Join us in the kitchen
Melissa Umbarger, a designer on our night desk, is a veteran cook. And fortunately for us, she's also a veteran blogger. Now she's blogging about cooking in our newest blog, Mel's Kitchen.
I'm always experimenting and learning what works and what doesn't. And this blog will basically be just that -- experimenting and sharing with you tips and tricks (and a few recipes) I've picked up along the way, along with my thoughts about what goes on in the kitchen.
She wants this to be a conversation about cooking. She knows the best way to create good meals is to learn from each other. So weigh in with her and enjoy!
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John, I am pleased to see this blog added to your already impressive collection. It would be nice if Whino Ed dropped by Mel's Kitchen every now and then.
Posted on August 9, 2005 12:34 PM
I'm trying to pull Fast Eddie into the 21st century, but it's tough.
Posted on August 9, 2005 12:38 PM
1) just fyi -- did you know local cookbook writer Melanie Soles goes by Mel? (Someone's in the Kitchen with Melanie is the title of her book, but within it she titles a lot of her recipes "mel's potato salad" or "mel's yeast rolls)
2) completely different subject, but I couldn't figure out the best place to say it.
People who love newspapers, like me, miss "seeing the layout" when we look online. I wish you'd test offering a pdf of your front page -- just call it: see today's front page -- on your website homepage.
The online edition doesn't tell me how much "play" each story received relative to each other -- how many inches "made" page 1 and was the story above the fold -- or how big the photos were/what photos were used. To me, the layout tells a lot about "how you saw" today's news from an editorial perspective and I can't "tell" that from the online version -- I know you prioritize to some extent in the "order" in which stories are listed in the online edition, but especially with updates factoring in, it's not the same.
Put it on for a while and if I'm the only one that clicks there, you'll know to drop it. If it's popular, and I think it will be, you can consider doing the same thing with the front pages of other sections.
Posted on August 12, 2005 12:54 PM
Thanks, Jan. We know about Melanie Soles' book; we've written about it.
Until we put the pdf on our site, you can view it every day at this one:
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/
Posted on August 12, 2005 1:20 PM