This blog is about food

Let me just take a moment to introduce myself.  I'm a 31 year old artist/writer and co-owner of a small-press publishing company.  I've done a lot of odd things in my life but I always fancied myself as somewhat on the dull side.  Yet here I am, starting up this blog.  

Salmagundi! is a place where I can share everything food-related, whether it be recipes, reviews, personal experiences or things I'd love to try.  I can't claim to be some kind of culinary expert (in fact, I've had no formal experience with food at all, unless one counts a year or so working in the fast food industry), but I'm here and I want to learn as much as I can.

Some background on me: I've been a picky eater for most of my life.  As a child, my diet was limited to the same ten or fifteen dishes all the time and I had a hard time breaking out of those habits even as I got older.  It wasn't until seven or so years back that I even began trying new things at all - mostly out of desperation and having nothing else.  Over the years, I've been broadening my horizons and I've discovered the wide world of available foods.  There's so much out there that I'm never going to try it all, but I'm darn well going to give it my best shot!

This blog is where I'll share my culinary adventures.

And to preemptively answer any questions...

What does "Salmagundi" mean?

salmagundi  \sal-muh-GUHN-dee\ , noun:

1. A salad plate usually consisting of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, and onions, served with oil and vinegar.

2. Any mixture or assortment; a medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.

That's kind of what this is, so I thought it fitting.