Archive for October, 2007

Dad to Emily: Drop the Subject

October 19, 2007

My dad refuses to come to my website. I shouldn’t be all that surprised. He had to hang up the phone after he called to tell me that my health insurance statement had been sent to him and I warned him that he would find birth control on it. We didn’t talk for weeks after that. Later, he googled me, only to find a first-person piece I’d written on colonic irrigation. I guess the “my ass had finally lost its virginity” line really got to him.

Tonight, he called to tell me he’d seen that I’d made the July 8 New York Times. He had searched that site for my name, assuming it was safe and that he’d not find anything he didn’t want to. I told him to visit the press section of CasseroleCrazy to see more, and that there was only “one thing” that might bother him, “but I’d be happy to warn–”

“No, I won’t go to your website.”

“But it’s just–”

“No, Emily. Drop the subject.”

“But I can warn you wha–”

“Emily, drop the subject now. I’m not going to your website.”

“This is ridiculous, it’s not even-”

“DROP the subject, Emily.”

Alright. How ’bout them Chiefs?

The Third Annual Casserole Party in the News

October 18, 2007

Some great press so far for the Third Annual Casserole Party (pay no attention to those meany Gawker commenters).

Casserole Party Pictures

October 17, 2007

Some great shots from the Third Annual Casserole Party last night by Daniel Kreiger:

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More pictures here.

Casserole Party Results

October 17, 2007

My feet are recovering from the Third Annual Casserole Party (I wore heels, totally worth it though) and my belly is finally settling. The entries were (for the most part) amazing and everyone seemed to leave fat and happy.

Congratulations to the winners:

  • Grand Prize: Team Cheese Love, Zach Schulman and Graham Kelly (”The broiler” and “lots of cheese” were key to their win, according to these guys.)
  • Best Meaty: Team Practically Perfect Pairing, Joanne Phoa and Ben Hagen (I’m not exactly sure what was in it, but there were green things, and it was great)
  • Best Vegetarian: Team Combo Platter, Karol Lu (made me like eggplant!)
  • Best Crust: Again, Team Cheese Love, Zach Schulman & Graham Kelly
  • Best Non-Savory: Kockeputzi (I could not pronounce this for the life of me), Lacey Tauber and Brian Tooze, for a wonderfully sweet kugel.

Extra special thanks to our sponsors Brooklyn Label, The Brooklyn Kitchen, WORD, our judges Ruth Graham, Miriam Garron and Adam Roberts, and our entertainment Andrew Schmidt and Sammo.

More coherent prose and pictures to follow when I’m not so exhausted.

The Third Annual Casserole Party

October 16, 2007

Tonight is The Third Annual Casserole Party! For those of you who have registered or been invited (if you do not fall into one of those two categories you’re going to have a hard time getting past my big, bad doorman), here are the details:

Location: Brooklyn Label, 180 Franklin Street at Java in Greenpoint
Time: Doors at 6:00, Competition/Festivities/Eating at 8:00
Remember: your casserole must arrive with at least one teammate by 8 to be considered for a prize. There will be a cash bar, and please, please take a moment to re-read the Rules & Regulations.

See you tonight!