Gourmet Survivor II for charity
This fundraiser for Katrina victims being hosted by The Amateur Gourmet begins with this totally insane New-Orleans-themed scavenger hunt: you take a picture of yourself with the following objects and post the photos to a Flickr page. The entry fee is $10. I pledge to match your entry if you submit a picture of yourself "eating" Haverchuk for #50. (This is just stage one of the contest; there's much more and to read about it go check out The AG.)
1. A bottle of cayenne pepper balanced on your head.
2. A menu from a restaurant that says New Orleans somewhere on it.
3. A dog or a cat wearing a chef's hat.
4. You with a placard outside a restaurant that says:
- "I LIKE MY FOOD SPICY" (1 pt)
- "SPICY FOOD MAKES ME HORNY" (2 pts)
- "I WAS RAPED BY EMERIL" (5 pts)
NOTE: There must be at least one genuine onlooker in the picture! No friends!
5. A cast-iron skillet balanced on your finger.
6. Pecans in your nostrils.
7. You with a baby eating cake. (Because in New Orleans they have those baby cakes...)
8. Dirty rice.
- "Pan-fried leftover cooked rice sautéed with green peppers, onion, celery and giblets." (3 pts)
- Creative interpretation (up to 5 pts)
9. Playing the sax while eating a sandwich.
- (Bonus 1 pt if you have cayenne pepper balanced on your head while you do it.)
10. Crayfish
- (3 pts if it's a real crayfish)
- (5 pts if you dress as a crayfish---no real crayfish needed.)
- (10 pts if you dress as a crayfish and you hold a crayfish too.)
11. You with chicory---defined as "An herb that is dried, ground, roasted and used to flavor New Orleans coffee."
12. Any cookbook that features New Orleans food.
- (Minus 2 pts if the book is Emeril's!) (Just kidding.) (I think.)
13. You flossing with Mardi Gras beads.
14. You kissing a box of grits.
15. Gumbo.
- (+5 pts if Gumby's in the Gumbo.)
16. You drinking hot sauce from the bottle.
17. Prailine. Defined as: "A New Orleans candy. Flat and sweet, it is made of sugar, water, and pecans."
18. Hot peppers that look like famous people.
- (Make a note in the post about who you think it looks like, and you'll be awarded up to 5 pts for creativity and likeness.)
19. You in a t-shirt that says "HOT" somewhere on it.
20. Boudin. Defined as: "Hot, spicy sausage that has pork, onions, rice, and herbs mixed together."
Ok, at this point we'll move away from specifically New Orleans food and broaden the scope a bit for those not in the United States. (Even though items 1 through 20 provide many opportunities for creative point getting.) So here we go!
21. A spork.
22. You in one of those aprons that has a naked body on it.
23. A large wheel of Parmesan.
24. A pair of dentures eating a piece of licorice.
25. A Tupperware party.
- (3 pts for creativity here!)
26. A jello mold.
27. You in a bakery with flour on your face.
28. You playing a cannoli like a trumpet.
29. The "Big Night" DVD in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other.
30. You with a milk mustache.
(+5 points if you make it look like one of those Milk ads by adding text, etc.)
31. Grating cheese directly into your mouth.
32. You holding a rose and a glass of rose.
33. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
34. A cucumber zucchini sword fight.
35. Someone throwing a tomato at your face: BEFORE.
36. Something throwing a tomato at your face: AFTER.
37. Butternut Squash and Honey Nut Cheerios, doing battle.
38. A CD with food on the cover.
39. David Lebovitz's "Great Book of Chocolate."
40. Eating something in a public place while wearing oven mitts.
41. The New Yorker Food Issue.
(Bonus point if you have last year's too. Ditto for each additional year.)
42. A lobster tank.
43. Nutella under an umbrella.
44. White bread with you looking as "white bread" as you can.
- (Up to 5 bonus points for creativity.)
45. You hugging a Starbucks employee.
46. Picking fruit from a tree.
47. An ice cream truck.
48. You making an ugly face holding Ugly Fruit.
49. The Larousse Gastronomique in one hand and a whisk in the other.
50. You reading your favorite food blog with a knife and fork poised over the keyboard.
1. A bottle of cayenne pepper balanced on your head.
2. A menu from a restaurant that says New Orleans somewhere on it.
3. A dog or a cat wearing a chef's hat.
4. You with a placard outside a restaurant that says:
- "I LIKE MY FOOD SPICY" (1 pt)
- "SPICY FOOD MAKES ME HORNY" (2 pts)
- "I WAS RAPED BY EMERIL" (5 pts)
NOTE: There must be at least one genuine onlooker in the picture! No friends!
5. A cast-iron skillet balanced on your finger.
6. Pecans in your nostrils.
7. You with a baby eating cake. (Because in New Orleans they have those baby cakes...)
8. Dirty rice.
- "Pan-fried leftover cooked rice sautéed with green peppers, onion, celery and giblets." (3 pts)
- Creative interpretation (up to 5 pts)
9. Playing the sax while eating a sandwich.
- (Bonus 1 pt if you have cayenne pepper balanced on your head while you do it.)
10. Crayfish
- (3 pts if it's a real crayfish)
- (5 pts if you dress as a crayfish---no real crayfish needed.)
- (10 pts if you dress as a crayfish and you hold a crayfish too.)
11. You with chicory---defined as "An herb that is dried, ground, roasted and used to flavor New Orleans coffee."
12. Any cookbook that features New Orleans food.
- (Minus 2 pts if the book is Emeril's!) (Just kidding.) (I think.)
13. You flossing with Mardi Gras beads.
14. You kissing a box of grits.
15. Gumbo.
- (+5 pts if Gumby's in the Gumbo.)
16. You drinking hot sauce from the bottle.
17. Prailine. Defined as: "A New Orleans candy. Flat and sweet, it is made of sugar, water, and pecans."
18. Hot peppers that look like famous people.
- (Make a note in the post about who you think it looks like, and you'll be awarded up to 5 pts for creativity and likeness.)
19. You in a t-shirt that says "HOT" somewhere on it.
20. Boudin. Defined as: "Hot, spicy sausage that has pork, onions, rice, and herbs mixed together."
Ok, at this point we'll move away from specifically New Orleans food and broaden the scope a bit for those not in the United States. (Even though items 1 through 20 provide many opportunities for creative point getting.) So here we go!
21. A spork.
22. You in one of those aprons that has a naked body on it.
23. A large wheel of Parmesan.
24. A pair of dentures eating a piece of licorice.
25. A Tupperware party.
- (3 pts for creativity here!)
26. A jello mold.
27. You in a bakery with flour on your face.
28. You playing a cannoli like a trumpet.
29. The "Big Night" DVD in one hand and a slice of pizza in the other.
30. You with a milk mustache.
(+5 points if you make it look like one of those Milk ads by adding text, etc.)
31. Grating cheese directly into your mouth.
32. You holding a rose and a glass of rose.
33. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme.
34. A cucumber zucchini sword fight.
35. Someone throwing a tomato at your face: BEFORE.
36. Something throwing a tomato at your face: AFTER.
37. Butternut Squash and Honey Nut Cheerios, doing battle.
38. A CD with food on the cover.
39. David Lebovitz's "Great Book of Chocolate."
40. Eating something in a public place while wearing oven mitts.
41. The New Yorker Food Issue.
(Bonus point if you have last year's too. Ditto for each additional year.)
42. A lobster tank.
43. Nutella under an umbrella.
44. White bread with you looking as "white bread" as you can.
- (Up to 5 bonus points for creativity.)
45. You hugging a Starbucks employee.
46. Picking fruit from a tree.
47. An ice cream truck.
48. You making an ugly face holding Ugly Fruit.
49. The Larousse Gastronomique in one hand and a whisk in the other.
50. You reading your favorite food blog with a knife and fork poised over the keyboard.
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