Not wanting to share recipes

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Anonymous wrote:People don't want to share a hair stylist, why is this so surprising? I do wonder about not wanting to pass on a recipe to their own family. I bet MILs and Grandmas would have no issue sharing it with their own daughters and sons. I learned to cook from my own Grandma, she didn't actually share, I just watched and helped and learned. Maybe they don't actually have a written down recipe, but cook intuitively? I know I do, apart form sweets, I find that I don't have recipes per say for my dishes and hence wouldn't know how to give exact instructions. Maybe I come off as a recipe non sharer? I always tell people who ask how I make it, but I do not have exact measurements.

People don't want to share hair stylists? I wouldn't post their information on my neighborhood FB page because I already have to book appointments over a month in advance, but I would share with a friend or someone who asked.

LOL. Are you the poster on the neighborhood FB page or listserv who makes a request about what service to use, then without fail states that any having such information should email you? Do you know what the purpose of neighborhood FB and neighborhood listserv is? "Email me!" negates these purposes - you are supposed to share information as a community, that is the whole idea. A few of us get a good chuckle each time we see you pop up. You need to ask for resources somewhere else, if you don't understand his it works.

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Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

Why? Is this the main thing in your life you're proud of? Do people not deserve to eat something they like unless they're aware of the food's lineage? When you serve it, do you give credit for everyone whose work contributed to it? "Well, I had something like this at Restaurant X in Cambridge, and then I saw something similar in the New York Times, only without the pecans, and then I remembered Shirley Corriher talking about the difference blanching makes . . . "

No cook is an island.

No, I'm proud of many things, as I mentioned before, just because someone withholds a recipe it doesn't mean that their self worth is tied up in it or that it is their biggest accomplishment. I would say passing the bar is mine, but that doesn't prohibit me from being tight handed with my favorite cookie recipe or my best pie. Restaurants do this all of the time. Who creates those dishes, people do.

You're not a restaurant or a chef, you're an attorney who, at best, is going to end up self-publishing a cookbook, an item for which there is a shrinking market because anyone can go online and get a recipe for anything. Unless you're an established household name or the only person in a really niche area that serves people who can't navigate Food Network or AllRecipes.com, there is no money in this and publishing would mostly likely be just a vanity expense. You'd make more money off a food-porn blog like Pioneer Woman. You're certainly not obligated to share, but, in this day and age, it comes across as a really weird thing to get proprietary. Food is amazing and fun and taking it so seriously that you think your recipes are a top secret kills the joy in preparing and eating it.

Please reread what I wrote above, we are just going around in circles. It's fine. We will never convince me that I'm wrong. I love the idea above to make a family cookbook by the way. It's not about money.


Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

I can read. I still think that wanting "full credit" for a recipe to the point you don't want to share it with others because someone might not recognize that you are the artiste that brought them that marvelous work of art on a plate is weird and petty. You're not trying to make money, so the only point of secrecy is so no you get "credit"? Sorry you missed your calling with culinary school, but not sharing because you're trying to be some sort of culinary glory hog is worse, to me, than people who think they're giving away family secrets.

New poster on this thread, and I disagree. It isn't weird and petty. It's her preference and her right. Would you expect free art from an artist? free lessons or performances from a musician? It isn't any different than wanting free recipes from someone.

You, on the other hand, are entitled. Yuck.

Oh and p.s. this doesn't have to be about money at all, but expecting someone to just give you something that they worked hard on or was passed onto them by family is still entitled and disgusting.

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Anonymous wrote:People don't want to share a hair stylist, why is this so surprising? I do wonder about not wanting to pass on a recipe to their own family. I bet MILs and Grandmas would have no issue sharing it with their own daughters and sons. I learned to cook from my own Grandma, she didn't actually share, I just watched and helped and learned. Maybe they don't actually have a written down recipe, but cook intuitively? I know I do, apart form sweets, I find that I don't have recipes per say for my dishes and hence wouldn't know how to give exact instructions. Maybe I come off as a recipe non sharer? I always tell people who ask how I make it, but I do not have exact measurements.

People don't want to share hair stylists? I wouldn't post their information on my neighborhood FB page because I already have to book appointments over a month in advance, but I would share with a friend or someone who asked.

That is great that you would, but I moved several times and asked new friends and my kid's friends parents to recommend and all they would say is that their stylist is fully booked. Happened many times.

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Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

Why? Is this the main thing in your life you're proud of? Do people not deserve to eat something they like unless they're aware of the food's lineage? When you serve it, do you give credit for everyone whose work contributed to it? "Well, I had something like this at Restaurant X in Cambridge, and then I saw something similar in the New York Times, only without the pecans, and then I remembered Shirley Corriher talking about the difference blanching makes . . . "

No cook is an island.

No, I'm proud of many things, as I mentioned before, just because someone withholds a recipe it doesn't mean that their self worth is tied up in it or that it is their biggest accomplishment. I would say passing the bar is mine, but that doesn't prohibit me from being tight handed with my favorite cookie recipe or my best pie. Restaurants do this all of the time. Who creates those dishes, people do.

You're not a restaurant or a chef, you're an attorney who, at best, is going to end up self-publishing a cookbook, an item for which there is a shrinking market because anyone can go online and get a recipe for anything. Unless you're an established household name or the only person in a really niche area that serves people who can't navigate Food Network or AllRecipes.com, there is no money in this and publishing would mostly likely be just a vanity expense. You'd make more money off a food-porn blog like Pioneer Woman. You're certainly not obligated to share, but, in this day and age, it comes across as a really weird thing to get proprietary. Food is amazing and fun and taking it so seriously that you think your recipes are a top secret kills the joy in preparing and eating it.

Please reread what I wrote above, we are just going around in circles. It's fine. We will never convince me that I'm wrong. I love the idea above to make a family cookbook by the way. It's not about money.


Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

I can read. I still think that wanting "full credit" for a recipe to the point you don't want to share it with others because someone might not recognize that you are the artiste that brought them that marvelous work of art on a plate is weird and petty. You're not trying to make money, so the only point of secrecy is so no you get "credit"? Sorry you missed your calling with culinary school, but not sharing because you're trying to be some sort of culinary glory hog is worse, to me, than people who think they're giving away family secrets.

New poster on this thread, and I disagree. It isn't weird and petty. It's her preference and her right. Would you expect free art from an artist? free lessons or performances from a musician? It isn't any different than wanting free recipes from someone.

You, on the other hand, are entitled. Yuck.

Oh and p.s. this doesn't have to be about money at all, but expecting someone to just give you something that they worked hard on or was passed onto them by family is still entitled and disgusting.

Such a weird attitude. I went to culinary school (am a lawyer, too) and always share recipes and techniques. Food is meant to be shared. At its best, it is a communal activity that brings people together. Whenever I make something that someone else originally developed, I always think about that person. I like thinking of others doing the same with my stuff. Creates a web of connections that is lasting.

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Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

Why? Is this the main thing in your life you're proud of? Do people not deserve to eat something they like unless they're aware of the food's lineage? When you serve it, do you give credit for everyone whose work contributed to it? "Well, I had something like this at Restaurant X in Cambridge, and then I saw something similar in the New York Times, only without the pecans, and then I remembered Shirley Corriher talking about the difference blanching makes . . . "

No cook is an island.

No, I'm proud of many things, as I mentioned before, just because someone withholds a recipe it doesn't mean that their self worth is tied up in it or that it is their biggest accomplishment. I would say passing the bar is mine, but that doesn't prohibit me from being tight handed with my favorite cookie recipe or my best pie. Restaurants do this all of the time. Who creates those dishes, people do.

You're not a restaurant or a chef, you're an attorney who, at best, is going to end up self-publishing a cookbook, an item for which there is a shrinking market because anyone can go online and get a recipe for anything. Unless you're an established household name or the only person in a really niche area that serves people who can't navigate Food Network or AllRecipes.com, there is no money in this and publishing would mostly likely be just a vanity expense. You'd make more money off a food-porn blog like Pioneer Woman. You're certainly not obligated to share, but, in this day and age, it comes across as a really weird thing to get proprietary. Food is amazing and fun and taking it so seriously that you think your recipes are a top secret kills the joy in preparing and eating it.

Please reread what I wrote above, we are just going around in circles. It's fine. We will never convince me that I'm wrong. I love the idea above to make a family cookbook by the way. It's not about money.


Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

I can read. I still think that wanting "full credit" for a recipe to the point you don't want to share it with others because someone might not recognize that you are the artiste that brought them that marvelous work of art on a plate is weird and petty. You're not trying to make money, so the only point of secrecy is so no you get "credit"? Sorry you missed your calling with culinary school, but not sharing because you're trying to be some sort of culinary glory hog is worse, to me, than people who think they're giving away family secrets.

New poster on this thread, and I disagree. It isn't weird and petty. It's her preference and her right. Would you expect free art from an artist? free lessons or performances from a musician? It isn't any different than wanting free recipes from someone.

You, on the other hand, are entitled. Yuck.

Yuck? What are you, five?

Demanding things of your host would be entitled; asking is not. I guess I just have generous family and friends who take being asked for a recipe (or a knitting pattern or advice on how they managed to get a home project to turn out so nicely) as a compliment and love to take a moment to talk about how many times they had to unravel that cable pattern to get it right or the magic secret to refinishing the antique they've been working on for a month. Some people actually see this as being interested in them and a pleasant conversation, even. And bless my wonderful mother-in-law who has so patiently walked me through more than one family recipe over the years for something my husband loves to eat because his enjoyment is more important to her than being the only person who can fix it for him. (I have a friend whose MIL won't share family recipes with her or her husband because she has to have something she can do for her son that my friend can't. Don't be that MIL.)

And your analogies suck. Presumably, if Chef Artiste, JD has invited guests over for a meal, she is giving her "art" away for free. Do you charge people for dinner when you invite them over? I hope not, that would be yucky. My cousin, the concert pianist, has friends over and is known to bust out a tune or two without charging them as well. Hell, he gave one of my sister's kids a free copy a piano exercise he wrote when he found out the kid had started lessons - I hope he wrote his name on it in big letters so he gets full credit for that etude sitting in his cousin's piano bench. Because we're talking about friends and family, not a bunch of strangers. If you can't be gracious with your friends and family, then I do find you weird and petty and suspect you're rather tiresome to be around.

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Anonymous wrote:Recently I spoke to a family member who mentioned that she doesn't like to share her recipes. She's a pretty good cook and could be a chef in her own right. For some reason I was shocked about this. Is this normal? She pretty much said she works really hard on her recipes and only intends to share them with her children and their spouses in order to pass down the recipe.

Not a problem if she created them and takes great pride in them. Yes, it's a bit strange but not worth getting bothered by.

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Anonymous wrote:Recently I spoke to a family member who mentioned that she doesn't like to share her recipes. She's a pretty good cook and could be a chef in her own right. For some reason I was shocked about this. Is this normal? She pretty much said she works really hard on her recipes and only intends to share them with her children and their spouses in order to pass down the recipe.

Not a problem if she created them and takes great pride in them. Yes, it's a bit strange but not worth getting bothered by.

She's a miserable, selfish human being -- she would lose nothing by giving people the recipe -- but yes, it is her right.

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Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

Why? Is this the main thing in your life you're proud of? Do people not deserve to eat something they like unless they're aware of the food's lineage? When you serve it, do you give credit for everyone whose work contributed to it? "Well, I had something like this at Restaurant X in Cambridge, and then I saw something similar in the New York Times, only without the pecans, and then I remembered Shirley Corriher talking about the difference blanching makes . . . "

No cook is an island.

No, I'm proud of many things, as I mentioned before, just because someone withholds a recipe it doesn't mean that their self worth is tied up in it or that it is their biggest accomplishment. I would say passing the bar is mine, but that doesn't prohibit me from being tight handed with my favorite cookie recipe or my best pie. Restaurants do this all of the time. Who creates those dishes, people do.

You're not a restaurant or a chef, you're an attorney who, at best, is going to end up self-publishing a cookbook, an item for which there is a shrinking market because anyone can go online and get a recipe for anything. Unless you're an established household name or the only person in a really niche area that serves people who can't navigate Food Network or AllRecipes.com, there is no money in this and publishing would mostly likely be just a vanity expense. You'd make more money off a food-porn blog like Pioneer Woman. You're certainly not obligated to share, but, in this day and age, it comes across as a really weird thing to get proprietary. Food is amazing and fun and taking it so seriously that you think your recipes are a top secret kills the joy in preparing and eating it.

Please reread what I wrote above, we are just going around in circles. It's fine. We will never convince me that I'm wrong. I love the idea above to make a family cookbook by the way. It's not about money.


Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

I can read. I still think that wanting "full credit" for a recipe to the point you don't want to share it with others because someone might not recognize that you are the artiste that brought them that marvelous work of art on a plate is weird and petty. You're not trying to make money, so the only point of secrecy is so no you get "credit"? Sorry you missed your calling with culinary school, but not sharing because you're trying to be some sort of culinary glory hog is worse, to me, than people who think they're giving away family secrets.

New poster on this thread, and I disagree. It isn't weird and petty. It's her preference and her right. Would you expect free art from an artist? free lessons or performances from a musician? It isn't any different than wanting free recipes from someone.

You, on the other hand, are entitled. Yuck.

Yuck? What are you, five?

Demanding things of your host would be entitled; asking is not. I guess I just have generous family and friends who take being asked for a recipe (or a knitting pattern or advice on how they managed to get a home project to turn out so nicely) as a compliment and love to take a moment to talk about how many times they had to unravel that cable pattern to get it right or the magic secret to refinishing the antique they've been working on for a month. Some people actually see this as being interested in them and a pleasant conversation, even. And bless my wonderful mother-in-law who has so patiently walked me through more than one family recipe over the years for something my husband loves to eat because his enjoyment is more important to her than being the only person who can fix it for him. (I have a friend whose MIL won't share family recipes with her or her husband because she has to have something she can do for her son that my friend can't. Don't be that MIL.)

And your analogies suck. Presumably, if Chef Artiste, JD has invited guests over for a meal, she is giving her "art" away for free. Do you charge people for dinner when you invite them over? I hope not, that would be yucky. My cousin, the concert pianist, has friends over and is known to bust out a tune or two without charging them as well. Hell, he gave one of my sister's kids a free copy a piano exercise he wrote when he found out the kid had started lessons - I hope he wrote his name on it in big letters so he gets full credit for that etude sitting in his cousin's piano bench. Because we're talking about friends and family, not a bunch of strangers. If you can't be gracious with your friends and family, then I do find you weird and petty and suspect you're rather tiresome to be around.

Asking and being told no, then bitching about it is absolutely entitled.

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Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

Why? Is this the main thing in your life you're proud of? Do people not deserve to eat something they like unless they're aware of the food's lineage? When you serve it, do you give credit for everyone whose work contributed to it? "Well, I had something like this at Restaurant X in Cambridge, and then I saw something similar in the New York Times, only without the pecans, and then I remembered Shirley Corriher talking about the difference blanching makes . . . "

No cook is an island.

No, I'm proud of many things, as I mentioned before, just because someone withholds a recipe it doesn't mean that their self worth is tied up in it or that it is their biggest accomplishment. I would say passing the bar is mine, but that doesn't prohibit me from being tight handed with my favorite cookie recipe or my best pie. Restaurants do this all of the time. Who creates those dishes, people do.

You're not a restaurant or a chef, you're an attorney who, at best, is going to end up self-publishing a cookbook, an item for which there is a shrinking market because anyone can go online and get a recipe for anything. Unless you're an established household name or the only person in a really niche area that serves people who can't navigate Food Network or AllRecipes.com, there is no money in this and publishing would mostly likely be just a vanity expense. You'd make more money off a food-porn blog like Pioneer Woman. You're certainly not obligated to share, but, in this day and age, it comes across as a really weird thing to get proprietary. Food is amazing and fun and taking it so seriously that you think your recipes are a top secret kills the joy in preparing and eating it.

Please reread what I wrote above, we are just going around in circles. It's fine. We will never convince me that I'm wrong. I love the idea above to make a family cookbook by the way. It's not about money.


Pp here. Frankly it isn't about getting rich. I want to get full credit for the recipes that I've taken time to create. I don't see what's so wrong with that. I don't expect to get rich off of anything. I probably should've gone to culinary school to be a chef because I'm that serious about food. It's art to make something from scratch into a scrumptious and beautiful dish that people enjoy.

I can read. I still think that wanting "full credit" for a recipe to the point you don't want to share it with others because someone might not recognize that you are the artiste that brought them that marvelous work of art on a plate is weird and petty. You're not trying to make money, so the only point of secrecy is so no you get "credit"? Sorry you missed your calling with culinary school, but not sharing because you're trying to be some sort of culinary glory hog is worse, to me, than people who think they're giving away family secrets.

New poster on this thread, and I disagree. It isn't weird and petty. It's her preference and her right. Would you expect free art from an artist? free lessons or performances from a musician? It isn't any different than wanting free recipes from someone.

You, on the other hand, are entitled. Yuck.

Yuck? What are you, five?

Demanding things of your host would be entitled; asking is not. I guess I just have generous family and friends who take being asked for a recipe (or a knitting pattern or advice on how they managed to get a home project to turn out so nicely) as a compliment and love to take a moment to talk about how many times they had to unravel that cable pattern to get it right or the magic secret to refinishing the antique they've been working on for a month. Some people actually see this as being interested in them and a pleasant conversation, even. And bless my wonderful mother-in-law who has so patiently walked me through more than one family recipe over the years for something my husband loves to eat because his enjoyment is more important to her than being the only person who can fix it for him. (I have a friend whose MIL won't share family recipes with her or her husband because she has to have something she can do for her son that my friend can't. Don't be that MIL.)

And your analogies suck. Presumably, if Chef Artiste, JD has invited guests over for a meal, she is giving her "art" away for free. Do you charge people for dinner when you invite them over? I hope not, that would be yucky. My cousin, the concert pianist, has friends over and is known to bust out a tune or two without charging them as well. Hell, he gave one of my sister's kids a free copy a piano exercise he wrote when he found out the kid had started lessons - I hope he wrote his name on it in big letters so he gets full credit for that etude sitting in his cousin's piano bench. Because we're talking about friends and family, not a bunch of strangers. If you can't be gracious with your friends and family, then I do find you weird and petty and suspect you're rather tiresome to be around.

The analogies are fine; you're just pretending to be or you are stupid.

If I'm a chef and I want to have you over to my house, there's nothing wrong with that.

If you have a friend who's a chef and you feel entitled to either their cooking or their recipes, then that's absolutely entitled. Heck it doesn't even have to be a chef. If you think someone owes you a meal or a recipe just because you asked politely, it means you're a brat.

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Anonymous wrote:Recently I spoke to a family member who mentioned that she doesn't like to share her recipes. She's a pretty good cook and could be a chef in her own right. For some reason I was shocked about this. Is this normal? She pretty much said she works really hard on her recipes and only intends to share them with her children and their spouses in order to pass down the recipe.

Not a problem if she created them and takes great pride in them. Yes, it's a bit strange but not worth getting bothered by.

She's a miserable, selfish human being -- she would lose nothing by giving people the recipe -- but yes, it is her right.

She's miserable for only wanting to share her recipes she created with her children and their spouses. Wow. I have to agree with pp who said that anyone pitching a fit about not getting a recipe someone else created and chooses to hold close to pass on is entitled. Some people pass money, heirlooms and oh what is that....Secret Family Recipes!!

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She's miserable for only wanting to share her recipes she created with her children and their spouses. Wow. I have to agree with pp who said that anyone pitching a fit about not getting a recipe someone else created and chooses to hold close to pass on is entitled. Some people pass money, heirlooms and oh what is that....Secret Family Recipes!!

You don't see a difference between sharing material goods or access to services and sharing knowledge?

Wow. The next time you're lost, don't ask me for directions. I took the time to learn my way around. If you learn an efficient way to talk to Pret, that ruins my life.

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She's miserable for only wanting to share her recipes she created with her children and their spouses. Wow. I have to agree with pp who said that anyone pitching a fit about not getting a recipe someone else created and chooses to hold close to pass on is entitled. Some people pass money, heirlooms and oh what is that....Secret Family Recipes!!

You don't see a difference between sharing material goods or access to services and sharing knowledge?

Wow. The next time you're lost, don't ask me for directions. I took the time to learn my way around. If you learn an efficient way to talk to Pret, that ruins my life.

I'm so confused. You aren't making any sense. A person isn't selfish because they choose to guard a recipe or recipes so that they might pass them down to close family members. People have been doing this forever!! It's not selfish at all. I actually find it sweet that this person said she would keep her recipes for her children and their spouses. Does anyone not have an uncle or a dad who makes the best BBQ sauce or some other special food that is all theirs. They only tend to share that recipe when they pass it on to their kids. I'm not sure why people in this thread are acting as if it's so wrong.

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Chef Artiste, JD is going to be in a world of hurt when she is informed by a publisher that, in 2017, there is absolutely zero market for a recipe book by someone who isn't already famous. Wish I could be the fly on the wall of that conversation!

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Anonymous wrote:Chef Artiste, JD is going to be in a world of hurt when she is informed by a publisher that, in 2017, there is absolutely zero market for a recipe book by someone who isn't already famous. Wish I could be the fly on the wall of that conversation!

Why? I'm the poster you speak of. I never stated that I was going to try and get my recipes published for sale. I want to memorialize and get credit by having my name accompany my recipes. That's good enough for me. I will go the self publish route more than likely or perhaps one of these days I'll start a blog and blow up.
Hahaha, who knows, in 2017 I can be whoever I want to be. Gasp! Yes, that even means famous. People are famous these days for doing and or contributing absolutely nothing to society. Shouldn't be too hard!! I may even use the moniker Chef Artiste, JD. ; )
I'll be sure to give Dcum credit.