The Samantha Files

On the Way

Your friend and mine, Peter Mulvey, has just released his dvd entitled 'On the Way'. As per the website...

"On the Way" is a 70-minute slice of Peter's performing life, featuring concert footage, clips of him performing in the subway, interview segments, behind-the-scenes snippets, and many special guests including David Goodrich, Kris Delmhorst, Jeffrey Foucault, Jennifer Kimball, Erin McKeown, Chris Smither, Sean Staples, and Anita Suhanin.

Now, I'm sure that you've already bought Kitchen Radio and Peter's many other recordings. What!?!? You haven't gotten his cd's yet? Come on now, I mentioned Peter *ages* ago. You must trust me on this one and purchase his albums immediately.

Well, I'll let it go this time. Incidentally, Peter's playing at Joe's Pub tonight if you're in and around the NYC area. Show starts at 9:30, tickets are a steal at $12.

(posted while listening to 'Charlie' from Peter's latest cd Kitchen Radio)

Food Network Marathon

Today, the Amateur Gourmet is going to watch the Food Network for 12 hours straight. I still watch a good bit of the Food Network, but have certainly branched out to new channels. My favorite shows on the Food Network at the moment:

The Secret Life of ...

Great new show hosted by Jim O'Connor. Got hooked by the popcorn show, and have loved watching Jim's antics ever since. It's a little bit Alton Brown, a little bit Unwrapped, a little bit Food Finds. Lots of fun.

Good Eats

Alton Brown's show that's required Food Network viewing in my humble opinion. How can you not like a guy who has shows and recipes titled 'The Once and Future Bean', 'Tall and Tangy Tofu Thangy' and 'Yogurt: Good Milk Gone Bad'. Oh, and check out Alton's new bathing suit on his 7/30 blog entry.

Boy Meets Grill

Ok, I know Bobby Flay has an enormous ego and sometimes his older shows were just plain bad. But I like Boy Meets Grill, his slightly abrasive and cocky NYC attitude works really well in this show. And hey, anybody who wears a sharp pinstripe suit on Celebrity Poker Showdown has got my vote.

That's all for me right now, I've got an interview for a part time job this afternoon and need to get rolling. Keep your fingers crossed for me on my other job applications that are currently out... there's a few winners in the bunch and I'm hoping to score a few interviews.

MUG

Just found the Manhattan User's Guide. Some fun stuff on here, from events to shopping to food. I just found a New York Soundtrack in their archives. Now if I could just upgrade from Windows 98 so I could use iTunes.