Food & Sex . . . Again?

Yep, just can't keep my mind off of it - food, that is. So here I am, playing morning web hobo and roaming digital tangents between my legitimate work searches when I find "10 Recipes To Get You Laid - A Visual Cookbook for the Modern Man" by Dakota James. Never mind that I got there by way of Lot 18 / Kings County Jerky / In The Mo / Shopify (yes, I'm so link-a-licious), you know I had to stop and look around. Lord knows there's nothing more erotic then a man that cooks; and who couldn't use just one more cookbook?

What really kept me on the site was the web and book design. I'm a known sucker for interesting graphic designs and color ways. The site is simple, as are the recipes - c'mon - New York Steak in a port reduction, with couscous and grilled tomatoes? You had me at couscous. Simple stuff so you can get 'er done and get to gettin' at the plan at hand, Sam (Hmm . . . much cliche and corniness in that last sentence, but you know . . . I'm hungry!).

Published in May 2011, said recipe book also includes a Date Night Seduction Guide - including what to wear, basic cookware, and prepping your pad; along with over 300 beautiful visuals shot by photographer Julian Walter, coupled with clean, clear design by Stephanie Laursen. Not sure what to drink with dinner or wondering how much this meal will weigh on your wallet? Each recipe includes: Wine Pairing, Cost for Two, Cook Time, and illustrated Ingredient Guide and Cookware List. There is also the reminder that "You only need one", recipe that is.

For the most part, this guide is for the fledgling twenty-something that hasn't quite gotten his game together yet. Although there are some struggling 30 - 50 year old's that could use a tip or two in that direction. Know someone that could use a little help in the seduction department or just curious? Take a look at the free Shrimp Scampi chapter before you leap (you will need a pdf reader).

Today we are loving:

Dakota James, who tweets "I don't date boys who buy cheap groceries."
http://www.10recipestogetyoulaid.com
http://stephanielaursen.com/
www.julianwalter.com
http://bandjpublishing.com/

Food and Love . . .

Love and food - can they ever be really separated?

Today I'm thinking of the magnificent love of food and each other shared by Paul and Julia Child. If not for him, would we have ever been graced with the talents of the former Ms. McWilliams? One will never know. However we do know that they shared a sensual zest unlike many others and reveled in it until the end.

While a bit hokey for these days, I share with you below a sonnet written by Paul for Julia on her 49th birthday. I've got to admit - comparisons between rounded bottoms and scrambled eggs are crazy funny, but I think we all know what fueled this piece.

Birthday 1961

O Julia, Julia, cook and nifty wench,

Whose unsurpassed quenelles and hot souffles,

Whose English, Norse and German, and whose French,

Are all beyond my piteous powers to praise --

Whose sweetly rounded bottom and whose legs,

Whose gracious face, whose nature temperate,

Are only equalled by her scrambled eggs:

Accept from me, your ever-loving mate,

This acclamation shaped in fourteen lines

Whose inner truth belies its outer sight;

For never were there foods, nor were there wines

Whose flavor equals yours for sheer delight.

O luscious dish! O gustatory pleasure!

You satisfy my taste buds beyond measure. 

PAUL CHILD