tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post116463998591945644..comments2023-09-29T10:54:50.149-04:00Comments on Doktor Weingolb: What I think of "What to Drink With What You Eat"Marcushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1164840445424488062006-11-29T17:47:00.000-05:002006-11-29T17:47:00.000-05:00Semi: I'm working on an abridged version now. You'...Semi: I'm working on an abridged version now. You'll be interested that the kumquat will likely be cut.<BR/><BR/>Steve: Post... pre... un? You must mean black fly in your Chardonnay ironic. And I may be wrong on this one but I think WINE DIVAS contact you however they feel like it.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1164839123701185482006-11-29T17:25:00.000-05:002006-11-29T17:25:00.000-05:00Doc, I wasn't thinking of you as post-ironic. Not...Doc, I wasn't thinking of you as post-ironic. Not a guy with a snackshot. No way. I think of you as a protector of the post(and pre and un) ironic. In your last entry anyway.<BR/><BR/>Coincidentally, I've had a barrage of messages on my answering machine today from the WINE DIVA people. Don't these people use email?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1164754629221138892006-11-28T17:57:00.000-05:002006-11-28T17:57:00.000-05:00i'm afraid i had to just skim this one, cause i've...i'm afraid i had to just skim this one, cause i've got some other things to do this evening, but i will say... i think you were a little unfair to kumquats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1164754486226693312006-11-28T17:54:00.000-05:002006-11-28T17:54:00.000-05:00Natalie Maclean! Don't get me started.Steve my res...Natalie Maclean! Don't get me started.<BR/><BR/>Steve my respect for you doesn't budge, especially if you're standing up for this book bribe-free (or bribe-free to the best of your sobering recollection).<BR/><BR/>I like that you like it. I like how it inspired you to do your British food pairings. I even like how we basically agree that it seems to be un-edited research (you jump in; I turn to google). I don't think I like being called a post-ironic reader but let me get back to you on that once I erase the Alanis song playing in my head.<BR/><BR/>So here's the thing. I totally loved reading about your eels and spotted dick. I was totally unamused reading about McDonald's and still water in this book. I guess for me this book comes across as lacking the sense of humour and joie de vivre that keeps your site bookmarked over here in these parts. Though I would definitely refer to the WTDWWYE cheese pages and the wine by type pages, the remaining 95% really makes my head spin. <BR/><BR/>And by the way, the reason I posted about WTDWWYE wasn't because I am considered a promo-solicitation-worthy blogger by the authors and their publishers. Obviously I'm not -- three words: public hit counter. I did it because I'm considered an Xmas-gift-worthy blogger by many of my readers (which definitely includes most of <STRONG>MY</STRONG> relatives). Now I'm bracing for the ultimate insult to injury when I find this book wrapped up under the tree.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1164748833441739802006-11-28T16:20:00.000-05:002006-11-28T16:20:00.000-05:00Excellent rant, Marcus. You're definitely no Nata...Excellent rant, Marcus. You're definitely no Natalie Maclean. The book has some flaws but - sorry - I find it interesting and useful. Why? Because it's not a definitive guide but more of a big hodge-podge involving many opinions on the subject. It's almost like un-edited research as opposed to an answer book. For me, this is a good thing. For a non-critical, post-ironic reader (which includes most of my relatives) it may be a bad thing indeed. Is that a definitive answer?<BR/><BR/>I wrote a decent review of WhatTDWWYE which but now feel cheated since I was never approached by the authors like apparently every other blogger. Sucka. Perhaps I was manipulated by one of their agents during a forgotten night on the town. How could I be so naive? Chunks of the review were even beamed up to the Dorenburg/Page mothership. Perhaps the same thing happened to Dressner.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, the only recent solicitation I've received was by one of the <A HREF="http://www.thewinediva.com/" REL="nofollow">Wine Diva's</A> henchmen. I could smell the cheap suit over the phone. All I had to do was write a glowing review and I would be part of a million-reader media blast no doubt on my way to internet billions, a polyester yacht and inflatable broads all over the place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1164735129240820262006-11-28T12:32:00.000-05:002006-11-28T12:32:00.000-05:00I think I did read this, though if you look at wha...I think I did read this, though if you look at what Dressner said according to the Dornenburg/Page blog, you get directed to his <A HREF="http://www.becomingachef.com/media_room.php" REL="nofollow">sunny pre-review comments</A>! <BR/><BR/>The real review you point to makes some good points and strong criticisms. Hopefully my mother was reading his blog when she went on her post-Thanksgiving shopping spree.<BR/><BR/>http://www.becomingachef.com/media_room.phpMarcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221624021529319291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18717316.post-1164727651188279812006-11-28T10:27:00.000-05:002006-11-28T10:27:00.000-05:00http://www.datamantic.com/joedressner/?2226here's ...http://www.datamantic.com/joedressner/?2226<BR/><BR/>here's my fave take on the book...<BR/><BR/>Billcavemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524518542395367295noreply@blogger.com