Fan Mail

We recently removed, after one day, a posting venting about the small handful of emails received from Cafe Drake web visitors who take umbrage with the site's content (callous and jaded according to a few (????), ignorant of the need for speedy food preparation amongst working single moms, irresponsibly glorifying alcohol and prescription pill abuse (guilty as charged), out-of-touch with the realities of home dining, blah blah blah). Never intentionally offending anyone, Cafe Drake merely documents our own life, while spouting a purely personal philosophy of food and entertaining. But rather than dwell on the discontents with too much time on their hands (get offline and cook that 5-course tasting menu for your kids, lady), we thought it more sane and healthy to print a few excerpted emails from virtual friends, none of whom we've met yet, but treasure for their continued patronage. Respectfully, names and email monikers have been withheld.


. . . love your website. I lived in New York for 16 years and miss the variety of foods and cuisines available there . . . you bring it all back and have many new restaurants to try on upcoming visits. - Limmerack, Ireland

Wha Up, Ireland? Hollah on your next visit and stop by Cafe Drake for a bite. Maybe we can swap for a few Gallic recipes?



you're [sic] recipes are great but sometimes difficult to prepare and often way off on the measurements . . . still, my family has loved everything I made from your webpage and especially the pumpkin pudding from last year. More desserts please? - Reading, Pennsylvania

We rarely measure (outside of baking) at Cafe Drake so all measurements should be seen as approximations. This applies particularly to spices, salt, pepper etc. Despite best efforts to estimate on major ingredients, we do fall short of perfection and consider the recipes to be guidelines. So glad you've enjoyed the dishes, however, and will work to bring more dessert recipes to the site.



The cocktails are so great on Cafe Drake and even greater are the recipes for food to eat with them. Everyone calls me the King of cocktail parties and I got most of the drinks from your website. - Kissimmee, FL

Hail to the King of Cocktail Parties! Happy to hear that the drinks and snacks are working for you down in Florida, but we're quite certain it's your own entertaining elan that has earned you the crown.