The Short: Leave a comment to play and possibly win The Ethnic Paris Cookbook.
The Long: I can't afford an International First Class ticket. It's some ricockulous price like $14,000 round-trip. That's, oh, about $13,900 over my budget.
And I wouldn't dream of subjecting you to the torture of Coach with the plebes, so you'll just have to (possibly, if you win) experience gay Paree at home with The Ethnic Paris Cookbook.
But be not ye fooled, oh ye of foolish faith. There is not one, no not one, single recipe for French bread, French toast, or French fries in the book, for do you not know how to read? The title of the cookbook is The Ethnic Paris Cookbook, which means that it is full of recipes from chefs and restaurants that are ethnic to Paris - Moroccan, Asian, Southeast Asian, African, and Middle Eastern. Strangely enough, there are no Korean recipes in the book. What, Paris too good for my people? Huh?! Yeah, probably.
I love the book. You may be wondering why, then, I am giving it away. Maybe I don't deserve love. Maybe if you love something, you set it free. Maybe I already made something from the book and now I don't need it anymore because I photocopied the recipe. (I checked. It's legal. Trust me.) I'll write in a future post about the bun I made, and by "bun," I mean "bun," not "bun," if you know what I mean.
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Winner need not be present to receive book. That's the wonder of the US Postal Service. However, in order to be legible, you must write in all block letters and promise that if you win, you will make at least one dish from the book and either 1) blog about it if you're a blogger, even if you're not necessarily a food blogger (I'm not a food blogger either, but that's never stopped me from mentioning a muffin), or 2) tell me about it via email or IM if you don't have a blog because that's all I really want in this life. Just a little acknowledgment, appreciation, and re-speck, okay? Is that so much to ask?!?!
Of course, I have no way of knowing what you actually do with the cookbook behind closed aprons. You could lie and tell me you made something, but trust me *singsong voice* I will find out. I've been mercilessly cheated on before and I've seen lots of movies, so don't think I am above putting put some teeny tiny invisible camera between the pages of the book to watch you. I S-W-E-A-R (that's "promise" for those of you who can't spell) that if you betray me, I will lose 30 pounds just so I can crawl through the Internet to your kitchen and use a citrus reamer on you in ways that wouldn't be considered sexy.
Okay! So now that we've gotten the pleasantries out of the way...
Leave a comment on this post. It doesn't really matter what you say, as no special considerations will be given to particularly eloquent or witty remarks, though I can't say that I wouldn't give special consideration to love letters addressed to me.
When the time comes, and baby, it will come, I'll (randomly) select a commenter and express my utter love for the winner in a post. Don't ask me when the time will be. I don't know. It just has to "happen." You can't put a deadline on love, you know.
tags :: food : and drink : ethnic : asian : books : cookbooks : reviews : los angeles
EatPlayLove says
Hmmm... I have a shitload of useless cookbooks..this one looks like it's actually worth owning.
smiles.. denise
SteamyKitchen says
baby, I'll come over to your house to cook if I win!
SteamyKitchen says
baby, I'll come over to your house to cook if I win!
Anonymous says
Hi Sarah
While looking for a new beer can I stumbled on your site, (don't ask) that is the great thing about the internet. Your blog said you don't like beer (about Lazy Days Ale from 2006.) My comment is try some of the Belgian Double Ales, my favorite is Ommegang Abbey Ale and really taste it. Brewed with candy sugar it is very sweet and sometimes each bottle in a six pack tastes different.
People don't understand that beer is much like wine in that the style is what is what is important. Find yourself a Belgium double ale. You won't be disappointed.
b104607 says
SARAH,
I'M TRYING AGAIN SINCE I WAS ONE COMMENT AWAY FROM WINNING THE LEE BROS COOKBOOK. AND I PROMISE TO FOLLOW ONE OF THE RECIPES & TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT!
k&h says
Hey interesting blog! I like i like.
vegeyum says
I WOULD LOVE THIS COOKBOOK. IT HAS BEEN SO LONG SINCE I HAVE BEEN TO FRANCE. AND YOU KNOW THAT ETHNIC FOOD IS VERY MUCH MY THING. NOT ONLY WILL I BLOG AND LOVINGLY PHOTOGRAPH EACH RECIPE I COOK FROM THIS, YOU WILL RECEIVE A PERSONALISED PACKAGE FROM VEGEYUM IN RETURN. (OH AND I WILL PAY FOR THE POSTAGE TOO.)
Jacob says
I like cookbooks....
susan says
HELLO.
Nicole from: For the Love of Food says
I NEED THIS COOKBOOK! I LIVED FOR A VERY SHORT TIME IN FRANCE AND WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SOME OF THE DISHES THAT I HAD WHILE LIVING THERE - THE BEST ASIAN FOOD I EVER HAD WAS IN FRANCE - HONEST!
I WILL ALSO MOST DEFINITELY BLOG ABOUT THE RECIPES I MAKE - IT'D BE SILLY NOT TOO.
CHEERS!
sarah says
woo hoo! so glad to see so many people playing along! will run "the lottery" in the next few days :)
sarah says
woo hoo! so glad to see so many people playing along! will run "the lottery" in the next few days :)
Craig says
hey sarah, perhaps i can win it and make your own April in Paris meal.
_ts of [eatingclub] vancouver says
PICK ME! I WILL COOK AT LEAST ONE RECIPE FROM THE BOOK... MAYBE FIVE! MORE THAN THAT, I CAN'T MAKE ANY PROMISES. ;) BUT, I WILL LOVINGLY POST STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS OF THE WHOLE PROCESS.
THANK YOU!
cmdrsloat says
I actually want the trip to paris, but I'LL TAKE THE BOOK INSTEAD. I'LL COOK YOU A MEAL FROM THE BOOK. That way you get to be the one to blog about it ;)
Kirby! says
CAN I HAVE THIS BOOK, PLEASE? I AM SO POOR THAT THE MAJORITY OF MY "COOKBOOKS" ARE RECIPES THAT I HAVE PRINTED OFF THE INTERNET AND STAPLED TOGETHER LIKE A COMMON HOBO. THAT IS JUST SAD. I WILL ABSOLUTELY BLOG ABOUT WHATEVER I MAKE, AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU A SHOUT-OUT FOR ALL 12 OF MY READERS TO SEE.
Kirby! says
CAN I HAVE THIS BOOK, PLEASE? I AM SO POOR THAT THE MAJORITY OF MY "COOKBOOKS" ARE RECIPES THAT I HAVE PRINTED OFF THE INTERNET AND STAPLED TOGETHER LIKE A COMMON HOBO. THAT IS JUST SAD. I WILL ABSOLUTELY BLOG ABOUT WHATEVER I MAKE, AND THEN I'LL GIVE YOU A SHOUT-OUT FOR ALL 12 OF MY READERS TO SEE.
Camila says
I absolutely love cookbooks. They are the fusion of pretty much the two greatest things of all time, cooking and reading. I have to get most of my recipes off the internet, thanks to my broke-ness and shortage of books, but it's like reading a newspaper or a novel online... just not the same. And getting sauces all over your keyboard is generally not as charming as staining a cookbook page.
So. Pick me!
EatPlayLove says
My goodness, talk about competition heating up. Maybe I should just play the lottery instead!
EatPlayLove says
My goodness, talk about competition heating up. Maybe I should just play the lottery instead!
konnie says
I COLLECT COOKBOOKS. I HAVE OVER 300, SOME DATING BACK TO THE 1800'S. MY MOTHER KEPT SCRAP BOOKS OF HER FAVORITE RECIPES THAT I INHERITED. I HAVE A 4" 3-RING BINDER OF FAMILY FAVORITES I HAVE ACUTALLY MADE, AND WILL ACTUALLY MAKE AGAIN. I ALSO HAVE OVER 10,000 RECIPES ON MY LAPTOP.
I LOVE TO COOK AND BAKE, AND TRY NEW THINGS, MY 40 MEMBER FAMILY CLAN GATHERS 4 TIMES A YEARS AT 4 DIFFERENT FAMILY HOMES TO SHARE THE HOLIDAY MEALS, AND WE ARE ALWAYS SPRINGING NEW DISHES TO TRY ON UNSUSPECTING COUSINS. WOULD LOVE TO RECEIVE THIS COOK BOOK AND
DO SOLEMLY SWEAR TO MAKE AT LEASE ONE OF THE RECIPES INSIDE, AND TAKE PICTURES AND POST ABOUT THE
EXPERIENCE.
THANKS KONNIE/MISHAWAKA INDIANA USA
Amyface says
Allow me to cook the pants off of my husband with this book! I'm inspired xo