Reason for Not Eating Out #20: Book Deal
I couldn’t resist compounding this very attractive reason for not eating out with all the rest, even though it has less to do with eating than it does writing about it. For instance, I could go on not eating out for a lifetime and die fairly happily, I think. But half the fun of this whole experience has been about sharing the obsession with… you. Is it worth my while to do without blogging? Absolutely. But if a tree belches his food-infatuated ramblings out into the forest and no one hears it, does he really belch it out at all?
So, a deep thank-you to all for keeping me from thinking this blog was a waste of everyone’s time. By some leap of faith, the fine editors at Gotham Books, a division of Penguin Group (USA) have gotten to believing the same. A behind-the-scenes of the recipes, defiant reasons for not eating out, and snippets of life touched on in this blog, the Not Eating Out in New York book will hopefully serve a manifesto for a new generation of conscientious and avid home cooks. It won’t exist until sometime in 2009, and by that time, more surprises may be in store.
In the meantime, all new scrimp-and-save worthy recipes and cooking-related ruminations will continue to be posted on this blog just as usual, and I won’t be regurgitating the same writing from this blog in the finished book.
Wow, what a lot of ugly words to write when describing the most amazing experience in my life: belch, regurgitate. I think I’ve been celebrating a little too hard…
April 5th, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Holy crap, Cathy, congrats!!!
April 5th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Wow! That’s terrific! Congratulations.
April 5th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Wow!! You totally deserve this. Congratulations!
April 5th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
This is awesome, Cathy. Congratulations for getting the recognition you deserve!
April 5th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Yay! I’m so excited!
April 5th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Congrats! That’s a great development in the life of a blogger.
April 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Good for you, and very well deserved. You’re a great writer.
April 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Crongralations, that is absolutely brilliant. It will make a fantastic book!
April 5th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
About time! Congrats Cathy.
April 5th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
awesome awesome awesome! i had strong suspicions that this day would come. congratulations.
April 5th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
so proud of you. congrats.
April 5th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Didnt have to be a Psychic to know this would happen. Lots of luck!
April 5th, 2008 at 11:26 pm
Congratulations again Cathy! Very well deserved, and can’t wait to see the final product!!!
April 6th, 2008 at 4:34 am
congrats cathers! super happy to hear it!
April 6th, 2008 at 11:28 am
couldn’t happen to a more deserving person. Yippee!
April 6th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Oh, that’s so exciting!! I just found your blog a few weeks ago and it’s rapidly become my favorite — I’ll be first in line when the book comes out.
April 6th, 2008 at 1:53 pm
[...] sister and author of noteatingoutinny.com, the cooking blog linked to above, officially announced her book deal. I confess, I had already heard about her impending book when I wrote this post, so my linking to [...]
April 7th, 2008 at 12:28 am
hot damn cathy!!! congratulations!!
April 7th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Cathy,
You make us so proud. Put me down for 50 copies (at least!).
April 7th, 2008 at 11:06 am
I’ve never commented on your blog, but I’ve enjoyed reading it for the past couple of months and have tried many of your recipes and love your story.
congrats on the book deal…I look forward to it sitting on my cookbook shelf!
April 7th, 2008 at 11:54 am
I’m a pretty recent lurker, but have come to the surface to say congrats! Thats must be pretty exciting! Good for you!
April 7th, 2008 at 12:27 pm
Oh congratulations Cathy! You must be so chuffed!
April 7th, 2008 at 12:47 pm
Amazing. Congrats. Books are great.
April 7th, 2008 at 5:36 pm
Wonderful! I already want to read it.
April 7th, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Hey, that’s almost as cool as the meatiest risotto! Mazeltov! Molotov!
April 7th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Congratulations!!
April 7th, 2008 at 10:04 pm
congratulations!
April 8th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
This is such great news. Well deserved. I can’t wait to read it and give it as a gift to my foodie/bloggy friends.
April 9th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Congratulations! Awesome news for all of us who read your blog, too
April 9th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
wow, congrats Cathy! This is so exciting.
April 10th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
Awesome, Cathy! Can I provide a basic Chinese recipe for the book? I learned this in the village: Fry X w/ oil and MSG. Serve w/ Y, also fried with oil and MSG. Etc… Delicious and heart-prickling.
April 10th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
I am hearing the sound of cash flowing into your door! way to go.
April 10th, 2008 at 7:05 pm
I go out of town for 10 days and I miss so much!! Big big congrats to you! Yay Cathy!
April 14th, 2008 at 6:16 pm
Hurrah! I think this has to be every food blogger’s dream, and I’m glad you’ve achieved it
April 15th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Hey congrats! That’s so fabulous and I’m not just saying that because I’m about to feature your site on my blog and my own book is coming out in May.
Seriously, good for you!
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:47 pm
late to the party reading this but congrats!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:39 pm
That is so amazing! I can hardly wait to see the final product. I am sure it will be edgy, fun and delicious.
June 19th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Congratulations to you, Cathy!
July 4th, 2008 at 10:26 am
[...] Library of Congress number attached to the Not Eating Out in New York project! As I mentioned here, the book will be published by Gotham Books, a division of Penguin Group USA probably in late 2009. [...]
June 20th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Отлично,несогласен с предыдущими неудачниками
^..^ Bye
December 28th, 2009 at 2:25 am
Согласен конечно
Для меня это точно очень актуально 
January 17th, 2010 at 4:01 am
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