Comments on: Eats of Eden http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/ Josh\'s blog on life, his TV series and everything in between Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:37:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: SanDiegan http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4370 SanDiegan Sun, 15 Oct 2006 23:30:46 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4370 I tried the cake recipe after reading the book. The cake was very dry and crumbly, and I can't figure out what I did wrong. I followed the recipe, the only thing I can figure out is I left it in 5 minutes too long? Could that have affected it that much? I tried the cake recipe after reading the book. The cake was very dry and crumbly, and I can’t figure out what I did wrong. I followed the recipe, the only thing I can figure out is I left it in 5 minutes too long? Could that have affected it that much?

]]> By: Josh Kornbluth http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4369 Josh Kornbluth Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:24:30 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4369 The cake -- amazingly! -- worked out great for me, a determined non-cook. But I have to admit that, because our oven seems to get way hotter than it's set to be, I did a lot of the "toothpick test" along the way -- which seemed to work. (When you can stick a toothpick in the center of the cake and pull it out cleanly, the cake is done.) The cake — amazingly! — worked out great for me, a determined non-cook. But I have to admit that, because our oven seems to get way hotter than it’s set to be, I did a lot of the “toothpick test” along the way — which seemed to work. (When you can stick a toothpick in the center of the cake and pull it out cleanly, the cake is done.)

]]> By: Judith Bruder http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4368 Judith Bruder Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:07:31 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4368 Ruth Reichl's memoir was great fun, but her cake turned out to be a disaster. Does it really bake at 300 degrees? For 30 to 40 minutes? After 40 minutes at 300, mine was still liquid in the center. Anybody else have a problem? Ruth Reichl’s memoir was great fun, but her cake turned out to be a disaster.

Does it really bake at 300 degrees? For 30 to 40 minutes? After 40 minutes at 300, mine was still liquid in the center. Anybody else have a problem?

]]> By: Pia Gregan http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4367 Pia Gregan Tue, 18 Apr 2006 04:39:21 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4367 This was another great segment in the Josh shows. I really can't believe that he can wrangle all these great responses out of such diverse media personalities! my big question for this segment is this- JOSH! Since you mentioned that your biggest culinary experience in your memory was having a hamburger delivered to you by a toy train; was this by any chance at hamburger Choo Choo near Huntington, Long Island in the 50's? I was there too! After my parents took me to see Bambi we went to have a snack there. It was one of my most spectacular memories and influeced me profoundly! Ever since then i have always asked "how did they do that?" in all of my jobs. I figure you have too. Best of luck and your show is a very fun gift! Pia This was another great segment in the Josh shows. I really can’t believe that he can wrangle all these great responses out of such diverse media personalities!
my big question for this segment is this-
JOSH! Since you mentioned that your biggest culinary experience in your memory was having a hamburger delivered to you by a toy train; was this by any chance at hamburger Choo Choo near Huntington, Long Island in the 50’s? I was there too! After my parents took me to see Bambi we went to have a snack there. It was one of my most spectacular memories and influeced me profoundly! Ever since then i have always asked “how did they do that?” in all of my jobs. I figure you have too. Best of luck and your show is a very fun gift!
Pia

]]> By: Josh Kornbluth http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4366 Josh Kornbluth Sat, 15 Apr 2006 19:28:32 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4366 Hi, everyone: Thanks so much for all your comments! As you can see, my intrepid producer, Lori, posted the recipe while I was in Italy -- let me know if you make it, and how it turned out. (It's best when served still warm, with the cold ice cream plopped on it.) And Michael: I don't remember the name of that great restaurant, but it was in Manhattan, perhaps on the Upper East Side, and it <i>did</i> have a name like "The Hamburger Train"! Hi, everyone: Thanks so much for all your comments! As you can see, my intrepid producer, Lori, posted the recipe while I was in Italy — let me know if you make it, and how it turned out. (It’s best when served still warm, with the cold ice cream plopped on it.)

And Michael: I don’t remember the name of that great restaurant, but it was in Manhattan, perhaps on the Upper East Side, and it did have a name like “The Hamburger Train”!

]]> By: Michael Clahr http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4365 Michael Clahr Sat, 15 Apr 2006 05:43:34 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4365 On the show with Ruth Reichl, you mentioned that your favorite restaurant was one where the hamburgers were delivered on a toy train. Would thoses restaurants be "The Hamburger Train" (in Rego Park) and/or "The Hamburger Express" (in Forest Hills)? I LOVED those restaurants as a Kid! I went to F.H.H.S. ('63). On the show with Ruth Reichl, you mentioned that your favorite restaurant was one where the hamburgers were delivered on a toy train. Would thoses restaurants be “The Hamburger Train” (in Rego Park) and/or “The Hamburger Express” (in Forest Hills)? I LOVED those restaurants as a Kid! I went to F.H.H.S. (’63).

]]> By: Sue T. http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4364 Sue T. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 19:45:19 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4364 I've read all three of Ms. Reichl's memoirs and they are totally delightful, even if you're not a foodie (but who around here isn't?). I wish there were photos of her in the disguises she donned while at the NY Times! The interview on last night's show was lots of fun, and got the highest praise from my husband (who hasn't read Ruth's books) -- when Josh said goodbye to her at the end, he exclaimed, "It couldn't have been a half hour ALREADY!" The time really did fly by! I’ve read all three of Ms. Reichl’s memoirs and they are totally delightful, even if you’re not a foodie (but who around here isn’t?). I wish there were photos of her in the disguises she donned while at the NY Times! The interview on last night’s show was lots of fun, and got the highest praise from my husband (who hasn’t read Ruth’s books) — when Josh said goodbye to her at the end, he exclaimed, “It couldn’t have been a half hour ALREADY!” The time really did fly by!

]]> By: Lori http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4363 Lori Tue, 11 Apr 2006 16:32:39 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4363 Hi Sarah, Ann, Maggie, and Helen... Thanks for tuning in! Here is the recipe for the cake Josh made on the show: Ruth Reichl's Last-Minute Chocolate Cake This cake calls for a scoop of vanilla ice cream on each slice. 4 ounces fine-quality unsweetened chocolate 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter 3/4 cup brewed strong black coffee 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pan. Combine the chocolate, butter, and coffee in the top of a double boiler or in a very heavy pot, and stir constantly over low heat until melted. Let the mixture cool for 15 minutes. Then add the Grand Marnier, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Stir well. Stir the flour, baking soda, and salt together, and add this to the chocolate mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Hi Sarah, Ann, Maggie, and Helen… Thanks for tuning in! Here is the recipe for the cake Josh made on the show:

Ruth Reichl’s Last-Minute Chocolate Cake

This cake calls for a scoop of vanilla ice cream on each slice.

4 ounces fine-quality unsweetened chocolate
3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter
3/4 cup brewed strong black coffee
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch-by-5-inch loaf pan. Combine the chocolate, butter, and coffee in the top of a double boiler or in a very heavy pot, and stir constantly over low heat until melted. Let the mixture cool for 15 minutes. Then add the Grand Marnier, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Stir well.
Stir the flour, baking soda, and salt together, and add this to the chocolate mixture. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

]]> By: Helen Roberts http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4362 Helen Roberts Tue, 11 Apr 2006 03:37:31 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4362 I, like the others that commented are upset that you or she did not share her recipe with Josh's viewers. She was such an interesting and down to earth woman I may have to buy her book to get it, or was that the purpose of the cake? I, like the others that commented are upset that you or she did not share her recipe with Josh’s viewers.
She was such an interesting and down to earth woman I may have to buy her book to get it, or was that the purpose of the cake?

]]> By: Maggie http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4361 Maggie Tue, 11 Apr 2006 02:44:52 +0000 http://blogs.kqed.org/joshkornbluth/2006/04/10/eats-of-eden/#comment-4361 I just watched your interview with Ms. Richel (sp?) and wanted you to know that I enjoyed it tremendously and felt like I was standing right next to you while you were waiting for Ms. Richel to taste the chocolate cake that you baked with your son. Josh. You were cute beyond belief with your eyes darting to her every other second to see or hear what she REALLY thought about the cake yor baked. I could tell that the cake turned out fine and you were so excited about her response. Really. Too cute. So cute that I will check out her book just for that recipie and also for her writing. Oh yes. I will watch your show again. so fun. I just watched your interview with Ms. Richel (sp?) and wanted you to know that I enjoyed it tremendously and felt like I was standing right next to you while you were waiting for Ms. Richel to taste the chocolate cake that you baked with your son. Josh. You were cute beyond belief with your eyes darting to her every other second to see or hear what she REALLY thought about the cake yor baked. I could tell that the cake turned out fine and you were so excited about her response. Really. Too cute. So cute that I will check out her book just for that recipie and also for her writing. Oh yes. I will watch your show again. so fun.

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