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The SAVEUR Cover Contest

Paula is QuiteCurious — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:09:31 +0000

It’s official. I got bitten by the contest bug. This time I’m entering SAVEUR’s Cover Contest. SAVEUR is a gourmet, food, wine, and travel magazine that specializes in essays about various world cuisines, and they’re asking readers to submit their best food photo for their next issue. Oh did I forget to mention - the photo will be the cover photo. read more » SAVEUR's Cover Contest »

QuiteCurious Named One of “50+ Mouth Watering Websites”

Paula is QuiteCurious — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:10:31 +0000

What a surprise to be included in an article for “50+ Mouth Watering Websites” - and what an honor it is to be up there with some of the greats of the food blogosphere, such as Smitten Kitchen, Food Gawker, and Bakerella. Check out the article here - I’m in the section under “Foodie Sites and Blogs”! read more » See the article on One Extra Pixel »

Chinatown, New York

Paula is QuiteCurious — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:51:01 +0000

Happy Chinese New Year! Since I was stranded in New York for a few extra days due to the snowstorm, I was hoping that I would be able to get a glimpse of the Chinese New Year celebration in Chinatown. Unfortunately, it turned out that I missed the event, but New York’s Chinatown was so much fun anyway because it actually felt like I was in China! Unlike most Chinatowns, it wasn’t cute and kitschy, instead, this one actually felt a place people worked and played in. read more » see all photos »

Nine Years After 9/11

Paula is QuiteCurious — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:17:36 +0000

I heard from others who visited Ground Zero that it wasn’t much to see, so I took their word for it and never got around to seeing it in person. But towards the end of our stay in New York, I finally gave into that tugging feeling inside of me that told me to just do it. I wanted to at least try to understand what happened, and to know that it wasn’t just a nightmare. read more » see all photos »

Central Park in Winter

Paula is QuiteCurious — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:31:31 +0000

Sights, sounds, smells - there’s so much I wanted to capture about New York, but it’s nothing like experiencing it first hand. What can I say, the city just feels so alive. It’s too bad I couldn’t capture the way the city smelled - the air was cold and crisp, but once in a while you would get a whiff of something delicious cooking up in a food cart. It made a cold day in a big city feel so cozy and warm. I’m in love. read more » see all photos » see the rest of the trip »

Toys & Antiques

Paula is QuiteCurious — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 03:02:21 +0000

We checked out an antiques show and ginormous toy store. Then we ate. We ate until we couldn’t eat anymore. Then we would impatiently wait for our food to digest so we could continue our quest for food. To me, New York is not a place for shopping - it’s place for eating. And if there’s anything I’m going to miss about New York, it’s the food. see all photos » see the rest of the OXO story »

Snowed In

Paula is QuiteCurious — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 09:00:22 +0000

When it snows, the airports shut down! For the whole day! We expected our flight to be delayed - but it turned out our flight was canceled. Luckily, we had OXO helping us out again, and they not only booked a flight for us on Sunday, but they booked 4 more days of stay at the Ace Hotel. I don’t even know how to begin to thank them. see all photos » see the rest of the OXO story »

Filming for OXO

Paula is QuiteCurious — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:12:25 +0000

OXO products are meant for any kind of user, regardless of how much experience they have in the kitchen. So, it made sense for them to have everyday people be the face of OXO, rather than paid actors. The enthusiasm you see in my videos are 100% real! I was happy to be there, excited to have such a great opportunity to do something I normally wouldn’t do, and the products I talked about are brilliant to begin with. see all photos » see the rest of the OXO story »

OXO Headquarters & Dinner at Morimoto

Paula is QuiteCurious — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 08:40:57 +0000

If I could do today all over again, I would. Today was a whirlwind of activity, and it was all so much fun. OXO went over the top with everything again, treating us to breakfast, lunch, and the most amazing dinner at Morimoto. On top of that, they gave us a tour of their building and a tutorial on one of the products I'll be doing a demo on. We didn't have a chance to go on a tour of Food Network Studios, since they weren't filming that day (All the sets are temporary! Can you believe that?), so a few of us went out on our own adventure in NY. see all photos » see the rest of the OXO story »

Arriving in NYC

Paula is QuiteCurious — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:26:41 +0000

It was a hectic morning getting out the door, and a long 5 hour flight, but we made it! We arrived in NYC at 5pm, so we had just enough time to check out our hotel and get some dinner. We also received MORE STUFF from OXO. I know. Crazy. They're spoiling us rotten. see all photos » see the rest of the OXO story »