One third of Sophie Brickman is a writer. Her second third works at a
non-profit, where she keeps her soul intact. Her final third attends
culinary school where she is learning to chop, grill, braise, and
attempting to keep her fingers intact.

Blog Entries by Sophie Brickman

Eats, Shoots, and Leaves? More like Shoots, Kills, and Seasons.

Posted November 10, 2008 | 01:15 PM (EST)


Ever had the problem of biting into a piece of shot along with your Thanksgiving turkey?

Me neither.

Ever had the problem of ordering meat at a restaurant and having it come to you under seasoned?

Now we're talkin'.

The topic of hunting came up the...

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Alert! Evidence of Flying Insects at Les Halles!

5 Comments | Posted October 21, 2008 | 12:22 PM (EST)


To those (like myself) who spend the better part of their online time surfing the internet to find meaningless sources of entertainment, I recommend the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene website, a virtual cornucopia of the bizarre that may interest New Yorkers. It includes "Death...

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What is a Foodie? Am I One? Are You?

1 Comments | Posted October 15, 2008 | 11:48 AM (EST)


At dinner with friends this weekend, the conversation turned, inevitably, to food and food lovers. I had spent the first half of my meal slyly inspecting the vegetables in my salad to see if they were cut into perfect macedoine, and, now on my second drink, was simultaneously trying to...

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Oh, yeah? Shove a Beer Can Up Your Butt.

2 Comments | Posted October 6, 2008 | 05:41 PM (EST)


No, this is not politics related, people. (You want some of that, get off the style page.) It's directed at all the cold, lifeless chickens sitting in grocery stores, nationwide.

This past weekend, I took my northern ass down to the south to attend Austin City Limits, a...

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How to Get the Smell of Garlic Off Your Hands

Posted September 22, 2008 | 03:35 PM (EST)


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As I near the end of my first month of culinary school, I find myself facing a new hygiene problem: my hands constantly smell of garlic.

I emailed a Harvard-educated chemist-cum-consultant, and asked him why garlic makes your hands smell,...

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The First Five Things You Learn at Culinary School

Posted September 15, 2008 | 05:29 PM (EST)


1) A chef's uniform may not be the most flattering attire, but it's practical: Black-and-white checked pants with an elastic waistband make me look like a pear dressed up for Halloween as a picnic table, but they're durable. I wear a skull-cap, of sorts (one more thing Snoop and this...

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One Millenial Speaks Out: Why I'm Enrolling in Culinary School

Posted August 27, 2008 | 12:22 AM (EST)


I am a Millennial, born between 1980 and 1994, and therefore, according to a conspiracy of journalists, sociologists and assorted pundits, a spoiled, overachieving, techno-centric brat.

So to fly in the face of all that, I'm enrolling in culinary school.

Let's pull back a moment. I've been trying...

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