Jeff Houck

The Tampa Tribune’s food writer since 2005, Jeff Houck covers the way people live through their food. He also hosts the Table Conversations food podcast and believes that everything crunchy is good.

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Rabbit Pie, Chicken Tikka Masala And Fallen Apple Martinis [This Week’s Weekend Eats]

Posted Dec 12, 2011 by Jeff Houck

Updated Dec 12, 2011 at 04:33 PM

“What do I have to do to win the Weekend Eats prize each week?” no one has asked me.

Well, you have to make me drool with my eyes.

Attractive. I know.

Basically, I look for the photo that makes me want to claw at the screen.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t always whittle away the competition. Because, if you know anything about Weekend Eats, you know what amazing food people make, eat and enjoy sharing.

This week, the competition was stiff. But Nikki Gardner, who goes by the Twitter handle @artandlemons, made a beautiful photo of red pepper and thyme dip. There were many more complex dishes that were pretty, but something about the simplicity of the dish and the composition of the photo (above) hooked me instantly.

For taking such a lovely food shot, Nikki wins this week’s prize:

A copy of “Edible; A celebration of Local Foods,” by Tracey Ryder and Carole Topalian. It’s a beautiful book that contains and amalgamation of recipes and photos from the regional Edible magazines from around the country.

Other contributors this week included:

@fsutoby - Delicious Chipotle Burger at new restaurant in Lauderhill, FL called Jer-Z Boys.

@Tiff_Griff - My mentor recently passed away. La Taqueria was his favorite from his hippie days in San Francisco. It was nice to stop there

@frijolita - The best thing I ate last week/this weekend? Mini doughnuts at the holiday market and rabbit pie! BAM!

@citizenjaney - Bison (shot as game by a friend) meatloaf with spinach and oven roasted tomatoes. unbelievably fresh.

@karenmcallister - Sushi at Catch 23 in Westchase. Always great.

@abaesel2 - Bacon-smothered green beans, roast potatos, roast chicken, apple/pear crisp. Early Xmas

And here’s this week’s gallery of delectibles: