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The Big Tip....Death To Kind Gestures

So I am sitting here in the hospital with  the wife and I put the tv on Food Network.

First commercial they show features Food Network demigod Rachel Ray and her new show called "The Big Tip".

The show has Rachel traveling the country and leaving giant tips (10 large) for deserving servers.

I think that this show is a crappy idea. I think it pisses on all the good news reports we heard over the last year of random people who left killer tips for hard working servers out of the kindness of there hearts.

Rachel Ray giving money should help Food Network ratings..

EAT INK-Recpes, Stories, Tattoos

Here are some of my favorite profiles found in favorite Eat Ink

EAT INK- Recipes, Stories, Tattoos

I have been meaning to get around and writing a review about"Eat Ink" but the job has been keeping me busy. So here we go!!

I am a cookbook nerd and collector of tattoos so this book was going to be an obvious purchase. Having a history in the kitchen where all my friends who are cook, dishwashers and back of house staff all being tattooed this book was a no brainer.....This book was a great idea.

"Eat Ink" is broken up into 5 chapters...Hoofed, finned, winged, rooted and sugar. So you guessed it each chapter is going to feature a chef that is a top in his field.

"EAT INK" features chefs from all over the country and from different backgrounds. There book features former Top Chef contestants, Contestants from Hell's Kitchen, James Beard Foundation nominees and more.

There is a common thread between many of the chefs in this book and that is they did not start in the kitchen. There are plenty of them (chefs) that knew this (career as a chef) was what they wanted.

The more I read the book the more I actually like it.My first glance through it had chefs with one or two tattoos and I was like "Really, this is what your going to cover in a tattoo cookbook?"

As I read the recipes the great thing is that most of them are really approachable. That is important because so many cookbooks come out and are not easy for the daily at home cook.

I will be honest I was hoping to see more guys like rhe Voltaggios, Aaron Sanchez, Jamie Bissonnette and a few other bigger named and heavily tattoo chefs.