Though we are loathe to say it, the holiday season is almost upon us, so we’ve set our sights on making it a bit more fun. And since we happened to publish a shiny new Gilded Fork: Entertaining at Home cookbook, we’d like to help ease the stress.
By giving away free cookbooks.
Between now and the end of the year we’ll be posting a Question of the Week (which we’ll also link to from our blogs, Twitter & Facebook). Post your comments here on the CMN site and we’ll pick a random winner to receive a free cookbook. First question is at the bottom of this post to kick things off.
Or, hey, if you don’t want to think that hard, you can just buy a book. And tell your friends to buy them too, because the books really want to go to good homes.
To be sure you’re following the action, here’s where our questions might turn up:
Food Philosophy
ReMARKable Palate
Jennifer on Twitter
Chef Mark on Twitter
Facebook fan page
Good luck!
Question of the Week #1: What 5 guests (living or dead) would you invite to your perfect dinner party?
Jennifer’s guest list: Ayn Rand, Julia Child, Claude Monet, and my new pals David Rosengarten and Colleen Coplick
Chef Mark’s guest list: Jacques Pepin, David Sedaris & Amy Sedaris, JRR Tolkien, & my good friend Jaden from Steamy Kitchen!
Now you — GO! Post your guest list below! We’ll pick a winner at noon on Friday, October 9.
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Ayn Rand (philosopher), Anthony Burgess (author), Winsor McCay (author), Walter Disney (creative leader), and Rod Serling (director/writer).
My Five:
Anthony Bourdain; My Grandfather, Ignazio Dantino; Franklin Roosevelt; John Muir OR Henry David Thoreau; Eleanor Roosevelt.
Hunter S Thompson, for the obvious reasons, Jilia Childs, because I’d need a foodie to represent, Charles Darrow, because if you can’t get good conversation out of a great civil rights attorney, you’re shit outta luck, George Carlin so Hunter doesn’t feel alone and I’m kept in giggles, and Mata Hari, because every table needs a storyteller.
My mom, she started our cooking school 36 years ago. Julia Child, because I miss her humor in the kitchen. Auguste Escoffier, just to hear how things were back then. Thomas Keller, to see if I can live up to his standards and my Dad who never misses a good meal
Nita,Ginny,Doc,Diana,Jessica
Hi all, thanks for all the wonderful guests lists! As promised, we closed this contest at Noon EST on Friday, and chose a winner at random (we literally closed our eyes and scrolled, then pointed to find the winner!) You can learn who won here: http://www.culinarymedianetwork.com/gilded-fork-cookbook-winner-oct-9th/
Stay tuned here on the website next week for another cookbook giveaway. We’ll be mixing it up with different tasks for you, so keep on your toes!
-Chef Mark
Sonny Bono, Patrick Swayze, George Washington, Helen Keller, John Wayne
Jesus (the stories he could tell…)
Erma Bombeck (she could make anyone smile)
Mark Twain (infinite wisdom)
Cleopatra (always been curious if the stories were true)
My husband (We share all “big things” together)
Doc,MOM,Ginny,Nita,Jerrie Lee
I would invite my grandmothers (both dead), Julia Child, Justin Timbelake, and Chelsea Latley.
oprah,Doc,Ginny,Nita,Laurie
Hannah,Leah,Stacy,Judy and Cara
george clooney brad pitt tom criuse matt damon and roger ebert
mverno@roadrunner.com
my grandparents
Michael Douglas (he can bring Catherine Zeta-Jones along), Michael Buble, Guy Fieri, Susan Lucci
I am a mystery lover and I would invite: Agatha Christie, first Nancy Drew writer who hooked me on mystery ie: Caroline Kane, Kathy Reichs, Caroline Hart,Elizabeth Peters.
rhondastruthers at yahoo dot ca
I would invite my mother, Agatha Christie, Mark Twain, Julia Child, and my grandfather (he led quite an interesting life but by the time I was old enough to want to know about it, he was already bad with Alzheimer’s disease).
I would love to dine with George Clooney and Everyone of the Iron Chefs
mightynaynay(at)cs.com
Agatha Christie, Nero Wolfe, Carolyne Keene(The real one please stand up), Princess Diana, Peter falke
rhondastruthers at yahoo dot ca
Mario Batali, Hilary Clinton, Caridad Pineira, Bobby Flay and Rachel Ray. I hope some of my guests offer to help in the kitchen.
bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com
Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barak Obama, Diane Sawyer.
Thank you so much for having this contest. I really appreciate it. I’d invite John Wayne, Greta Garbo, Mae West, Johnny Carson and Judy Garland.
Mark Twain, Albert Einstein, Lewis Black, Pablo Picasso and Jean Basquiat.
Jennifer Aniston, Halle Berry, Taylor Swift, Marilyn Monroe, and Will Smith.
Esther & Jerry Hicks, Dr Seuss aka Theodore Geisel, Johnny Depp, Paula Deen and Ina Garten
I would invite Thomas Jefferson, Frank Lloyd Wright, President Obama, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Julia Child.
Rachelle Ray, Joe Mauer, Joe Montana, Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston
Thanks to everyone who is posting responses to this contest. It’s already ended, however, and we gave the cookbook away to the winner.
How could it have ended?? It’s Wednesday December 30th ?
This contest was for the week of October 9th. The post about the winner is here. We’re not sure why suddenly people are adding to this comment thread — was it posted somewhere with inaccurate information?
Tell you what: Since all of you took the time to come over and post your thoughts (and we love that part), we’ll give away another book from among the new entries. We’ll post the winner January 1. Thanks for checking out our site!
Daniel Craig, Hugh Jackman, Dwayne Johnson, Jeremy Renner and Scott Wolf
Tim Burton, Guy Fieri, Lady Gaga, Lupe Fiasco and Johnny Depp. THis a different mix!
I would invite some leading ladies that have always insterested me Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Britney Spears, Sarah Palin, and Jesus to bless our meal.
I would invite my mom, my grandma, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley and my Hubby’s grandpa.
george clooney,brad pitt,denzel washington,david duchovney,tom cruise
My mom, dad, allen(brother), bryan(brother), and crystal(My best friends)
Well, since this is still going (and I would love this cookbook), the 5 people I would invite is Kurt Cobain, Abraham lincoln, Phyliss Diller, Seth Green, and Jessica Alba
jason(at)allworldautomotive(dot)com
Fun!
I would invite my husband, Michelle Yeoh, Alice Walker, Lynne Rossetto Kasper and for variety Stephen Colbert
princess di audrey hepburn elvis presley frank sinatra and gene kelly thanks
Jerry Seinfeld, Will Smith, Drew Barrymore, Ellen DeGeneres, and George Clooney.
Hmmmm the seating order would read.
For Bizarre Conversation and Wit.. Hunter S Thompson
For Chic Style and sharp edges Coco Chanel
For Eye Candy and Elegant Slick style Tom Ford
For Food Art…. and Genius Thomas Keller with Grant Achatz in his pocket
since technically I should have one more seat…
For diverse interest, of Art, Food and Melting Glamour Salvador Dali
I of course would be sandwiched between Tom Ford and Thomas Keller.
Perfect Evening,
Andrea
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