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• 1 Teeenzzz // Jan 30, 2008 at 5:03 pm

  You utter twits! Why do you stamp your website address in an obscure corner of your C’mas card and wait until I go through the pile with said C’mas card at the end of Jan? What a great site! I cannot, however, believe that you would consign coriander to the dishes of Beelzebub…

• 2 richard // Jan 31, 2008 at 4:13 pm

  Hello Teeenzzz

  You must be a friend of my fellow blogger. I deduce this because (a) it was she who put our address in an obscure corner of her christmas cards, and (b) I don’t have any friends.

  Sorry, but I can’t work out who you are from your cutting-edge cybername.

  Whoever you are, I am delighted you like the site. You have swollen our readership by 25%.

  I’ll get D to post a more informed comment.

  By the way, a rectangle has only 4 corners – what criteria are you using when ranking them in order of obscurity?

  All the best

  R

  x

• 3 richard // Jan 31, 2008 at 5:43 pm

  Ah, hello Tina, for that is you. How’s the T-Shirt business going?

  R

  x

• 4 Teeenzzz // Feb 8, 2008 at 3:11 pm

  I have now forensically examined your C’mas card and found that the yumblog url was not in fact in any corner, but in the middle, slightly elevated, and upside down on the flap that is not the one with the Christmas greeting. I feel this location very much warrants the description ‘obscure’. Luckily, this also neatly avoids the necessity for ranking the corners.

  By the way, wise move on making this site mostly fish and veg. Your co-habitee has been known to source scrawny blue chickens from rather dubious ‘outlets’…

• 5 richard // Feb 8, 2008 at 5:03 pm

  CSI New Cross.

  As far as I’m aware the chicken thing no longer happens although who knows what she gets up to when I am asleep.

  I would say:
  1. Top right
  2. Top left
  3. Bottom right
  4. Bottom left
  5. In the middle, slightly elevated, and upside down

  R

• 6 AdamlovesIan // Aug 30, 2008 at 6:30 pm

  I love Ian and he’s very upset about your criticism of coriander. We both think it wonderful and one of god’s most imaginative creations, a close second to Swedish blonds (although I share your view of pears). Must dash, eating mushrooms.

• 7 Tina // Oct 16, 2008 at 12:20 pm

  No updates for a whole month? Have you taken up stamp collecting instead?

• 8 richard // Oct 16, 2008 at 1:57 pm

  Hi Tina

  Someone who cares.

  There are a stash of new posts just waiting for D to correct the spelling, check the grammar, and generally make them look like they were written by someone half literate.

  And we’ve been on holiday.

  And collecting stamps.

  Best

  R

• 9 soup fan // Dec 13, 2008 at 7:34 pm

  I do enjoy yumblog somewhat chronic.

• 10 Scott (land) // Jan 5, 2009 at 9:57 pm

  Fantastic, amazing, breath of fresh air… I have been looking for such a website on the interweb for yonks.

  Keep up the great work.

  All the best for 2009 (I’m sure it won’t be as bad as you lead article suggests)

  Scott from Scotland

  thanks to B3TA for the headsup

• 11 richard // Jan 5, 2009 at 10:09 pm

  Hi Scott from Scotland, thanks for the kind words.

  Good to hear someone still using the under-rated word ‘yonks’.

  All the best to you too.

  R

• 12 Urtha // Feb 8, 2009 at 7:42 pm

  Hi Richard,

  I’ve been reading your site since it was mentioned on b3TA, and particularly like the yuckblog section!

  Today I made, using a shwartz mix (I know, but I was weak at the time) creamy garlic mushrooms. I obviously tweaked the ingredients (extra garlic, butter rather than oil, and simmering longer than recommended. Family was pleased, but I thought it tasted a bit `tinny.` Could you possibly provide a similar recipe which would make me happy…

  I realise that there are dozens of recipes out there, but I would like to see a packet-mix versus real recipe showdown, done in your inimitable styleE!

  Cheers!

• 13 Danielle // Mar 11, 2009 at 3:05 pm

  Afternoon Yumblog

  Whilst browsing through foodie websites, it was a pleasure to read your original and interesting blog.

  Taste of London is the world’s leading restaurant, food and drink festival. The social event of the year for aspirant `foodies` and socialites who can combine a great day out with tasting and learning about food and drink, experiencing London’s top restaurants and meeting an array of fabulous culinary talent. The festival will be held on the 18th to the 21st of June in Regents Park and is sure to enjoy the same success as in previous years.
  Taste of London would appreciate the opportunity to place either a promotional banner and/or a link to the festival website in exchange for prizes that could be used in a competition on your blog in conjunction with the event. Prizes will include 2 pairs of tickets to The Taste of London Festival on either Thursday the 18th or Friday the 19th of June 2009 in Regents Park.

  Should you be interested in affiliating your blog with The Taste of London festival, please could you contact me on 077 893 44185 or danielled@brandevents.co.uk

  Kind Regards
  Danielle de Villiers

• 14 Scott (land) // Apr 13, 2009 at 10:53 pm

  Are you guys watching Great British Menu?

• 15 Scott (land) // May 4, 2009 at 10:16 am

  I take it you are not then……. would you have answered if my name was Mr Oliver? he seemed to get a quick response.

• 16 richard // May 4, 2009 at 2:51 pm

  Hi Scott

  A well deserved virtual slap on the wrist there … besides we’ve changed horribly since we’ve started hanging out with J’me and his exciting celebrity chums.

  As for watching the Great British Menu. No. I’ve seen it a few times but found it a bit too … er … ‘BBC’. You a fan?

  Best

  R

• 17 richard // May 8, 2009 at 9:49 am

  I take it you are not then……

• 18 Lisa // May 17, 2009 at 1:01 pm

  Hello,
  My name is Lisa and I work for Cookware Essentials.co.uk. I would like to talk to you about a potential partnership with Yum Blog.
  I appreciate your time and look forward to hearing back from you.
  Thank you,
  Lisa

• 19 victoria // May 21, 2009 at 3:43 pm

  Hi

  Please could you email me back as I was wondering you would be interested in trialling some Abel and Cole products and blogging about them

  Thanks

  Victoria

• 20 Mo Prendergast // Jun 2, 2009 at 3:17 pm

  To whom this may concern,

  Please could you provide me with an email address/ contact number for press enquiries.

  Mo Prendergast,
  Client Services Director
  Hubbub

• 21 Ann Walsh // Jun 17, 2009 at 3:23 pm

  Hello

  I read about your blog in the Times and wondered if you could help me with a new cookery pilot I am working on for Channel 4. I am looking for a group of really confident women who love home cooking to be part of a show that the channel are considering commissioning. Could I post on your blog? The wording would be as follows:

  Maverick TV, the company that makes How to Look Good Naked and 10 Years Younger, is looking for friends who are up for a fun cooking challenge. If you would like to take part in some filming for a Channel 4 pilot could one person in your group please email a.walsh@mavericktv.co.uk with a contact name and an evening and daytime telephone number.

  The information collected from you will be kept in the strictest confidence and will not be disclosed to any third party for any purpose other than for the purposes stated herein. Your personal information will only be used for the purpose of evaluating whether you would be a suitable contributor to the programme. Your personal information will NOT be used for any marketing, publicity or research purposes. All information will be dealt with according to the Data Protection Act 1998 and all other applicable laws and regulation with respect to Data Protection

• 22 Jess Shanahan // Dec 17, 2009 at 10:44 am

  Hi There;

  I am writing to you from the Mabel Gray PR company, we work with companies such as AGA and Interflora and have decided to expand our blogging network. I’d love to be able to send you updates on our relevant clients, event invites, products etc. I loved reading through your blog!

  If you are interested, please let me know and I will give you some more info.

  Best Wishes
  Jess

• 23 Pippa Mass // Feb 9, 2010 at 11:30 am

  Hi there,

  I hope you are well.

  I work for Hill & Knowlton PR agency, representing Britvic and one of their products – J20.

  I’m keen to get in touch with bloggers such as yourself as part of our wider campaign. To gauge both your opinion on this particular project but also offer exclusive opportunities/insights on future J20 campaigns.

  We would also like to send you a few J20 goodies in and some more information on our upcoming campaign. If you could get in touch using the email adress above I would be really grateful!

  Look forward to hearing from you,

  Regards,
  Pippa

• 24 Matt Exley // Feb 25, 2010 at 4:22 pm

  The link below will, I hope, provoke a response that is:
  a: Cynical
  b: Cynical with a flavoursome foodie twist
  c: Too tempting and will make you move to Somerset (assuming you don’t already live in Somerset – It’s raining in Somerset right now, so don’t hurry)
  http://www.bathandwest.com/glutton-nourishment/122/

• 25 Julia Coles // Mar 3, 2010 at 11:58 am

  I am contacting you regarding a new campaign which launches today called ‘Who gets the tip?’ , its aim being that businesses such as restaurants/pubs/cafes or other places where you tip, are more transparent with their staff and customers on how those tips are divided up.

  If there’s no tipping policy displayed we want consumers to start asking ‘Who gets the tip?’

  We’d be really keen for you to support this campaign by including it in your blog or by embedding our ‘Who gets the tip?’ badge on your site. This can be easily downloaded from the website, or we can send you the information.

  All establishments that upload their tipping policy on our site will be plotted on a map, and customers are then able to log on to find out their procedure.

  This campaign can be followed on Facebook and Twitter and we’ve got plenty of materials that might be of interest to you including research on tipping attitudes, a history of tipping timeline, quotes from celebrity chefs etc..

  We would love to hear about any of your views and experiences or your thoughts on the site, if you think it needs more info etc.

  For full information see http://www.whogetsthetip.co.uk or contact me directly.

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