If you notice to the right hand side to my page there is now a "Twitter Gadget". I think this gadget lends a bit more activity to the blogsite while still keeping it personal to me, afterall, the feed only has tweets from people I find interesting to follow.
The first person I put on my list was Anthony Bourdain. Over the last few years I have developed a passion for food and drink, in part due to watching his show "No Reservations". Bourdain combines a brash east coast personality, profane humor with immense cultural respect and a fervent love of food and drink. Having dropped out after a couple years of college he attended one of the most prestigious culinary academys in the world, the CIA (Culinary Institute of America). As many aspiring chefs do, Bourdain started off as a prep cook before working his way up to Executive Chef at Brasserie Les Halles in New York City. His fame and notoriety stemmed from his passion and ability to write and came to fruition after the publication of his infamous book "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly". Since then he has published numerous more books, articles and blogs while hosting two popular television shows and making guest apperances alike.
To combine the theme of food and drink I added Robert M. Parker, Jr as the second personality on my twitter gadget. As one of the foremost experts on wine in the world I use Mr. Parker's popular publication "The Wine Advocate" in deciding what to pair with meals and what wines I want to add to my cellar. Though he is known in some circles as the most infuential wine critic in the world and has be awarded some of the highest honors in the world of wine, as far as I know, he is not a Sommelier. Nevertheless, any one person could easily argue that his years of experience and access to practically all the wines in the world makes his expertise unmatchable.
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