Adam Roberts.Age: 28 Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. Blog:AmateurGourmetcom When launched: January 2004 Visitors per month: 180,000 (according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. my ad network) Why you started: I've always wanted to be a writer, and during a quick detour into law school I started to cook enthusiastically. Soon I was reading and writing about food on several online food forums, and my friends told me that I should start a food blog. So I started it in 2004, and after a few weeks and a notorious post (see "hottest link") the site really took off. Purpose of blog: To show that good food needn't be pretentious pre·ten·tious adj. 1. Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified. 2. Making or marked by an extravagant outward show; ostentatious. See Synonyms at showy. or intimidating: that it can in fact be pretty fun. Year you quit your day job: I've been very lucky-my blog became profitable just as I finished school And then I sold my book, The Amateur Gourmet: How to Shop, Chop and Table-hop Like a Pro (Almost) which comes out from Bantam Bantam Former city and sultanate, Java. It was located at the western end of Java between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean. In the early 16th century it became a powerful Muslim sultanate, which extended its control over parts of Sumatra and Borneo. Deli (a division of Random House) on August 28. Biggest advertiser: It changes all the time. I just sold an ad to Bon Appetit. Strangest posting: The mini musical I wrote with my friend Lisa called Bulimic bu·li·mi·a n. 1. An eating disorder, common especially among young women of normal or nearly normal weight, that is characterized by episodic binge eating and followed by feelings of guilt, depression, and self-condemnation. Tomato. Hottest link: When Janet Jackson showed her breast at the Super Bowl in 2004, I made a Janet Jackson Breast cupcake. It became an Internet phenomenon: it was linked on many sites, including from CollegeHumor.com and Instapundit CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. even came over and did a story about it! |
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