Once I get a new job, sous vide equipment will be my first purchase. I've been fantasizing about those steaks since I read the first review of Keller's book. How have I survived this long with only conventional cooking techniques?! I feel so barbaric!

On another note, I am saddened by this week's announcement of Gourmet's demise. I even read it as a child. The world will not be the same. As much as I love and thrive on the internet, it's replacing a lot of what was good in the world before it came along.