Laura was there? Wow, I don't remember meeting her!

You guys threw a good fete. And the caviar was quite an impressive touch.

Oh, and the spilled wine wasn't me or mine. I learned long ago not to use the bathrooms of bachelors.

My eyes are blind and yet I see: Gawker.police. Or Grammar.forum, whatever you prefer.

Brisket for barbeque gets a bad name up north because far too many people do it really badly, turning it into shoe leather. But do not forget that the pig is wonderful, magical, animal.

I can't believe I'm regretful not to have been at a blogger party. The Prius was a nice touch.

No one told me there would be caviar! That would have tipped the balance in favor of me attending the party. Instead, I sat at home and watched Home Alone while waiting for the other party to start.

Re: Tyler Cowen's barbecue cred- I must admit, having barbecue flown in is impressive. Friends of mine have taken it one step further, though, by flying themselves to Llano, TX (from their ranch in nearby Kerrville) to pick up Cooper's barbecue. The Cooper's guys will even meet you at the tiny airport to make the transaction.

That's excellent. One of the places I go to back in Austin (Sam's) FedExes BBQ, but I've never taken them up on it.

The caviar: When I was in college I did a stint at a Whole Foodsy sort of grocery called Central Market, where I learned to make a caviar confection for demo purposes. Take four bricks of high-quality cream cheese, which you mold into a small, shallow bowl and then fill with capers, minced red onions, and 4 oz. caviar. Garnish the lip of the confection with lemon slices and surround the thing with parsley (or cilantro, as it were). No one will touch it if you use a red caviar.

Of course, caviar is "caviar," so even when it's appropriate it's really not.

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