My dinner with Julie
It turns out that spending a week at North Carolina's Outer Banks, while unbelievably relaxing, isn't particularly conducive to keeping a blog updated...so...what's been going on?
Several new entries have been added to the list, and a few of those have already been sent in. In fact, the stack of blooks that are waiting for me to blog about them is steadily growing, and I fear things will get completely out of control if I don't get back on that soon! There has also been some interesting media and blog coverage of the Blooker, and blooks in general. However, the first order of business is, as the title of this post indicates, to tell you all about my dinner with Julie Powell.
On September 29, Julie had a reading/signing at the Regulator Bookshop in Durham, NC. The Regulator is a great store, and one of several independents that we're lucky to have in our area. The event was very well attended, and I was particularly pleased to see that they were handing out the "Cooker Beats Hooker" shirts we sent! Julie read a few passages from Julie & Julia and answered a lot of questions, all in her frank and funny style. 
Paul Jones, this year's Chair of the Judges, was also there, and after the signing we all went out for dinner at Chapel Hill's famous Crook's Corner--described by The New York Times as "sacred ground for Southern foodies." We all ordered the restaurant's delicious signature dish, shrimp and grits, and the conversation focused, as you might expect, on food. Well, food and blooks, of course. It was a lovely evening, and I'm glad I had a chance to get to meet Julie and spend some time with her and Paul over top-notch Southern cuisine.
