party in the comments section here -- or if you want to go to someone else's party, you can message them via their profile page.
susan g, count me in in spirit at yours and I'll count you in at mine.
Yes, I'm for a SF party. I have a big flat and could host in the lower Haight.
that would be fabulous! let's do it!
Great--count me in! Thank you for offering to host. Please let us know what date works for you and how you'd like to proceed with the planning. Happy to help in any way.
We used to live at Clayton and Frederick. Will be there in spirit.
Anyone interested in a San Francisco Bay Area party? Not sure if I could host (maybe) but I'd love to participate!
I would be interested in participating in an SF party... the bay area has to represent!!!
This promises to be an exciting time to be involved, and I'd love to offer a party in SW New Hampshire, which would be easily accessible to Western Mass, Vermont, NH and even parts of NY as far as Albany. I'd love to hear from interested people. I've got 2 already!
Can 'editors@food52' provide names or contacts?
If you think you can come, send a message.
Also, from the instructions above it seems that we can also invite guests who are not currently following food52. I'd love to bring more people into the fold, as well as meet some of you. Correct?
Susan G - yes, you can invite anyone you want - it's even better if you have non-food52ers because they will be exposed to food52 and all it's wonderfulness through your party - remember to encourage them to pre-order the book! Have a fun party!
I would love, love, love to host a Tucson, AZ party although I'm not sure how many food52-ers are out in the South West. Please get in touch if you're interested in having a cookbook celebration! I have a large kitchen to donate but with very little counter space...
I would like to wave the flag here in Central Coast California if possible. Halfway between LA and San Francisco. Advantages, I have access to a restaurant sized kitchen where we can and do turn out meals for 25 to 60 people, also it looks like Italy. Disadvantages, certain nights are off limits owing to community meals, my travel schedule, my potential jury service in November. But I would like to get an idea as to who is interested and might be available before I start working the levers with the committee I sit on.
pierino, I'd entertain the idea of something Central Coast -- tentatively going that way in the first week of Oct. I'll know for certain next week. I've got my copy on order at Diesel books!
More on Amazon; coincidentally this just arrived this morning http://sn119w.snt119.mail.live.com/default.aspx#!/mail/InboxLight.aspx?n=1491284494!fid=1&fav=1&n=1944855692&mid=5e9fd444-e2b5-11e0-a77d-00237de33606&fv=1
You'll need to scroll about half way down the page.
Boulangere I have nothing against e-readers although I'd prefer another platform than Kindle. The sales tax thing is something that Amazon has been fighting state by state bullying state legislaters. But New York and California are too big to push around. So they will start collecting sales tax in 2013. Powells doesn't collect sales tax because there is none in Oregon, but then they don't have a physical or "affiliate" presence out of state. Amazon does. Another mini-scandle involving Amazon was uncovered by the New York Times; "reviewers" getting paid (not by Amazon) to sing the praises of some product or other. So if you believe those reviews, well I have this bridge for sale.
Are there any Food52ers in Fairfield County? I am in Stamford,CT and would love to host a party if there is enough interest. I have a place in the Lofts right by the new Fairway here, which is very convenient for cooking! "LeChef's Loft Party", anyone?
Did you register your party? You should if you didn't, that way the editors can officially list it. Got to be some food52'ers in CT!
Please, please, pretty please stop referring everyone to Amazon. Amazon is evil for more reasons than I care to go into right now. Please buy your book at a brick and mortar store or an ethical on-line vendor like powells.com. Amazon doesn't want to collect sales tax in your state, whatever state that is and your schools and services suffer as a consequence. This battle is being fought in California and Arizona and New York and South Carolina, the last being a bunch of wimps for caving on it.
I often refer to sourcing questions to amazon.com. It's fast, it's easy. It employs people in its fulfillment sites. But I agree, pierino,there's nothing wrong with broadening our sights. Powells.com is a great source. On the other hand, and smack me down if you need to, a strong business presence that makes good material available to great numbers of buyers has made many publications available to many consumers. Cringing.....
I don't happen now to live in a place where I can buy whatever books I want from a bricks & mortar site. Kindle, yes. But that brings us back to Amazon. I spent a few weeks in Europe with the daughter this past summer and read 12 books on my Kindle. That was 12 books I didn't have to haul with me and pay additional airline fees to carry. The 21st century is a bitch in some ways.
I live in a city where Borders just finished closing down. I'm left with B&N and a couple of storefront used (and great) bookstores. Sometimes looking for or purchasing books has a whimsical quality attached to it. It's one of the things that convinced me it would be okay to move from California to Montana a couple of years ago. Don't even get me started on coffee or NPR. I'll own it, either way.
In short, pierino, I love you, but not all of us live where you do.
I'm a mommy with a hyperactive toddler..shopping at Target lugging a kid is a semi luxury!, I rely on amazon to get all the mommy related stuff like diapers.. Thanks for the info on powells.com will check it out..& as boulangere mentioned, my bookstore mainstay aka borders closed down..until I find a suitable alternative, given that I live in a semi rural (compared to NYC, my ex homeground) town in NJ, Its Amazon for me.. Not in a position to weigh on sales tax issues at this time in my life!
I don't like Amazon as a general rule but they are convenient and have a huge selection of items that I use all time. BTW, they do collect tax in NY state. I just looked at the receipt of a recent purchase and I paid sales tax. Maybe it varies from state to state. That said when it comes to books I always try to give my local mom and pop booksores business. If they carry the book I want I buy from them rather than Amazon.
Living in Alaska, my options are exceedingly limited. . . We have a wonderful used-books store. And we do have Barnes and Noble but they really aren't well-stocked. Sad to say, Amazon has been my salvation.
Chicago - Represent!
I am willing to host a party in Chicago, South Loop area.
please message me if interested. I am very close to Roosevelt Road El Station.
I'll participate in a Chicago pot-luck, absolutely!! Where are all the other Chicago food52ers??
My wife and I are interested in the Chicago party!
Woohoo! Chi-town in the house! I will be there. Thank you so much for hosting MaSaBeMama. I can't wait to meet fellow Chicagoan Food52ers!! (I sent you a message today, hopefully you go it.)
I'm interested in a Boston celebration if I am in town (travel a lot for business)... haven't contributed recipes yet, but love the site, love the recipes... one of these days I'll get the timing right!
sorry for the multiple posts... nothing was going through for quite a while...
I'm interested in a Boston celebration if I am in town (travel a lot for business)... haven't contributed recipes yet, but love the site, love the recipes... one of these days I'll get the timing right!
I'm interested in a Boston celebration if I am in town (travel a lot for business)... haven't contributed recipes yet, but love the site, love the recipes... one of these days I'll get the timing right!
What is the recipe for the dish on the Cover...looks yummy!!! and Easy!!!! and Healthy!!!
Zucchini pancakes here is the link
http://www.food52.com/recipes/228_zucchini_pancakes
Congratulations on this major event for Food52! I've been reading your site, using recipes, and voting for recipes, religiously since the inception! I can't wait to pick up a copy or two. I'm so happy for all the winners and for Merrill & Amanda!
Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.
added 8 months agoThank you -- and thanks for all of your contributions. By voting you've helped edit the book!
I'd love to host a party...in Nigeria! I'll make it a combined housewarming (we should have moved to our 'permanent' abode by then)! I'm going to round up some budding food52ers this side of Atlantica. Well done to all the winners, it looks like a gorgeous book!
I'll call it 'Food52 Cooks with Naija Party'.
Colorado is lovely in the fall......
Niknud, what date are you thinking of?
Congratulations to all on the birth of your first book.
I'm thinking 10/29 or 10/30 for the date. Anyone interested and available?
The potluck is set for 10/30 in the evening.
Would love to host/cohost/attend one in the DC area. I don't have a large place but can "make it work" ala Tim Gunn if needed :-D
My place is tiny also, but I know there are some amazing Food52-ers in the area, so I'd be totally willing to help/host if you'll all sign my copy!
I live in Arlington, VA and could probably host. I'm having surgery on 10/20 though, so it may not work, depending on how I feel. But please keep me in the loop! Thanks. Alene
Scroll up the comments gals - there is a Food52 Book Launch party in DC on 11/6. HealthierKitchen is hosting! You can RSVP to Mrs. Wheelbarrow.
I'd love to host a "Seattle Food52 Book Party". Let's talk about a date at our Seattle meet-up next month. :)
Yes, sounds good! So looking forward to meeting everyone and eating together,
Yes....ditto to CV's comment :)
Anyone in Montana or Wyoming or the Dakotas willing to come to Billings? I've got lots of beds, a big back yard and some great tents.
Okay, a name. Montana 52ers.
Message me here and we'll find a date.
Am I the only food52er in the entire state? Say it ain't so!
Boulangere, could we lure you to the Pacific Northwest for our party?
Well, I can't make it to your party, but I sure would like to visit that big backyard in Montana sometime! For no reason that I can remember, this originally-from-PA gal chose Montana as my favorite state for a 5th grade (i.e. 1974) report. I was so impressed because, when I wrote to the Montana tourism department for information about the state, they sent me a map! Isn't it silly that I found that to be so cool?! To this day, thanks to that fancy gift, I still have a thing for a state I've never visited. :-) Wish I still had the map!
You might not have a lot of other food52ers nearby, but you can invite anyone you know who loves to cook (or eat!) Introducing new people to the site and the cookbook via a party is totally a good thing!
Any DC people up for this? I am open to hosting...
I am up for it! I am in LC, VA but willing to drive/help host/whatever needed :-)
I think something is in the works, so keep checking!
Do they have to be on the 25th or can they be before/after?
sorry for the duplicate!
Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.
added 8 months agoThey can be any time the 25th or after.
It looks like mine will be on the 30th and I'm calling it the Upper West Side (NY) party....message me if you would like to be on the invite list!
Do they have to be on the 25th? Or can they be before/after?
Hey Austinites (and surrounding metro area), I'll be hosting Nannydeb's CenTex food52 Party.
Ya'll come, ya hear?!
we're THERE!
Attention Jersey City/Hoboken/Montclair/Newark and surrounding environs folks: We'll convene at Chez Julia in Jersey City.
Main dish will be mine: Leg of Lamb with Garlic Sauce!
Since I'm just now seeing this, I need to consult my calendar for a date. A&M: what's the time frame for these parties?
Message me, Jerseyites!
Okay folks, I'm calling this ChefJune's "Other Side of the Hudson Book Party."
Merrill is a co-founder of food52.
added 8 months agoAny time on or after October 25th!
Sorry to be so long identifying a date for the North Jersey pot luck.
Sunday November 6th @ 3 pm we'll start with the appys and bubbly.
Still looking for participants for my "Other Side of the Hudson" Book Party. I'm also really close to Lower Manhattan, if anyone wants to venture over on the PATH train.
How do we become an official host?
Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.
added 8 months agoTo become an official host, let people know you're having a party here in the comments section. Let people know where you are, and give your party a name -- like "Julie's Omaha Party" -- so people can register the correct party name for their pre-order (see the above post), and then ask people who want to come to message you through the site.
Anyone near Traverse City, MI? I would love to host!!
DO the potluck offerings HAVE to be from the book, or will any food52 recipe be OK?
Amanda is a co-founder of Food52.
added 8 months agoAny Food52 recipe!
I would love to host a party in Portland, OR. If anyone is interested, message me please!!
I'd like to try to come!
I'm planning on the 29th or 30th for anyone who is interested and able.
Evansville, IN Food52ers, email me. I would love to host a party.
AUSTIN! Let's Do This Thing!
I'm in!
Ok, I want to come to your party and want you to come to mine! : )
THAT would be FABULOUS!!! Can you come down maybe for real???
This is a great idea, I would love to host a Brooklyn, NYC area party. Anyone want to do it?
New Yorkers in Brooklyn or NYC or Long Island or anywhere around here lets plan something if not at my place in Brooklyn somewhere else. Message me if you want to do this.
I'm in!
Fantastic, I saved the invites am sending them out today but we have to set a date. Hope to hear from other NYC, LI, Bklyn food52'ers
I might try to host one in manhattan, but if not, I'd love to drop by yours!
October is a crazy month for me, but please let me know the date.
I think we should message dates to each other and through the process of elimination come up with one thats good for everyone.
If you don't host one CRS would love to have you in Brooklyn. I am just over either the Manhattan or Brooklyn Bridge in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill neighborhood.
I think we should call it Suzanne's NY metro area party since it includes more than just brooklyn.
Looks like we are narrowing down a date for Suzann'e's NY Metro area cookbook party! Probably Oct 29th or 3oth. Message me if you want to attend, include your email address I have formed a group in my address book and that way I can communicate with everyone as a group, This is going to be fun and I can't wait to meet everyone,
Anita is a vegan pastry chef & founder of Electric Blue Baking Co. in Brooklyn.
added 8 months agoLove it. Just messaged you my email!
Hey, is there still room? I'd love to join in on the Brooklyn party!
Yippee!!! Any excuse to throw a party! And, this is a damn good excuse!
Boston area food52ers, let's gather!
Sounds like fun to me!!
Let me know about Boston! Maybe I will be done with all my research proposal deadlines to be able to join you as a celebration!!!!
Oh, I hope so! I think I have many of the Boston-area folks' emails already. If you want to message me with yours Sagegreen, I can keep you in the loop for when we start planning. And, I hear you on the proposal angst - I'm trying to finish my dissertation proposal by next (ack! ack! ack!), and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my committee will declare it ready to defend.
Let me know about Boston as well.
what about the lot of us who stumbled upon food52 way after the cookbook material was compiled. I'd still love to have this on my blog even though i fit into neither tag!
Any food52ers in southern NJ?? would love to band together!!
You can still participate, throw a party, etc. - it's open to all food52ers (here from the beginning or brand new) and their friends. So, go for it, Panfusine!
Yep Rhonda35, I've thrown my hat in the party ring... Oct 29th, Lunchtime ~ 12.30 p.m, its a vegetarian potluck, but I've even picked almost all my menu choices from the book entries itself (book 1 & 2), really looking fwd to it.. Message me if anyone wd like to attend!
Oooo Oooo! Party! Who lives in the Colorado Springs/Denver area - I'll totally host!
My daughter lives in Boulder. I'll be sure she know about this.
My sister is in Boulder, too. I'll send her this as well.
Please let your relatives (self, friends, etc.) know to message me - I am totally psyched!
Sorry, posted my question in the wrong place. What date are you thinking of?
Probably the 29th or 30th....would that work for your daughter? Or it might be a good time for you to come visit her and you could BOTH come!
Oh, you have no idea how I wish! But I'll refer her to this and let her get in touch with you. I can't remember her food52 name, but her name is Lydia. I'm turning green as we speak . . . .
Hahaha - I just posted in the wrong place too! I'm blaming mine on sleep deprivation. Colorado is lovely in the fall......
It is indeed.
Ideas on how to convince my husband that it's not weird to have my 'internet friends' over to the house? He is somewhat hesitant. Convincible, but hesitant........ :)
Well, not sure if it will help, but Austin took me in as a complete stranger! Here is a fun post about our results:
http://www.food52.com/blog/search?query=ginger%27s+kitchen
Success! Husband convinced. Pot-luck on for 29th or 30th. Message for details/directions!
I'll put her in touch with you. I suspect she'll bring our Chasing Cezanne Carrot & Corn Salad.
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