{"id":287,"date":"2005-07-20T07:04:00","date_gmt":"2005-07-20T07:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=287"},"modified":"2005-07-20T07:04:00","modified_gmt":"2005-07-20T07:04:00","slug":"an-open-letter-to-culinary-fool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=287","title":{"rendered":"AN OPEN LETTER TO CULINARY FOOL."},"content":{"rendered":"
Dear C.F.:<\/p>\n

Please be advised that I’ve changed my “Profile” photo as a result of your taunting. Look to the upper-right to see what I’m talking about.<\/p>\n

This is as close to a smile as you’re likely to see etched across my aging, emaciated face. You should feel proud. You’ve achieved what many have attempted and all have failed–except for that Armenian fishmonger with the red mullet wedged into his left ear…but that’s another story altogether.<\/p>\n

And yes…I AM wearing a pink shirt.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,
Sal<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Dear C.F.: Please be advised that I’ve changed my “Profile” photo as a result of your taunting. Look to the upper-right to see what I’m talking about. This is as close to a smile as you’re likely to see etched across my aging, emaciated face. You should feel proud. You’ve achieved what many have attempted … Continue reading AN OPEN LETTER TO CULINARY FOOL.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75qi3-4D","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1518,"url":"https:\/\/www.saldetraglia.com\/?p=1518","url_meta":{"origin":287,"position":0},"title":"URUGUAYAN PARRILLA: MEAT DONE WELL…IF NOT WELL DONE.","author":"Sal DeTraglia","date":"October 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The countries of Uruguay and Argentina eat more meat per capita than any other nation on Earth. 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