Comments on: Golden Clog Award Nominees Announced

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Hey-Irvine just got canned(literally) from FN. We can all breathe a sigh of relief now. (I think QVC may be hiring)!

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Hey-Irvine just got canned(literally) from FN. We can all breathe a sigh of relief now. (I think QVC may be hiring)!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Michael and Tony, is it too late to consider instituting a Shit Brown Cloggie (aka, the Rachael Ray Cloggie) for . . . well . . . Rachael Ray? Or other worthy contenders? It’s Thursday. Plenty of time and Negronis between now and tomorrow afternoon, poolside, to think about it . . .

By: The Yummy Mummy Cooks Gourmet

The Yummy Mummy Cooks Gourmet — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Hilarious! I couldn’t stop laughing…

And kudos to you guys for giving Mark Vetri a nod. I am a big fan of his food and have always wondered why he wasn’t popping up on the media’s radar. Bad pr…now that explains it.

Kim

By: Adele

Adele — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

For those of us, who can’t make it to SoBe, is there any chance that the awards show will be recorded? Michael, is Donna down there with you, and is she even half as good with a video camera as she is with a still camera?

I’m sure many bloggers wait with baited breath in the hope that we can see the presentations.

By: Claudia

Claudia — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I second THAT, Adele!

By: Teri

Teri — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

The Sage in Iowa is excellent and we know it…so the love is here.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

French Laundry:
I forgot- Rachael Ray DID go there when she was in Rapid, didn’t she? I tried to avoid that episode.

For the record, I tip very well just to make up for Ray’s idiocy in restaurants. I also start each meal by saying “Yum-o” a lot and feigning orgasmic pleasure over dishes before spitting it out on the plate when the camera’s off.

But really, I’ll harp on it again: you guys can be SO cruel to the plains/midwest. It’s not all cornfields and cowboy boots out there! We gots some cultures too, y’know!

And the more I think about it, the more Corn Exchange beats any meal I’ve had yet, and I live in SF now. Though I STILL haven’t made it to Incanto so perhaps I’ll be changing my mind.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Three observations…

Ruhlman, your “snackblog” link also points to Eater.com.

Is it just me, or do the commenters on Eater.com seem a whole lot snarkier than Ruhlman’s blog followers?

I am delighted to see that Cloggy #2, “For being on Food Network and yet, somehow managing to Not Suck,” is dubbed The Alton. That’s even better than giving the award to Mr. Brown himself.

By: French Laundry at Home

French Laundry at Home — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Yes, Rachael, but did you tip well? The rumor mill says you’re a crap tipper who skimps by on $40 a day or some such nonsense. What’s up with that?

By: Bob delGrosso

Bob delGrosso — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Hey, whoa. That’s pretty damn funny. I’m down with this clog awards thing. It’s f-ing heuristic.

By: Rachael

Rachael — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

“LOOKING FOR LOVE IN ALL THR WRONG PLACES AWARD Nominees: MJ Adams at the Corn Exchange in Rapid City SD…”

Make fun of Rapid City all you want but I thank my lucky stars that someone great is at the helm. My dinner at the Corn Exchange back in December was AMAZING. I’m salivating just thinking about it. It’s a good excuse to go back and visit the folks! Plus the place seemingly does good business considering the fact that it’s in a podunk tourist town.

By: SwillMonkey

SwillMonkey — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

>>John Mariani for continuing to be John Mariani and do what he does so well. Which is–apparently–get free stuff;

How about an award for Tools Who Never Go Away.

Mariani was a tool back in the Prodigy days. I’m sure he got his account for free.

By: Natalie Sztern

Natalie Sztern — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

what about an award for the MOST IDIOTIC POST BY A BLOGGER of the year?

By: Snoozer

Snoozer — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

I just read that Martha Stewart bought out Emeril. That’s got to warrant some kind of special award. Emeril working for Martha? Cognitive dissonance indeed!

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Why not call them the golden cog snob awards?

Then you might need a supreme order of snobbishness award.

Nominees?

By: Natalie Sztern

Natalie Sztern — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

what about an award for the MOST IDIOTIC POST BY A BLOGGER of the year?

By: Kristin

Kristin — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

So where is Scott Bryan these days? Last I heard he was doing a fantastic job at 2941 in Falls Church, Va. I had heard last that he was supposed to be apart of 10 Downing in New York is that not happening?

By: Kay

Kay — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

They should give Robert Irvine and Jag a show together called “Phoodie Phonies” and let them cook in Mark Summers’ kitchen without cleaning up afterward.

By: ErikaK

ErikaK — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 06:00:00 +0000

Awesome! Almost (but not quite) makes me wish I was in Miami.
I love the Cat Cora award category. I don’t know who the heck Robert Irvine is either but his show is a strange train-wreck that I can’t seem to avoid (my son and husband love it).