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Jack Frost nipping on your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.
That most mellow of voices (along with Frank and Bing) transfixes me. I hear it, and I'm instantly struck with holiday cheer, which for me, means shopping for foods such as cranberries, pomegranates, and, of course, chestnuts.
Here's the thing with roasting chestnuts. The actual roasting and removing of the nut from its shell is a lot less romantic than it sounds. Every year growing up it was the same thing: We would enthusiastically purchase a big bag of fresh chestnuts, roast them, and then puncture our fingers in a desperate attempt to eke out the tiniest piece of chestnut we could find that wasn't studded with sharp shards of shell or tinged with mold.
Thank goodness someone came up with bottled chestnuts. My mom first bought them a few years ago and sent me some. I removed the bottle top and, in 5 seconds flat, was eating a chewy, moist, chestnut devoid of shell and mold. Bottled chestnuts can be found at most organic markets and Italian specialty markets. I also like Trader Joe's vacuumed-packed chestnuts.
I posted on chestnut pancakes with pancetta and creme fraiche a while back, and now it's time for a comforting bowl of soup. By February, chances are you're getting tired of cauliflower, so perhaps this recipe will re-ignite your interest.
The meaty, smoky chestnuts and fresh aromatic herbs add depth to an otherwise ordinary, creamy cauliflower soup. Use bottled, dried, or -- if you're masochistic-- freshly roasted chestnuts. For a richer soup, I suggest using cream or a mixture of cream and whole milk. For fewer calories, low-fat or skim milk works well.
I'm sending it to Lisa, who along with Holler, is co-hosting No Croutons Required, a new monthly vegetarian soup and salad event. This month they want vegetarian soups that would make carnivores salivate, and I think this velvety, rich, nutty soup fits the bill.
Creamy Cauliflower Chestnut Soup
Serves 4
Print recipe only here.
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoons olive oil
2 shallots, diced (1/2 cup)
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 medium potatoes, diced (2-2 1/2 cups)
1 medium head cauliflower, florets only (4 1/2-5 cups)
2 bay leaves
4 cups water (or vegetable broth)
8 ounces of bottled chestnuts (about 20 chestnuts, or 1 cup)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon fresh chopped rosemary
1 tablespoon fresh chopped sage
1 1/2 cups regular milk (or half milk, half cream)
15-20 cranks of fresh black pepper
a generous amount of salt, to taste
1 tablespoon butter at end
more fresh herbs and chopped chestnuts for garnish
In a deep pot over medium heat, saute shallots and celery in butter and olive oil, for about 3-5 minutes. Add diced potatoes, cauliflower florets, bay leaves, and water or broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce to low, and cook until potatoes and cauliflower are tender, about 15 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Add chestnuts, cinnamon, nutmeg, rosemary, and sage. Turn off heat, and let cool 5-10 minutes before pureeing.
Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender until smooth and return to the pot over low heat. Add the milk and salt & pepper, and stir occasionally until the soup is thoroughly combined and heated, about 10 minutes. Just prior to serving, stir in 1 tablespoon butter to the soup for added creaminess and depth of flavor.
Garnish individual bowls with fresh herbs and chopped chestnuts, if desired.
Tired of cauliflower and its cruciferous cousins? Then these recipes may be just what you're looking for:
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BW004: The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!
|"The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!"
|Episode Code
|Pokémon: Black & White
Air Date
|United States
Air Date
|October 7, 2010
|February 26, 2011
Episode Plot[edit | edit source]
As Ash and Iris travel to Striaton City, they come across large city which Ash mistakes for Striaton City. Iris explains to Ash Striaton City is the next town. Ash feels down upon hearing this, But Iris then explains to Ash that that town has a "Pokémon Battle Club", which excites Ash, who goes and checks out the Battle club. When he arrives, he sees two unknown Pokémon, and Ash checks the Pokédex. The Pokédex says: Servine, the Grass Snake Pokémon. The evolved form of Snivy. It evades attacks by slithering through overgrown trees and grasses. It counterattacks with skillful use of whips. Ash checked the next Pokémon Dewott, the Training Pokémon. The evolved form of Oshawott. It's skill of handling the two scallops as two flowing long swords is learned through rigorous training. The trainer with the Servine told the Servine to use Leaf Blade then the trainer with the Dewott told it to use Water Gun, due to water gun Servine's Leaf Blade failed. "Okay that's enough!" Ash and Iris looked at the man so said that the man went on talking. The Servine trainer ran to Servine "Are you okay Servine?" the Servine replied with a happy "Servine!" The Man welcomed Ash and Iris, then he introduced himself "I'm the manager, Don George" Iris said "I'm Iris and this is Ash Ketchum" Ash told Don George why he wanted to fight. The Dewott trainer came up to Ash "Is Pikachu your Pokémon? Well why don't you battle me?" Ash told him "I was just looking for a opponent! Let's do it!"
The Battle In the Battle Club[edit | edit source]
The battle between Ash and the Dewott trainer has begun. Iris thought to herself He was using a Dewott just now, but if he uses another water type, the Electric type Pikachu is at an advantage. Ash told Pikachu to do his best, but right when Pikachu jumped on the battle field Ash's Oshawott came out of it's Poké Ball Iris asked "What? Why did Oshawott come out?" Ash asked Oshawott "Why did you come out on your own?" Oshawott slapped the shell on it's chest. Pikachu tried to tell Oshawott to go back in it's Poké Ball, but Oshawott just pushed Pikachu. Oshawott jumped in front of Pikachu. The other trainer took a Poké Ball and threw it, a Dewott came out. Oshawott was its pre-evolved form and gasped. He went behind Pikachu. Ash put Oshawott back in it's Poké Ball. Then the battle really started! Ash told Pikachu to use Thunderbolt, the Dewott evaded the attack. "In that case Iron Tail" Yelled Ash. The Iron Tail hit Dewott the it fell down. Dewott got up. Ash told Pikachu to use Volt Tackle. Dewott evaded the attack making Pikachu hit a wall. The other trainer told his Dewott to use Razor Shell. While the battle is raging on, Team Rocket sneaks into the battle club warehouse hoping to steal some Pokémon and intel from it. However, a mysterious Pokémon jumps out at them and causes them to step back, therefore setting off the security alarm and causing them to retreat. The alarm interrupts the battle between Pikachu and Dewott.
Catching the Thief[edit | edit source]
Ash and the gang then check out what caused the alarm to go off and notices Team Rocket even though Don George has some confusion of who they were. What gives them more interest is the mysterious Pokémon that lashed out at Team Rocket, whom is thought of to be an Umbreon. This shocks Don George because the region of Unova had never seen a Pokémon native to Johto. They devise plans to capture this Pokémon. Ash decides to lure the Umbreon out with Pokémon food and gets Oshawott involved in the process. While Ash leaves Pikachu and Oshawott to do patrol, Oshawott nibbles at the food in which Pikachu tries to make it stop so the plan will not go to ruin. Oshawott then pushes Pikachu back and it causes Pikachu to be knocked unconscious by a wall. Oshawott then greedily goes at the Pokémon food, eating it nonstop. Meanwhile, Team Rocket hears about the Umbreon rumor and schemes to make another attempt to rob the battle club. They decide to distract Don George and his crew with Meowth disguised as an Umbreon. Meowth then comes to Don George only to be chased by him and his crew until Meowth intentionally blows his cover by wiping the paint off the coin on his head. Don George and the Crew are shocked at this and break down but when Meowth starts talking, Don George realizes that even though they did not see Umbreon, they still think of Meowth as a very rare pokemon because the Meowth species is native to Kanto and that it is even rarer to find a talking one. Don George and his crew then scheme to catch Meowth but Mewoth gets away from them in a nick of time. Ash finishes setting up the Pokémon food and notices the Umbreon in the process. However, it turns out the Umbreon that was roaming around the battle club was actually a starved Tepig. Ash then notices that there was rope tangled around Tepig's snout therefore preventing it from eating. Ash then rushes out to help the Tepig and tells Iris about the whole story. They manage to corner Tepig and get the rope off his snout. They then give the Tepig Pokémon food and nurses it back to health instantly. Meanwhile, Team Rocket makes their second attempt at their battle club burglary when they notice the unconscious Pikachu on the ground. They ignore the burglary and decide to steal the Pikachu, but they get caught by Oshawott. Ash brings the sleeping Tepig to Don George who tells Ash that it was left behind by an arrogant and selfish trainer after it lost to a Deerling in the Battle club. The trainer tied up the Tepig to a stake and left it there. Don George noticed the crying Tepig and tried to help it but it chewed itself loose and went after its old trainer, therefore causing the rope to accidentally tangle around Tepig's snout. When the story was over, Ash could not believe the horrible thing Tepig's old trainer did and Iris vows to teach that trainer a huge lesson he will never forget if she meets him. Tepig then wakes up and notices Team Rocket walking behind Ash. Team Rocket tries to get away on their glass dome mecha but they are stopped by Tepig and it frees Pikachu. Team Rocket then escapes. Ash gets Pikachu back and thanks Tepig for stopping Team Rocket. Iris then says that it is time for her to capture Tepig but because of Ash's care for Tepig, it prefers to be with Ash. Ash then captures the Tepig and heads out to Striaton City.
Debuts[edit | edit source]
Human[edit | edit source]
Pokémon Characters[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- This is the third episode where Ash adopts a Fire-type starter from an abusive trainer. The other two are "Charmander - The Stray Pokémon" and "Glory Blaze!".
- Tepig's original trainer will make his debut in BW079, but was unknown at the time of this episode.
- The English dub confirmed the English names of Dewott and Servine.
- This is the third consecutive Best Wishes episode in which Ash obtains a new Pokémon.
- Professor Oak's Live Caster: Battle Club
- Who's That Pokemon?: Tepig (US)

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Prussian-Monarchial Conflict
The Prussian-Monarchial Conflict
The Prussian-Monarchial Conflict was a part of the Immortal War which began in R. 2,011 as the Inquistadorial Monarchy plotted to attack the newly discovered Neo-Prussian Empire in hopes of seizing their rich system. Difficulties arose for the Inquistadores when they were joined by the VoL and the Brittanian League, the latter of which were old enemies of the Inquistadores. Thus, the invasion force became divided by distrust and a mutual desire to lay claim to as many of the rich resources New Prussia contained themselves.
Acting hastily, Inquistadorial Duchess Angelica Del Montero, suffered her first defeat in Operation Mastercutor, during which a lot of the Inquistadorial Sixth Armada was lost, as well as many ground forces, and the Duchess was subsequently captured. The Prussians didn't emerge unscathed from the struggle, losing many frigates and almost all of their outlying bases surrounding New Prussia, but the capture of Duchess Angelica allowed them to put an early stop to the invasion, forcing the Sixth Legion to hold off their attack.
In the months that followed, the Sixth Legion tried to set up bases along the planets bordering New Prussia, but they were continually harassed by Prussian Ghost Division. With morale sinking lower every day despite deputy commander Admiral Santiago's best efforts, the Inquistadores demanded and the coming of their war hero, Prince Vinambre, to the front, but he was stuck in bureaucracy at the Immortal Palace and received no permission to leave for a very long time, which bought the Prussians even more time.
The Prussian Fleet meanwhile remained at large, and was repaired and outfitted with the help of Avalanion starports.
After many months without any real action, Duchess Angelica was finally released for a ransom, making her return to the Inquistadorial High Council. However, this was all a cunning ploy instigated by the Prussian scientist Sir Bragallot, who sent a cyborg replica of the Duchess into the Council to slaughter everyone, which ultimately sent the Inquistadorial Monarchy into disarray. Enraged by the state of affairs, Prince Vinambre proclaimed himself ruler over all of Dios and left the Immortal Palace, restoring order and rallying his subjects to avenge their losses. He was joined by Duchess Angelica - who had been released shortly after her cyborg replica had done its job - and her husband Felipe Del Montero.
In the meantime the Immortal Empire, fed up with the lack of progress, sent Immortal Advisor Sharane Darkstar to unite the Sixth Legion for a final push into New Prussia. As Sharane traveled to meet her allies, however, she was ambushed by Prussian and Assyrian vessels, who'd been delivered the coordinates of her location by Duchess Angelica's cyborg replica. Though Brittanian reinforcements under the command of Admiral Grim ultimately drove the Prussians off, Sharane's ship was destroyed and she appeared to have been killed during the struggle. Despite his deputy commander Captain Jones' advice, Admiral Grim made no effort to find traces of her demise, seeing the death of the Immortal Advisor and the state of disarray the Inquistadores were in as a solid opportunity to lay claim to the Prussian systems himself.
Sharane had survived however, and, after dispatching Admiral Grim, she and her forces joined Prince Vinambre in his attack on Fort Waldstein, one of the last Prussian outlying bases and home to a powerful ion cannon which made all air attacks on New Prussia or attempts to reach it useless. Restricted to fielding infantry, the Immortal Alliance met staunch resistance, and when the attack seemed to be going wrong Sharane released the Peach Virus on the Prussian systems. She, Prince Vinambre, Duchess Angelica and many high-ranking Prussian commanders such as First Marshal Johanna all died during the struggle, their remains incinerated when the ion cannon, set to overload by Sir Bragallot, exploded, leaving a huge crater in the surface on which the battle had been fought. Duke Felipe managed to escape thanks to the help of Sir Martin Starr, and Sir Bragallot also led some Prussian survivors off the planet. An Assyrian Venus-class Destroyer commanded by Lieutenant Lex tried to purge the surface of the planet with an orbital bombardment, but was stopped by a Dragonhead-class cruiser commanded by Captain Alonso.
The undead did what the Immortal Alliance could not. The Peach Virus consumed Neo-Prussia, driving the survivors out and scattering their forces, but also making the planet and its outlying systems completely uninhabitable, and the resources the war had been fought over, inaccessible.
See also
The Inquistadores joined the Immortal Alliance as soon as the offer was made despite their reservations of siding with 'undesirable' allies such as the 'barbarous' VoL or their old enemies the Brittanians, hoping it would bring them profit, and ensure they were on the winning side.
The Neo-Prussian Empire first attempted to remain neutral, declining offers from every major alliance. Friendly contacts were established with the Akkadian Empire early on, who gave the Prussians Anti-Matter technology which the Prussian Fleet went on to use for the creation of their Mastercutor-class Battlecruisers. The Prussian Empire later accepted a trade deal with the Brittanian League, but everything quickly went downhill when a Brittanian diplomat known only as 'the Scotsman' attempted to force the Prussian Kaiser to ally the Immortal Empire. The Scotsman was killed, and though the remaining Brittanians were allowed to leave in peace, the Prussians now realized war was unavoidable, and joined the Anti-Immortal Alliance.
Later, most notably in Mission No. X and Killing Time, Prussians fought together with Assyrians. After the destruction of their home planet, the most important remaining fragments of the Prussian Empire finally decided to join the Third Alliance, relying on their resources and support to rebuild the shattered remains of their power.
Diplomacy in action
Alliances & Forces
For the Immortal Empire
The Immortal Empire - Sharane Darkstar, Seras
Britannian League Admiral Grim, Admiral Jones, Sir Rolys the Dashing
VOL - Leonidus II
Inquistadores Duchess Angelica, Duke Felipe, Prince Vinambre, Admiral Santiago, Captain Roberto
Indigenous Tribes of New Prussia - Chewbakka
Against the Immortal Empire
Neo-Prussian Empire - Der Kaiser, Sir Bragallot, First Marshal Johanna, Sky Marshal Myrna, various officers, commanders and special agents
Assyrian Star Empire - Major Skarr, Lieutenant Lex
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One summer many moons ago, my grandmother Maw-Maw and I were cleaning out her attic. (This was my maternal grandmother, Ruth Anderson Ledford.) Over in one corner, hidden behind the detritis of several generations, was a chest of drawers. As best as I can remember, it had four drawers and was made entirely of wood, except perhaps for the drawer pulls. It was even held together by wooden pins rather than iron nails.
What was so remarkable about this piece of furniture was not its craftsmanship but the identity of its maker: My grandmother's paternal grandfather, Robert Alexander Anderson (1857 – 1928). Maw-Maw was not quite seven years old when R. A. died, so this piece was a treasure to her, a reminder of a man she had barely known.
After we had finished hauling and sweeping, we were standing in her back yard looking out over the pasture toward the creek that ran near her house. We weren't talking, just standing there listening to the water bubbling across its bed and the sounds of my cousins playing in the front yard. Without turning to me, she told me that if I wanted it, I could have Grampa Anderson's chest of drawers, as a reward for helping her clean out the attic.
I was in my late teens then, but I knew what a treasure that chest of drawers was. I knew what my grandmother was entrusting me with, as well. She was well-aware of my interest in the family history. I think she knew I would take care of that piece of furniture, and through it somehow keep the memories of its maker alive.
But time passed and so did my grandmother, on Thanksgiving day, 1990. I never did get that chest of drawers. First, because I had no home of my own in which to store it, but later because I was an Army wife. I was terrified that that link to my grandmother's family would be destroyed during one of our frequent moves. I just knew it was safer in that attic than it would be with me.
After moving back to Rabun County in 2004, I visited my grandmother's home, intending to at least see if Grampa Anderson's chest of drawers was intact and moveable. My mother's siblings had been using the house for storage, and I knew the roof had been re-done by one of my mother's younger brothers. Alas, I couldn't even get through the front room, let alone could I muscle my way up to the attic.
Not long after, I asked one of my mother's sisters about the piece. I had to describe it in detail, including its location in the house, before she remembered it. "Oh, that old thing," she said with a laugh. "We threw it away."
Those were her exact words, I kid you not. I suppose the shock of hearing that it had been destroyed burned those words into my memory. I don't even remember how I reacted, but I do remember those words.
I can't blame my aunt or any of my mother's generation for getting rid of that chest of drawers. None of them likely knew its significance, or realized that it could be fixed and maintained for another generation or two to enjoy and treasure.
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Game of Life Distributed: Preamble
Since the Game of Life simulation can be parallelized though domain decomposition of the grid, as I described in my last post, the parts of the decomposed grid can be placed on different nodes of a distributed cluster or network of workstations. Parallelizing code for distributed memory processing presents different opportunities and challenges from doing a similar conversion into a shared memory environment. I'm planning to touch on some of these opportunities and challenges with Game of Life as a model problem. But before I do that, I want to do a rudimentary review of distributed memory parallelism and message passing libraries. (I've only written about shared memory parallelism to this point and I want to make sure we're all using the same vocabulary.)
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If you're familiar with the Message-Passing Interface (MPI) library and programming multiple processes on a cluster of nodes, you can probably skip over the rest of this post and look for the next one, which details a distributed memory version of Game of Life. Just for fun, if you're not going to finish this post, you should have a bowl of Life cereal (or even go out and buy yourself a whole box to snack on) between now and then.
As the name implies, the concurrent computations are distributed from each other across separate nodes in the system. The MPI specification has a couple hundred different functions. This seems like a lot (and it is), but you really only need to master six different functions to be able to write just about any parallel computation you can imagine. These six functions are:
When you launch an MPI application a number of processes are started, typically one process per node in the cluster. Before any other MPI function can be called, each process must call
MPI_Init() in order to prepare the process for execution within the MPI runtime. At the end of the computation, or at least after all message passing has been completed within the process, a call to
MPI_Finalize() will free up any memory allocated by the MPI library.
Part of the MPI initialization is to place each process into the global communicator. MPI uses communicators to define communication patterns between processes. Every process will be part of the global communicator, known as
MPI_COMM_WORLD. The function
MPI_Comm_size() returns the number of processes that are contained in a given communicator. Calling this function with the
MPI_COMM_WORLD communicator allows the calling process to know how many total processes were launched. Within a communicator, each process will have a unique identification number or rank.
MPI_Comm_rank() returns the rank of the calling process within the specified communicator. Processes are numbered from 0 to
In many of the MPI programs I've written, the first three executable lines were something like the following:
MPI_Init(argc, argv); MPI_Comm_size(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &num_procs); MPI_Comm_rank(MPI_COMM_WORLD, &myid);
This sets up each process in the
MPI_COMM_WORLD communicator and lets it know how many sibling processes there are in the execution (
num_procs) and its place within that family of processes (
Where threads simply write a value into a shared location in order to share data between themselves, nodes in the cluster have nothing shared. Each node is connected to one or more other nodes through a network and there are functions to communicate between processes across the network wires. This communication is used to share data and tasks between distributed processes. The rank of a process is used as a destination and a source for sending and receiving messages with the last two functions from the list of six.
MPI_Send() function performs a blocking send of the specified data to the specified destination. The parameter list includes the address of the local buffer memory containing the message (data) to be sent, the number of elements in the message, the data type of the elements, the rank of the destination process, a user-defined integer tag (to differentiate messages from the same process or to label a message's contents), and the communicator to be used. It is a "blocking" send because the caller is blocked until the message transfer is complete.
On the other side of the network, a process calls
MPI_Recv() to perform a blocking receive of the specified data from the specified source. The parameter list includes the address of the local buffer to store the received message (data), the number of elements in the message, the data type of the elements, the rank of the process that is sending the expected message, a user-defined integer tag, and the communicator to be used. It is a "blocking" receive because the caller is blocked until a message with a matching tag and source is received. Even when there are other messages sitting in the node's message queue, if none of those messages has the right tag and source, the
MPI_Recv() continues to block the calling process. This is like waiting for a love letter to arrive in your mail box. Until you find that red envelope (tag) from that special someone (source), you will ignore all other letters (even other letters from the right source in white envelopes or letters in red envelopes from other people). MPI does have a facility to match any source rank or any tag with wildcard parameters to avoid delays when multiple source processes may be sending data.
One favorable consequence of having to share data through an explicit send and receive protocol is the fact that there can never be a storage conflict (data race) between two processes. However, this deliberate need to send and receive messages between processes can be a difficult concept to programmers that are unfamiliar with parallelism or those that have done exclusively shared memory parallelism.
While there are no data races, there is the chance that processes can deadlock if you are not careful in how the communication between processes is established. The easiest example of this is when processes need to exchange (send and receive) data with some other process. If each process first attempts to receive data from the sibling process, all processes will be blocked since no process will be sending data to satisfy the blocking receive function call.
One way to avoid such a situation is to use non-blocking, or asynchronous, sends or receives. With an asynchronous send, the sender does not wait for the message to be buffered by the MPI runtime and execution returns to the sending process. To ensure that the correct data is sent, the sending process must not modify the contents of the local message buffer memory until it has guaranteed the message has been sent.
For asynchronous receive, the calling process notifies the system that it has a buffer prepared to receive data from another process. Control is then immediately returned to the calling process, which continues on with processing; however, nothing should be read from the receive buffer until the process guarantees that the message transfer has been successfully completed. Deadlock is avoided by allowing a process to post several receives, regardless of whether the sender has actually sent the message or not, and then block for the messages only when the data is required.
I've glossed over a lot of the nitty gritty details of the functions described, but I just want to give you a simple peek into the modest details of programming for distributed parallelism. Also, there are other MPI functions that make processing messages and coordinating the computations between processes so much easier than the two basic point-to-point communication functions I've just described. Perhaps we can delve into those at another time.
One final consideration that I want to impart to you, before I run out of space here, is the fact that transforming a serial code to a distributed memory version requires that the whole program needs to work with whatever distribution of work and data you implement. If you add threads to a serial code, especially when using something like OpenMP or Microsoft's Task Parallel Library, you can get away with adding parallelism a little bit at a time. Since all memory is shared, if a portion of the code remains serial, that code has access to all the shared data that was touched or computed on by threads. You can modify other portions of the application at a later time if you want to increase the performance. Not so with distributed computations. Since the "shared" data will be divided and stored across the nodes of a cluster, all computations that access such data need to be coded to exchange data through the messaging library if the required data is no resident of the node. Thus, the whole application must be modified, then debugged and tuned. It can be a big undertaking, so be sure to stock up on plenty of snacks, like Life cereal, for when it gets sticky.


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One of my favorite salad toppers is freshly toasted nuts. And if it's an extra special occasion (or just a regular evening that you want to turn into something special), the nuts get coated in sugar and even spice. You can buy them like this already (e.g., at Trader Joe's) and some places have even started marketing them, for example "Meshuga Nuts" (I could not find the link), but I like to buy the raw shelled nuts and make my own to add whatever spices and level of sweetness I fancy on a given day.
This recipe is pretty easy, but does make a little bit of a mess. The nuts are great to snack on and are wonderful as an appetizer, with cheese, or served in pretty little bowls alongside dessert. They also make nice gifts
I find pecans work best because they have nice little grooves that capture all the flavors. Walnuts should work equally as well from this grooved perspective; almonds might not have great grooves, but they are another favorite of mine in salads.
Sugared and Spiced Nuts, some guidelines
Don't be afraid, there's a lot of verbiage here and it looks scary, but I'm just walking you through the process and warning you about all of the mistakes that I have made along the way so you won't make them!
Any nuts will work, but my preference from a texture perspective is pecans. I also like making plain sugared almonds. Any spice mixture will work — experiment on what you prefer. I have listed here my favorite and detailed how I make these nuts in such a way that they do not end up one huge sheet of nut brittle, rather separate nuts with a slightly crumbly spicy-sweet, slightly gritty texture. These are not sticky.
Makes ~2.5 C
1 lb pecans
1/3 C white sugar
1/3 C brown sugar – this helps with the texture, but you can use all white sugar
Basic mild spice mixture:
1/2 t hot chili powder
1 t curry powder
1/2 t cumin
2 T water to help spread spices
I like mine a bit more spicy and sweet and salty, so I added the following (after tasting the initial coating): additional 2 T sugar; 1/2-1 t cayenne pepper; additional 1/2 t curry powde; 2 large pinches kosher salt; additional 1-2 T water to help distribute spices
Prepare foil-lined baking sheet to catch nuts when the are ready to cool.
Dry toast pecans (1 lb) on large skillet set at medium heat. Constantly move skillet around to avoid burning the nuts — this takes about 5-7 minutes.
Add sugars and spices and continue to move the skillet around to help sugar melt and liquify. Adjust your flame/heat between low and medium to your own comfort. Again – do not let the sugar or nuts burn. This can and will set off your smoke alarm (I've done it before!) and you might have to throw out the whole batch! You have to watch pretty carefully. One moment you have a pile of sugar and a few spices, the next, a column of smoke. But, with practice, it gets easier. If you add water early, burning is less likely, but I don't find the texture works out as nicely. So, keep moving the pan/skillet around and eventually the sugar will melt into a nice light brown (very hot – DON'T TOUCH!) liquid.
Coat the nuts evenly with this mixture of sugars and spices in the pan with a non-stick spatula. Don't worry if the sugar starts to re-crystallize or if the spices haven't distributed perfectly evenly … that's what the water is for. Add the 2 T water to essentially deglaze and get all the bits that are stuck to the pan to unstick. This also helps with give the coating the desired texture — a little gritty rather than smooth. BUT, note, when you add the water, it will splatter a bit (see the bits of my stove top that I just couldn't crop out of the picture…), so stand back.
Allow nuts to cool a bit and taste to see if any additional spices, sugar, etc. is necessary. After tasting, I decided to increase the sugar, spices, and add some salt (as outlined above). Note, the salt enhances the sweetness in the mix (as in fleur de sel caramels). Again, allow the sugar to caramelize and melt as the spices get fragrant. I added 1-2 T water to help distribute the dry ingredients evenly across the nuts.
Spread nuts out evenly on the foil-lined cookie sheet and allow nuts to cool for 5-10 minutes. They should not be sticky.
Nuts can be stored in an airtight container for about a week, but they typically don't last that long in my home.
– cinnamon, sugar (this is a simple one that can work for Passover)
– cumin, sugar, cayenne or other peppers
These nuts are wonderful on a classic salad of spinach or baby greens, beets (even from a can if you're in a rush!), pears, pickled onions or regular shallots, and chèvre. Salt, pepper, olive oil, and balsamic to dress.
I've also thrown them on a similar salad of whatever I had in the fridge – spinach, apples, and feta. Since the feta is pretty salty, no need to put salt in the dressing. Not as good as the first combo, but the nuts made it taste pretty special.


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The days before Easter Sunday are hellish for supermarket workers in Italian-American cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia, and Providence. That's because every Italian woman, whether practicing Catholic or not, will be storming her local supermarket to purchase an obscene amount of eggs. (My mom used to buy between 12-15 dozen every year.) Lord help the poor dairy manager who runs out of eggs.
It's a sight to see. A gaggle of women trying to box one another one, in an effort to select the best eggs. It's the older Italian ladies who are most successful; they have honed their skills over the years. After all, they need to stockpile eggs. How else will they make deviled eggs, braided sweet bread, sausage bread, and a host of pies?
Every Italian Easter table will have one or two savory pies, such as pizza chena (meaning "full pie"), a massive two-crusted pie filled with eggs and various Italian meats and cheeses and pastiera Neopoletana, a time-intensive pie made from ricotta cheese and soaked wheat kernels.
The jewels of the Italian Easter table, however, are the sweet pies, namely custard, ricotta, and rice. Custard pie should be dense, creamy, and mile-high. Italian ricotta pie (torta di ricotta), an Italian cheesecake closely associated with Easter, is typically laced with citrus flavors but can also be made with nuts and/or chocolate.
Rice pie (torta di riso), which is served only at Easter, is like a cross between rich ricotta pie and creamy lemon panna cotta (an Italian cooked cream). It is made with eggs, rice (usually arborio), ricotta cheese, and citrus (usually lemon). It tastes best on the Monday morning after Easter for breakfast.
Since Jeff and I won't be in Rhode Island for Easter this year, I wanted to have a taste of Easter in San Diego. There are only two of us, so I had to be selective. I chose one traditional pie, Italian rice pie with lemon, and one with a modern twist, Chocolate-Orange Ricotta Pie with Sambuca Spiked Strawberries.
Rather than make my grandmother's famous Italian Ricotta Pie with Pineapple, I wanted something a little different this year. Instead of pineapple, I added orange zest and melted chocolate, a pleasantly sweet and citric combination. As the ricotta cooks it seeps into the bottom crust making it almost cake-like, while the edges retain a satisfying flakiness. Each serving is enhanced with a topping of sambuca spiked strawberries. The sambuca's mild anise flavor highlights the natural sweetness of the strawberries and pairs beautifully with the creamy ricotta.
I just looked at the clock. It's 7:53 am, so I've gotta run. I want to be at market when it opens at 8am and the shelves are fully stocks with eggs. I'm not taking any chances. After all, San Diego has a sizable population of Italian women.
Italian Chocolate-Orange Ricotta Pie with Sambuca Spiked Strawberries
Makes one 9-inch pie.
Print recipe only here.
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 stick unsalted butter (chilled)
1 extra large egg or 2 small eggs
1-2 tablespoons ice water
1 cup sugar
the zest of 1 large orange (about 1 tablespoon)
2 teaspoons cointreau or orange extract
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pound ricotta, drained (minimum 2 hours, or preferably
1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted and stirred until smooth
Sambuca Spiked Strawberries:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup water
5 cups sliced strawberries
2 tablespoons Sambuca (an Italian anise flavored liqueur), or more if you'd like a stronger flavor
2. If you don't have a processor, then combine the dry ingredients in a bowl; add chunks of chilled butter, and using a pastry blender or two forks, chop the butter until it resembles little pebbles. At this point, add the eggs and ice water, and stir with a spoon until the dough begins to form. Using your hands and working the dough as little as you can, form a ball, and transfer it to a lightly floured surface. Knead until the dough holds together. Form the dough into a ball, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate while preparing the filling. You can keep the dough in the refrigerator for up to 2 days before continuing.
3. To make the filling, add the eggs, sugar, orange zest, and cointreau to a large bowl. Using a hand-mixer on medium-low, mix until well combined. Add the heavy cream, cornstarch, and cinnamon, and beat on low until well combined. Stir in the drained ricotta and melted chocolate, and mix with a rubber spatula until well combined. Place bowl in the refrigerator.
4. Place a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 450 degrees F. Coat your pie plate with cooking spray. Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured surface and roll into a 10- inch circle. Transfer the dough to the prepared pie plate, gently pressing it into the bottom and sides. Prick the bottom of the crust a few times with the tip of a fork. At this point, set the crust in the freezer for about 15-20 to get it really chilled, which will make for a flakier crust.
5. Remove the chilled crust from the freezer and pour the filling to about 1/4 of an inch below the top of the crust, as it will puff up slightly when baking.
6. Bake at 450 degrees F for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 325 degrees F and cook for 25 minutes, or until the filling puffs up, turns golden, and is "set," meaning it should not be jiggly when you gently move the pie plate. Remove from oven and let cool on a rack. Serve at room temperature or chilled.
7. For the strawberries, bring water and sugar to a boil in a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. Lower the heat and simmer for about 8-10 minutes, or until the sauce begins to thicken slightly. Add the strawberries and cook 2-3 minutes, or until soft. Turn off heat and stir in sambuca. Cool slightly before serving. If not using immediately, re-heat slightly if the syrup hardens.
Note: If you have some extra filling left over, you can pour it into a small baking dish or ramekin for a crustless version. Just reduce the baking time.
You might also enjoy these Italian dessert recipes from Food Blogga:
Italian Easter Rice Pie
Italian Easter Ricotta Pie with Pineapple
Italian Lemon Egg Biscuits
Here are more creamy ricotta desserts you might enjoy:
Ricotta Pound Cake recipe at Proud Italian Cook
Orange and Chili Pepper Ricotta Cheesecake recipe at Kitchen Unplugged
Fresh Ricotta with Warm Honey and Cinnamon recipe from Souvlaki for the Soul


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Family & Social Life
Donations to the Museum have preserved irreplaceable evidence about generations of ordinary Americans. Objects from the Copp household of Stonington, Connecticut, include many items used by a single family from 1740 to 1850. Other donations have brought treasured family artifacts from jewelry to prom gowns. These gifts and many others are all part of the Museum's family and social life collections.
Children's books and Sunday school lessons, tea sets and family portraits also mark the connections between members of a family and between families and the larger society. Prints, advertisements, and artifacts offer nostalgic or idealized images of family life and society in times past. And the collections include a few modern conveniences that have had profound effects on American families and social life, such as televisions, video games, and personal computers.


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Note: This post was written during the holiday season of 2011, but not published due to the hectic schedule of the author during that time.
This is the time of year for gift-giving and thankfulness, and it brings to mind two of the main reasons why I spend so much time sharing transcribed documents and helping others with their research.
When I was just beginning to research my family, I had no clue where to turn for help. There were no classes or lectures available nearby, and the local library and historical society shunned genealogists (but, curiously enough, not historians, our kissing cousins). I was, however, very fortunate to know several other historians and genealogists, people who helped me, one way or another, whether they knew it or not.
Among those early mentors was my high school history teacher, the late Mike Cannon, whom we called Coach Cannon. As part of our history class, we had to survey a local cemetery and turn it in. At the time, I had no idea why Coach Cannon asked us to do that, but later I realized that he was helping the historical society gather information on the local cemeteries. Over the years, Coach and I would run into one another and share genealogical information. When the Internet came along, we corresponded by e-mail. He was one of the reasons I kept trying, and I do greatly miss his counsel.
Another long-time mentor is Mrs. Odell Hamby, who, coincidentally enough, was my fifth-grade teacher. Mrs. Hamby has long encouraged my interest in genealogy, and has been a key source of knowledge about this area's history. She, Anne (Grist) Dickerson, Mary Elizabeth (Vickers) Law, Dr. and Mrs. Short, George Prater, and Coach Cannon formed the core of the local historical society. All were instrumental, in one way or another, in fostering my lifelong obsession.
Elaine (Randall) English, whose cemetery surveys I've so often mentioned, has been not only a considerable help with my research, but is a friend as well. She has pointed me down the right road on many occasions, so often I have lost count, and shared innumerable documents and stories. I have never told her this, but it is Elaine's early online transcriptions that inspired me to do the same. In many ways, she is directly responsible for the hundreds of pages of transcribed records that form the core of my records and resources web site.
It would be impossible to mention everyone who has helped me, in one way or another. For instance, my mother, grandmothers, and aunts all deserve kudos because each has graciously shared stories, pictures, and whatnot, but if I tried to mention all of them, I assure you this post would be much longer.
My point in mentioning these mentors, informal or otherwise, is to acknowledge both their help and the reasons why I share so much information, seemingly for free, and am willing to, in my own way, help other researchers; and that is not only to pay back the help given to me, but to pay it forward as well.
What do I gain from all of this work? That's also a long list, but the short version is that I've made many friends, met a ton of cousins, and helped more people with their research than I can count. In doing so, I have also laid the groundwork for several personal projects, both because of the experience I've gained helping others and because of the many records I've transcribed and made available. I have to admit that I like oddball records, and that trait has helped me find and understand a variety of records other genealogists seem to overlook. One day, I'll turn that knowledge into an article or lecture, but for now I enjoy hearing that those quirky sources have helped someone make a connection.
So yes, I'm paying others back for the help given me, and paying that same help forward, but I'm also gaining tangible benefits from the effort. Although I do make money from a good bit of my work, the biggest benefit I gain from helping others is not pecuniary, but satisfactory: the satisfaction of helping others, of knowing that I have grown as a genealogist and as a person, a satisfaction that is in many ways more fulfilling than any monetary reward.
Will spin-offs of my "free" work eventually be used to earn my living? Absolutely! But that lessens neither their value nor the benefits received by the giver or the givee. As long as I am able, I will continue to pay back all the help given to me over the years by paying that same help forward. It's a simple way of saying thank you, but a lasting one.


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Tuesday, March 01, 2005
All That's Wrong - PLUS!
"this is a market in which collectors are even queuing up for works by kids who are still in art school—like Alison Fox, a painter in Hunter's grad program whose current one-woman show at the East Village's ATM gallery sold out before opening night, according to gallery owner Bill Brady. He's quick to add that the British collector Charles Saatchi and the Guggenheim were among early buyers for the paintings (priced at $1,400 to $5,000), and that Fox already has a twenty-person waiting list for new work. "My list isn't full of speculators," he insists."
Um, please correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that Zach Feuer's wife?
56 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I just threw up a little bit.
- Mountain Man said...
Oh my god. So many things are making sense now. Like the Hunter/LFL connection. Why are all of a sudden all of these Hunter students getting all the attention??????? Makes me sick. Really. Thank you for pointing this out.
- Anonymous said...
Um.....Ok this is wrong on so many levels. Not only are all these collectors lining up to buy questionable work from total unknown babies, while people who have been working steadily for years making great work languish. But also, I just have to say, I went to Hunter. I guess I graduated at the wrong time, a few years too early!!! Because none of this was happening then. I feel like I missed the boat. I have been trying so hard to get my work out there and there is just SILENCE everywhere. You can hear a pin drop. NO RESPONSE.
- Anonymous said...
I just checked out her work at the ATM gallery website. Not only is it derivative and unfocused, but it seems to me she is ripping off Dana Schutz. How can this be? This should be a scandal. Insider trading or something.
- Anonymous said...
This may be a big mistake, which just fans the flames, but I would like to respond to the above post and all of you.
Alison Fox is my wife. Her dealer, Bill Brady at ATM Gallery saw her work at the open studios at Hunter and offered her a show without knowing my relationship to Alison.
The collectors who purchased the work bought it for the same reason anyone buys a painting. They wanted to own it. I do not know most of the collectors who purchased her work and have not been selling her work.
Alison has been very strong willed in refusing any help from me, and has insisted on doing things her own way. The only thing I've done is send out some postcards and an evite (which I think most husbands would do for their wife's show)
It's much harder to make it in the art world as a woman (see the last 50 years of auction results for female artists vs. male artists), and much, much, harder when you are referred to as someone's wife. In many ways her relationship to me has made people judge her work harder (your posts are proof of this). No one wants anyone to get a free ride, and Alison certainly is not. She is a talented, hard working painter, and I hope you can all see her show and judge it at as you would the first show of any emerging artist, not the wife of a dealer.
As far as the Hunter/LFL connection, I am not sure what you mean. Here is a list of where each of the American artists I show went to school.
3: Yale: Luis Gispert, Justin Lieberman, Jeff Reed
3: Columbia: Tom McGrath, Dana Schutz, Tim Lokiec
2: Minneapolis College of Art and Design: Jin Meyerson, Aaron Spangler
2: SVA: Stuart Hawkins, Phoebe Washburn
2: RISD: Danica Phelps Paul Ramirez Jonas
2: Museum School: Ridley Howard + Holly Coulis
1: UCLA: Rob Thom
1: Hunter: Jules de Balincourt
1: SF Art Institute Simone Shubuck
Zach Feuer
- Damian said...
Dude I'll respond to all commenters here. I may talk about myself in the third person just because it annoys me when others do it and I've never tried it before.
So first I don't think Alison is a baby fleshing out her first body of work just because she is only 27.
Damian got his ACDC album when he was 9 and mastered all the songs on his guitar when he was 9 and a quarter.
Maybe Alison started painting when she was 9. Maybe she likes ACDC.
OK, Zach says she didn't get any help from their relationship. Bishop. For real, who dosen't get somewhere in the art world by knowing someone. In fact everyone says you need to. Damian got his first record deal because his mom knows this lady whos son's girlfriend works as a secretary at Virgin.
There you go!
And yes, Alison's work looks a lot like Dana Schutz's without the people. Might I make some suggestions? Maybe liven up the color pallet with some reds, burgendies and scarletts. And more black, as a general rule of thumb, all you painters out there, you can never use enough black. Damian applies this rule to his wardrobe.
- Anonymous said...
Zach Feuer, you handled this one like a true professional--
Um, Martin? Hate to call this one out (I wouldn't normally expect this from you), but who cares who Allison Fox is married to? I don't know the woman or her work, but I do know that art history is riddled with such interconnections, as is the world at large. And though both fortuitous and not-so-lucky situations grow from those relationships, partnership is a fact 'o life, a fact 'o the art world, and doesn't make anyone a lesser or greater artist as a result (and this is about the work, right?) We have better problems to stew over in the blogosphere, don't you think? I mean, the Gates project has been extended, afterall...
And as for the Hunter kids and all--why so bent? Go back to your studios, make good work, and the rest will come as it may. Hint: Sniping about it online isn't going to draw the interest of anyone, let alone gallerists or collectors who you say you don't care about, but are obviously obsessed with. Every great artist was once an "total unknown baby."
Let's play "think about it,"
- Martin said...
Zach – I'm in Richmond, and I knew Alison was your wife. Are you trying to say Bill Brady is a moron? That post would have gone up even if you weren't married, only without the "PLUS".
Viewing her show "as you would the first show of any emerging artist" would be easier if it hadn't sold out before it even opened to buyers including the Guggenheim and Saatchi! Give me a break!
The work isn't bad at all but certainly doesn't warrant that kind of fever-pitch attention.
Sarah – No problem, you haven't called anything out, except perhaps your eagerness to maintain the status quo. Why are you so over-invested so early in your career?
I don't think the previous commenters are doing their on-line sniping to draw the interest of gallerists or collectors – they are posting anonymously. I think they're just pissed.
And no, none of this is at all "about the work".
Christopher Mason – Writing an article about corruption, unfairness, and cronyism in the art market and not mentioning that the young art student who hits it big is the wife of the hot dealer quoted? Do your homework!
Enraged Commenter – "Collectors lining up to buy questionable work from total unknowns", "while people who have been working steadily for years making great work languish". I completely agree with you. It's rotten.
My advice regarding that silence? Make some noise!
- Anonymous said...
As a reader from Philadelphia, I'd love to see you cover more shows going on in Richmond. Richmond has a great art community, but it really needs someone like you to let us know what we should see and keep an eye out for. Fallonandrosoff.com here in Philly has become a terrific resource in that way because they go to see almost everything and write about it and include images.
What's going on at Chop Suey? 1708? Artspace? Anderson Gallery? Where else should we be paying attention? What about a Best Of 2004 list?
- Anonymous said...
Whoah, cowboy. Who's not interested in their career? It is, afterall, how I make a living and how I assume you make a living, too. If you weren't interested in your own, then why bother with this blog? Why link to Oliver Kamm and take pot shots at Zack Feuer's wife? Why send your slides to museums? I do not agree (as evidenced by my own writing on my own blog) with every aspect of the art world and how it is run, but I understand that the same connections and coincidences that unite the greater buisness world also pepper the art buisness world, which is just that--a buisness. Should Allison Fox never get the chance to show her work because she's married to an art dealer? Would that make you feel any better your own situation as an artist? (and BTW the "it's about the work, right?" comment was meant sarcastically--you don't need to point out to me how NOT about art the art world can be at times. Same goes for the basketball world or anthropology world or spelunking world, I'd suspect.)
I've written before about blogs and their usefulness--I wanted to call you out for using a blog entry to hurt an artist rather than to help the cause, and I decided to point that out in your comments section rather than in a post on my own site. I read you daily, consider you a blogger compatriate, and do not aim to make enemies anywhere. But I think you jumped to conclusions here--about a painter who's situation you can only speculate about.
There's nothing radical in such a gesture, I think, and that's all I'll say about it.
- Martin said...
I'm sorry if anyone has read this as a "potshot" taken at Alison Fox. It isn't meant to be at all, but as usual when you (or rather I) try to talk about something using specific examples the larger point tends to get lost - with too much focus on the example. The problem is that if you talk about something WITHOUT using examples one gets knocked for that too.
Of course I'm not saying Fox shouldn't paint! I don't even have anything to say about her work, as I have only seen it on the ATM website. I also thought I made it clear in my last comment that my post would have gone up EVEN IF SHE WASN'T Feuer's wife (minus the "PLUS"). I am trying to call attention to and ridicule the SITUATION. I am NOT trying to hurt an artist, I AM trying to help the cause.
I wrote in an earlier post that Dominique Nahas and Margaret Evangeline are a couple. Evangeline had a solo show at the Palm Beach ICA at the same time that Nahas was an associate curator of the Palm Beach ICA. I'm certainly not saying Evangeline is a bad artist or should stop working. Where was the outrage over that?
The different responses (comments and e-mails) I get from artists vs. art industry workers is STRIKING! Artists are miserable!
Sarah - if you want to continue the discussion would you rather e-mail me? I am grateful for the non-anonymous exchange.
- Anonymous said...
It seems to me that Martin only set a stage for his readers could think, react and realize that various situations exist with various connections, coincidence or not.
It seems to me the ones that are pointing fingers and so-called "out of order" are some of the commentors. I think that the ability for a blog to gather all of these opinions is great.
If you reread the original post the implications are there, maybe, but not putting anyone down or calling anyone out or any hurt. Just a fact. A fact! Take it as you will.
I guess he could lie from here on out if we prefer the over mediated experience of a bush administration twisted truth!
too common
- Anonymous said...
It's funny you mention the Bushes - I've heard him described as someone who was born on third base but thinks he hit a triple. It seems the art world works the same way. No wonder Mr. Fouer can't understand what's being said here. Or maybe he did pull himself up, I don't know... He's acting like a Republican...
This isn't to bust on Ms. Fox or anyone else, but what us ground-level artists are pissy about is a pal-ocracy being made out to be a meritocracy. Ms. Fox should go for whatever she can - but she shouldn't fool herself about it being only about the quality of her work.
- Anonymous said...
I take great offense to it being suggested I was born on third base or being compared to a Republican. If you do a little research you'll see that I started as a struggling art student and did an apartment show in a $600 a month space in Boston that grew into my current gallery. I started in my apartment because I thought the scene in at the time was not covering all the bases – it felt exclusive and boring, and I wanted to do something about it, I guess it worked when people post complaints like these.
I've done this gallery with no budget and worked hard to get here. I've promoted my artists, and the artists I believe in as hard as I could and it paid off. I have no trust fund or family in the art business so the third base comment is really out of line. If all the negative "anonymous" posters would do something instead of complaining the art world would be a much better place.
"anonymous" - I understand what is being said here very clearly, I just don't think you understand that hard work pays off and that building a community and a network is a really important part of becoming a successful artist. Your complaints are coming from a feeling of rejection from the art world which could be remedied with a little bit of work and doing a real project besides anonymous posting. If you claim you are working hard, but just getting silence maybe your work just isn't good enough and you need to work harder.
The term "Ground-level" artist is a joke. You make your own career and get your own recognition. No one is "discovered", every successful artist I know made themselves.
"anonymous" - Stop being lazy and blaming everyone else for success through a "pal-ocracy" and make your own "pal-ocracy". You will keep failing until you do. When I speak to groups of art students about making it in the art world, the thing I keep repeating is stick together, work together as a group. When I go on a studio visit in a new city or with a new artist I always ask what other artists they like – the smart ones answer with a list of peers (and there peers include them in there list,)
Martin - I am not sure how you know who my wife is, it concerns me that someone I've never met in Richmond knows about my personal life. It may solve some of your rejection letter problems if you re-focus your energy. On your blog you study and turn successful people in the arts in to the "other", which is bound to turn you into the opposite of a them. Your no different then them. Oliver Kamm, Dominique, Jerry Saltz + Roberta Smith, Brian Sholis, Alison Fox and everyone else I've seen you pick at on your blog and others are all hard working normal people who have figured out how to be a success, instead of hating them and accusing them of insider trading and networking – start your own network. It seems like you have a fear of people that your really just want to emulate. I saw your paintings online, they aren't bad, you should be able to "make it", but you've got to get a reality check about how to "make it". (I might be wrong in my assumption that "making it" is a goal of yours and the other posting bloggers – but I doubt it)
- Anonymous said...
Look, the work is not very good. Worse than that, it is bad. Let's be honest here and admit that her career has been greatly assisted, perhaps even unwittingly, by her marriage. Objectively speaking, the work is not nearly strong enough to warrant a solo show without factoring in her good fortune in the marital sweepstakes. In her defense, she was able to graduate from college and she was clever enough to marry well. However, stop the willful naïveté and admit that she has access to people in power in the art world that most recently graduated artists do not. This access is afforded her due to her marriage to Zach Feuer. These are objective facts. Undeniable truths. The real sin is that she is probably so deluded by the false praise that she has been robbed of the ability to actually develop as an artist because she has already "arrived." I wouldn't want to be poor Zach when someone outside of their chummy dining circle tells the emperor that she has no clothes.
Kunty Bush
- Anonymous said...
Look, the work is not very good. Worse than that, it is bad. Let's be honest here and admit that her career has been greatly assisted, perhaps even unwittingly, by her marriage. Objectively speaking, the work is not nearly strong enough to warrant a solo show without factoring in her good fortune in the marital sweepstakes. In her defense, she was able to graduate from college and she was clever enough to marry well. However, stop the willful naïveté and admit that she has access to people in power in the art world that most recently graduated artists do not. This access is afforded her due to her marriage to Zach Feuer. These are objective facts. Undeniable truths. The real sin is that she is probably so deluded by the false praise that she has been robbed of the ability to actually develop as an artist because she has already "arrived." I wouldn't want to be poor Zach when someone outside of their chummy dining circle tells the emperor that she has no clothes.
Kunty Bush
- Anonymous said...
Thank goodness that Martin has the courage to write about this. I am a gallery manager in a well respected NYC gallery. One afternoon, Zach Feuer made an uannounced visit to our gallery. He entered the through the front door, locking it behind him. He was brandishing a gun. He demanded that we host a solo show for his wife. I feared for my life. He did not leave until he had pistol-whipped the entire gallery staff and sexually assaulted the dog with a toothbrush. Thank God it wasn't my toothbrush.
- Anonymous said...
that was uncalled for... and it can't possibly be true. I mean really! I'm sure their both decent individuals.
- Damian said...
Wow this Zach sounds like an alright guy. Except maybe for the dog thing.
- Anonymous said...
Hey Kunty, Did LFL reject your slides? What's your problem? Post your real name and your work before you say shit like that. You are a coward.
- Martin said...
Zach -
I don't hate anybody, certainly not anyone that has been mentioned on this blog.
Oliver Kamm has a blog that I linked to, he's not mad. Brian and Dominique were valid points. I don't know what you are talking about in regards to Saltz and Smith.
I do still dream of "making it", but on my own terms. Yes, we probably do have very different ideas of what "making it" is.
My criticism is not of your wife or her work, but of the market and it's workings. I love art and artists.
I have created my own network. Thank you for being a part of it.
- Kunty Bush said...
No, LFL did not reject my slides. How about you? :)
Look at this objectively. Does her work, especially as a very recently matriculated student, seem strong enough to support a solo show at a NYC gallery? To myself, and many others, it does not. So, given that premise, how does one conclude that this wee-talented artist was granted such a mitzvah? One could reasonably conclude that good ol' Zach had a hand in this. Even if it was the result of a tacit desire on the part of the gallery owner to logroll for another connected guy. Ms. Fox may develop into an interesting artist. Right now, she reeks of GRAD SCHOOL blandness. Does anyone really believe that this is the next Matthew Barney, fully deserving of a solo show while barely out of the eighth grade? Is this work so compelling? Or, as I posit, is she a merely competent artist who instead of receiving a car or exotic vacation upon graduation was gifted with a solo show by her well-to-do hubby. I would probably do the same if I thought that I could have gotten away with it. It is a true disservice to confer the mantle of "successful artist" upon Ms. Fox before she has been able to achieve any success on her own; independent of her husband's manipulations. Zach, take a break and have some faith in the girl. She'll come around on her own. Remember the old Chinese proverb "give a man a fish and he eats for day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime." Teach yer old lady how to fish!
Kunty Bush
- Anonymous said...
kunty bush.
You are just mean. Her work fits in Chelsea. have you walked around there recently? You sound like you are having a tough time in grad school. Are you okay? Are you fat? Maybe some exercise or therapy could help you.
- Kunty Bush said...
Okay. Let's give our "ham-handed" friend [Ms. Fox] a break. Roberta Smith beat her up enough this morning. It just goes to show that nepotism and mediocrity are a volatile mix. Let that be a lesson to you Zach.
And I AM NOT FAT! (how dare you!)
- Anonymous said...
- Anonymous said...
This is outrageous! You have slandered me and my wife. I will have you know that I intend to pursue every legal option available to me in order to see that you are punished for your actions. As far as that scurrilous story about my alleged gallery rampage, both the pistol-whipping of the staff and the sexual encounter with the dog was consenual. In addition, the toothbrush was mine own.
Zach Feuer
- Anonymous said...
Hi, I'm some guy from Chicago who's been reading this foofaraw unfold.
I have to applaud Zach's humorous response. It is very import to bring your own tooth brush and obtain constent. I do hope Mr. Feuer used a Colgate Soft bristle style.
In all seriousness. I think something to keep in mind is the US and THEM perception going on. It's like "patriotism" and "nationalism." If it's you and your country celebrating, you call it "patriotism." If it's them and their country, you call it "nationalism."
The art world, and just about any specialised insular world, is no differnet. When it's other people helping out their friends, it's "nepotism," and "croneyism." But if it's you and your pals, it's "helping out a friend," or "supporting the team and sticking together."
Of course there are exceptions to this, and it is a simplification. But the art world is not the Bush Whitehouse and Haliburton, or City officals and contractors.
So maybe, just band together with your friends and then you can help each other out, and exclude people you think suck. Or maybe you won't even do it to be a jerk. Maybe you'll just support the work of people you know and like instead of looking for people you don't know who think the world owes them.
Coagula's "Ask Matt" and "Going Pro" columns have good perspectives on situations like this.
- Anonymous said...
Dear Diary,
I hope that you can understand my handwriting because my ham-hands have a tough time properly gripping this pen. It has been a trying week for me. First, some meanies have been trashing me on some blog site and saying all sorts of nasty things about my artwork. They're just playa hatin' because I got it all going on. I can't help it that my husband loves me so much that he surreptiously arranged for a fellow dealer to give me a solo show even though I just got out of diapers. I wear big girl pants now! Now that ugly skank Roberta Smith wrote some nasty stuff in her review of my show. She called me ham handed, okay I give her that one, but derivative, smelly and fat?! It ain't fair. That's the last time I split a Snickers bar with that bloated cow. The Zachster has been great through the whole ordeal. He said that he would buy me McArthur Genius Award for my birthday. I told him "No, I want to earn it on my own Zachie!," so he said to clean my room everyday for a month and then we'll talk. I agreed to his terms. Only two more weeks to go then I am a genius too! Okay diary, I gotta go and pick up. Zach is coming home for lunch. He is so cute!
Your pal,
- Anonymous said...
Some grad student at Columbia is going to print this out for their MFA show this spring and it will be all bought up and then Zach will give them a solo show and they will be in the Whitney Biennial hanging next to Allison Fox and you guys will be even MORE pissed and the nyc'ers will say - too bad, get better friends, ones with money.
Zach, do you look at unsolicited slides? Cause I do some bitchen work...
- JP McSkudders
- Anonymous said...
A hater is, a person who is: full of hate, very judgmental, negative, sarcastic, depressing, quick to finger point at every little thing they find unsatisfactory or not to their liking or perceived standard (judgmental). This seems to have quickly spiraled into a forum for haters.
It seems like people have a personnel problem with the artist or her husband. It is depressing to see so many people unable to deal with another's success.
- Kunty Bush said...
Shazzam! You done set all us haters straight! How did you do that with your words? Those magical words that turned my world upside down. You made me look at myself for the first time...really look at myself. (sigh) I didn't like what I saw. I knew then and there that I needed to take action. That I needed to make a change in my lonely, tortured life. I needed to like Alison's artwork. Now I am her biggest fan. I love her. Sometimes we talk to each other without even using words. It's just a look or a grimace of fear. She says "leave me alone, I have a gun" or "you are violating the restraining order" but I know that it is just an act to throw Zach off our trail. Be strong Alison. We'll be together soon.
- Anonymous said...
Kunty Bush and Alison and Zach Impersonators:
Treatment for anti-social, mean spirited behavior and moral degredation is available to you with your school tuition. Please get the help you need.
- Anonymous said...
Kunty Bush,
Are you insane? Zach well to do? He throws every single dime he makes into that gallery. Zach and Allison met and fell in love years ago, when LFL was a fourth floor walk up in a tiny room and nobody had ever heard of it. Allison's work jumped out at the Hunter open studios. You are going on about something you know nothing about. Quit masterbating your fantasies. Your rants reveal more about you and your motivtions than anything.
- Anonymous said...
I think her paintings look cool, and I say this without knowing anyone involved.
- Kunty Bush said...
You called me an insane masturbater. Well, you are only half right mister! I know that those guys suffered hardships for years. Zach and Allison weren't always the power-couple that they are today. In fact, when the gallery first opened, Zach used to light his cigars with single dollar bills, Canadian no less. Now that he has graduated to American currency, some of us tend to forget those early, rugged years when they had to tough it alone with an art dealership in an ideal location in the most expensive city in the world and enough start-up money to let them last a lifetime. It's Runyonesque. (turns to audience, tears in eyes) This is a true american success story. A man, his puppet-like artist wife and buckets of inherited family money. The odds were stacked against them. Are the movie rights available?
- Anonymous said...
My bet is Kunty is Martin feeling embarrassed to keep bitching under his own name but still upset at
Allison's show. If it's not Martin, insist on a name to publish Kunty or take down the comments. This is getting sad (and a little funny).
- Kunty Bush said...
All that I can tell you about my identity is that while I am not Martin, I do look & speak exactly like him and I occupy the same space on this planet that he does (although I have a much larger penis.) Just kidding, I'm a very angry female cocker-spaniel with a toothbrush in my ass and I can tell you that it was anything but consensual.
- Martin said...
Reasonable guess, but I'm not K. Bush. I haven't commented anonymously on this or any other blog, although I am aware of people who have commented on this blog more than once using different names.
I don't mind if people post anonymously but I would ask that you not impersonate other people.
- valerie said...
without putting myself through the pain of reading every one of these ridiculous entries, i would like to jump in to say that i was in school in boston when zach held his aforementioned apartment show. i saw the show with my own beady little eyes. it was amazing. i can say with certainty that zach is a hard-working gallerist who has risen to his place of gun-wielding, dog-loving power through determination and pure grit. so lay off. and furthermore, how can you sexist mothers look yourselves in the mirror every morning? seriously.
- Anonymous said...
valerie, are you part dog? while i agree that zach is clear and reasonable, obviously a guy with grit, you seem like you are below-average intelligence. this is funny stuff. where is your sense of humor?
- valerie said...
gordon- part border collie, actually. and in case you missed that episode of "breed all about it", we're the smartest of the domesticated canines.
- Anonymous said...
Valerie, The australian cattle dog is smarter than the border collie. Just thought you might be interested.
- nobody said...
i looked at her art and i don't like it.
my border collie is smarter than your australian cattle dog.
- Kunty Bush said...
Well, I looked at her art when I was out walking my spider-monkey (smarter than any less evolved dog.) Suddenly, I blacked out and the next thing I knew I woke up in LFL with my panties around my ankles and my rectum bleeding. God knows what terrible things that evil puppetmaster Zach and his minion Allison did to me in the name of "art." He said he'd get me a show at ATM too if I would keep this quiet and let them do it again. What the hell, it worked for Allison.
- Anonymous said...
Kunty, HEEL!!!! Down girl. Stop your slanderous talk or you will be apprehended by an undercover agent.
- Anonymous said...
kunty, you have really good taste in music. i love don johnson.
- Kunty Bush said...
Thank you. I have loved Don Johnson ever since I saw him perform on The Magic Johnson Show. Did you know that he plays all the instruments on his albums?
- Anonymous said...
That makes me want to snuggle you.
- Anonymous said...
This is one of the finest things I have ever read. What I would like to know is why Zach won't admit that there is a shitload of game playing and favoritism that goes on. It's no judgment on him. But really. Why not admit to what we all know? You don't have to be bitter to have these thoughts.
- Anonymous said...
Whoa!!!!! I just discovered this thread from a Google search. I am completely baffled by Zach's continuous denial of several facts: 1) As far as abstraction goes, Alison's paintings are simply B-A-D (not that it really matters, quality sells less than hype which Zach knows well). 2) Bill Brady's decision to show aforementioned bad abstractions was a political move and it benefited ATM gallery greatly. 3) Zach started LFL with the funding of two partners, both of which completely bankrolled the LFL operation (and created a monster). Zach didn't put a penny down. And although this is perhaps quite a business accomplishment, it is simply untrue to state that he did it alone. What he DID do, is force these two men to take a buyout prematurely and at a pennies on the dollars of their original investments.
- Anonymous said...
Re-reading this thread continues to enrage me. Zach is intelligent and thoughtful but extremely narrow in his analysis. And just because I am an anonymous commenter, it doesn't mean this is all I do to try to change things, it is just easier to say what I think when no name is attached to it. What's wrong with that? Nothing. You don't need to know who I am. It is the opinion and not the person that matters in this case. However, in the case of Alison Fox, it does matter, as she is totally undeserving, end of story. It is not so much about Alison herself , but Alison as a symbol for the favoritism and cronyism that is rampant. And Zach or any other crony should not fool themselves into thinking their success is somehow deserved and those without the same artworld success are somehow less-deserving, or out-of-it, or haven't tried hard enough. Really. If that's what you think, I feel sorry for you. Spend the rest of your lives in little cramped Manhattan spaces toasting to each other with glasses of nice wine. Tell each other ingratiatingly over and over how much you respect one another. Keep patting each other on the backs and train other salivating MFA babies to do as you did and you will ensure generations of lackeys to solidify your place in the bullshit artworld pantheon. Good luck to you, you soulless fucks. Just don't act all surprised when others want to laugh at you, satirize you and try to take you down a notch. That's just how it works when you are such a success.
- Anonymous said...
Zach is a ridiculous liar. I am sure he is a nice guy, I have heard as much, but really, to ignore the obvious is a sad oversight on his part.
I want to throw stuffed animals at your head. It wouldn't hurt.
- Anonymous said...
All right all loser bottom feeder player hater artist need to stop now. All those hating on Zach or LFL are obviously losers who's slides where not only rejected by LFL but every other up and coming gallery in town. Maybe if they spent more time in the studio working on their chops and worrying less about the competition they might get over. Probably not, the kind of person who would spend a second to write that crap is a lost case.
I'm sure they were second string wait list for whatever crappy MFA program they got into. They were that person you went to school with you knew never stood a chance once they got out. They will probably hide doing tenure in some piss ass college teaching hate and frustration to unsuspecting art students. The main reason not to attend a small shity unknown art program they only hire losers.
- Anonymous said...
I was sent this link to see how pathetic you all are.
Let me give you some perspective from across the ocean.
Zach and I went to highschool together, and I have seen him grow slowly and bust his ass day and night to create one of the most exciting galleries and artfair (NADA).
All of you here are jealous losers who dont work and dont sweat. Alison's painting stand on there own. Zach Feuer gallery is giving everbody a run for thier money. And yes people know people and peole help people, this is how life works. And communities of people and artists give cultural context to work. So all you jealous nobodys should apologize to Zach and Alison.
Guy Yanai
- John F. Moore, Jr. said...
it is foolish to think that any kind of business is done without friends or networking. even when a salesperson makes a cold call, the objective is to get friendly with the potential client.
networking breeds networking.
even if the above allegatinos of nepotism are true, it can't carry an artist's career forever. eventually, an artist has to be able to stand on her own two feet.
i saw a lecture of alison's at kent state this evening and, while i wasn't exactly impressed by the work itself, i was impressed by her ability to talk about it. she is definitely capable of conceptualizing beyond the base level and i am eager to see that develop into more mature works. she is prolific and seems to spend an abundance of time in her studio.
please, instead of directing your time and efforts into creating more negativity for the world, turn that energy into something positive, like new work of your own, or the support of another artist whose work you do like.
- Anonymous said...
hi jmo -
i feel the need to re-state now, because it seems to get lost in the thread and i get stuck being attributed with other people's thoughts, what my beef originally was.
did you read the article that i mention in the original post?
maybe not... okay.
my problem was that Christopher Mason wrote an article about corruption, unfairness, and cronyism in the art market and yet completely failed to mention that the art student profiled is the wife of the hot dealer quoted.
i am (or was, this is so old) mad at THE WRITER for his lazy-ass reporting. not so much zach, or alison, or whoever else.
i do not address alison's work here.


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