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The Science of Chocolate: Sweet Science Lesson From KQED’s QUEST Series

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Juliana  |  No Comments >
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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, here’s another tasty science lesson from KQED’s excellent QUEST series. (See previous posts on the science of cheese and sourdough bread.) From the QUEST website: “Chocolate: It’s been revered for millennia by cultures throughout … Continue reading →

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Secrets of Sourdough: Another Great Video from KQED’S QUEST Series

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Juliana  |  No Comments >
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I recently posted a video from KQED’s excellent QUEST series, called “The Science and Art of Cheese.” QUEST’s videos and radio stories focus on Northern California science and nature—and are always engaging, informative, and easy to understand. I came across … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Chez Panisse (and the Recipe for Mrs. Donovan’s Famous Roasted Red Pepper Soup)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Robin  |  3 Comments >
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You may have heard that the other day Chez Panisse celebrated its fortieth birthday. I grew up just a few blocks from the famed Berkeley restaurant and my first memory of it was right around the time it opened. It’s … Continue reading →

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The Lazy Gourmet’s Non-Lazy Book Tour Continues!

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Juliana  |  1 Comment >
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It’s official: we are SO not lazy! The mid-summer leg of our Lazy Gourmet book tour saw us at four events in the span of two weeks, including a trip down to Pasadena’s famous Vroman’s bookstore, where we were warmly … Continue reading →

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Rock Star Book Tour, Part Two

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Juliana  |  2 Comments >
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As Robin wrote about in this post, we launched our book tour for The Lazy Gourmet a couple of weeks ago with a flurry of promotional appearances, both virtual and flesh-based. This past week marked the second leg of our … Continue reading →

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The Science & Art of Cheese: Cool Video From KQED’s Excellent QUEST Series

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Juliana  |  No Comments >
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Do you love cheese as much as Robin and I do? To help you scale your reply accurately, I will tell you that we love cheese very, very, VERY much. So I was thrilled to come across this video of … Continue reading →

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The Lazy Gourmet: Around the Web and Around the World

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Robin  |  3 Comments >
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Wowsers. It’s been a whirlwind in Lazy Gourmet Land since The Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy was released on May 1. First, our virtual tour of the interwebs took us to food blogs near and far, including Words to … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Two Lazy Gourmets!

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Robin and Juliana  |  1 Comment >
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Welcome to our new food blog, twolazygourmets.com. First let us introduce ourselves. We are Robin Donovan and Juliana Gallin, two very lazy gourmets and coauthors of The Lazy Gourmet: Magnificent Meals Made Easy (look for it in bookstores in May … Continue reading →

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