Entries from The Amateur Gourmet tagged with 'banners'
Floating Away
DeNiro did it for "Raging Bull," and now I've done it for this month's banner. That's right, check out the new plus-sized me floating up there in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Once again, kudos to Lindy Groening for another stellar illustration, and to Justin for puffing the air into all those balloons....
I'm A Peanut
Yes that's me up there in this month's delicious new banner--another masterwork from Lindy--having baked The Great Pumpkin into a Great Pumpkin pie. (If you can't see it, clear your cache and reload the site.) Thanks, of course, to the uber-talented Lindy and the ever-helpful Justin for making the site look great, as always....
Back To School
This month's banner is taking us back to school for a very important lesson on Autumnal baking. Thanks to Lindy, once again, for her terrific art and Justin for getting it up on the page. Now stop passing notes, you rapscallions, and pay attention....
Red, White and Blue
Pledge allegiance to this month's banner, designed by our brilliantly patriotic illustrator, Lindy. Thanks to her and thanks to Justin for installing it. Now for a very important question: what's Blue Nun??...
Your Table Is Ready
The hardest table to get in New York right now is at the Minetta Tavern. It was already a madhouse right when it opened (which is why I made it part of my NY Foodie Photo Scavenger Hunt (hey that's the 2nd time I linked to that today)) but then it got three stars from the New York Times, so your chances of getting a table there? Pretty slim to none. Which is why this month's banner, designed by our brilliant Lindy, puts you right inside. You don't have to wait, you don't have to call, you're just there. Now if only your computer screen could serve you their "côte de boeuf" which, Frank Bruni calls: "a sublime hunk of glorious meat that you dream about hours later, pine for the next day and extol in a manner so rapturous and nonstop that friends begin to worry less about your cholesterol than about your sanity?" we'd all be in good shape. Still, we'll take what we can get....
May Flours
Clear your cache (or bypass your cache), reload the site and behold our May banner: a springy play on words suggested by Twitter follower @amosbkln. Thanks to Amos, to Lindy for her beautiful illustration, Leah for all the colors and Justin for putting it up. Good job, team!...
The Peeps
Clear your cache and reload the site, if you dare. You'll never look at Peeps the same way again! Thanks to Lindy, Leah and Justin for their work bringing another awesome banner to life....
Banner: March 2009
For those reading me in a reader, or those who still see Cupid: clear your cache and load up the site and behold our brilliant March banner. How did this theme come about? Well, polling my readers on Twitter, I received an e-mail from Craig's sister Kristin which read......
Candy Heart Banner
A round of applause, please, to my followers on Twitter who wrote most of the text for the candy hearts in this month's banner--brilliantly illustrated, as usual, by Lindy. (Can't see the banner? Clear your cache and re-load the site.) A special shout-out to my friend Katy who contributed THOUSANDS of ideas and to Amanda Hesser who came up with "You Had Me At Jello." Make sure to subscribe to my Twitter feed (just go to www.twitter.com/amateurgourmet) and maybe you'll see your ideas in next month's banner. And special thanks, as usual, to Leah & Justin for doing all the dirty technical work to make this banner possible. The A.G. Team is the best....
A Lively Holiday Banner
This month's banner is a first: it's animated! That's right, when you load it up (clear your cache first) you'll see flashing lights (as well as Christmas and Hanukkah cookies and Santa wearing a chef's hat.) Kudos to Lindy (the illustrator) for another stellar performance; and to Leah & Justin for bringing it to life. Happy December, everyone....
Turkey Kong
Fans of Lindy's banners are really going to dig this month's riff on Thanksgiving. Click on over from your Reader; if you still see trick-or-treating candidates, clear your cache and load it up again. Thanks, again, to my awesome team of banner makers: Lindy, Leah, Justin & Ben. You guys are the best; gobble, gobble....
October's Banner & All About Lindy
Ok, look up. If you see crabs, go to your browser preferences and clear your cache. Now do you see what I see? Isn't it funny? This is my favorite banner yet: it combines the election AND Halloween and has the scariest face in the moon I can imagine. And it's all from the pen of our master illustrator, Lindy Groening, who's been our illustrator for the past few months. I was so enamored of Lindy's banner this month that I told her the readers would probably want to know more about her and so here's a little questionnaire I devised for Lindy; I think you'll agree we're very lucky to have her on our team! And thanks, of course, to Leah and Justin for bringing Lindy's banner to life. Now let's spend some time with Lindy... Name: Lindy (Malinda) Groening. Yes, I'm related to the famous Matt Groening, creator of the Simpsons. He is my second cousin on my Dad's side. Sadly no, I can't get anyone an autograph! :) Age: 28 Location: currently in Alameda, California. I'm originally an east coaster and still identify with that coast a bit more. Occupation: Graphic Designer How You Got Into Illustrating: I've always drawn, and decided to go into illustration to be able to do what I love and be gainfully (and ideally somewhat profitably) employed. How You Found My Blog: I think through David Lebovitz? I was hooked because you reminded me about food experiences I enjoyed when I (briefly) lived in New York, particularly your recent 12 hours post... My favorite thing to eat in New York was a bagel off a cart in midtown Manhattan that was the perfect balance of crisp crust and chewy inside, with butter of course. Favorite Thing To Cook: Chocolate Chip cookies. Does baking count as cooking? If we're being strict, I enjoy cooking chickens, the whole bird stuffed. Favorite Thing To Eat: A good Hoagie. Followed by a large dark Chocolate bar. Food You Like To Draw The Best: I haven't had the opportunity to draw all foods, but I enjoy drawing veggies, particularly interesting ones like artichokes. What Materials You Work With: All sorts, but I usually keep it simple and just start with pencil sketches and go from there... Anything Else About You Worth Sharing: I think that's about it... You can check out my site www.lindygroening.com. There are even some comics about food here. Thanks, Lindy, for the interview and, more importantly, for the awesomest banner ever!...
Cereal Banner
In case you haven't noticed, there's a new banner in town. Clear your cache and enjoy some cereal (inspired by my Honeycomb post). Once again, Malinda The New Illustrator you rock, as do you Leah the Designer and Justin the Web Guy. Thanks for all your work....
A Patriotic Banner, A New Illustrator
Clear your histories everyone (or your cache or your cookies or whatever it takes), reload the site and prepare to be blown away by the new banner. Yes, this is the work of our new illustrator Lindy Groening (see her site here). Lindy comes to us from the Bay Area; she's a designer by day for a big corporation and by night she makes whimsical drawings and paintings often featuring kitchen-related items. She enjoys hiking, baking, gardening and taking weekend road-trips with her husband. And we enjoy her right back: thanks Lindy for such an excellent first showing; and thanks to Leah, of course, for putting it all in place and to Justin for webbing it up old school. Team Amateur Gourmet needs to compete at the Olympics.... we're fierce....
A New Banner, Illustrator Wanted
Clear your cache, friends, and enjoy this month's new banner and color scheme! Thanks to Leah (the designer), Justin (the web guy), and Erin (the illustrator) who, sadly, retires as our illustrator this month. Which leads to the following: Hey, have you ever wanted to make an Amateur Gourmet banner? We're looking for someone who knows Illustrator but isn't, necessarily, an actual "illustrator." Leah says: "Enough to know how to manipulate vector images gotten from iStockphoto and we can drop them into Photoshop." If this at all makes sense to you and sounds appealing, please shoot me an e-mail at amateurgourmet AT gmail DOT com....
April in Paris
Clear your cache and behold this month's beautiful Parisian banner. Thanks, once again, to Illustrator Erin, Designer Leah and Web Guy Justin for all your work. Fun Fact: I once had a babysitter named April Lynn Paris!...
February's Banner
Love is in the air! Clear your cache, load up the site and make out with February's banner. Thanks again to Erin, Leah and Justin for your fantastic work....
The Britney Banner
Even a food blog can't avoid the Britney zeitgeist: to enjoy the Britney banner, clear your cache (for help on that, go to your browser help) and then re-load the site. Thanks to Erin The Illustrator, Leah The Designer and Justin The Web Guy for making it happen, y'all....
