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Joined: 9/19/04
Originally posted by gordiflu
I was talking about gameplay, thanks for answering!
iirc this game was supposed to be a spiritual successor to EQ1? so that would mean soloing is possible, but puts you at a big disadvantage compared with grouping? I know about diplomacy and crafting being their own entities, but can you be more specific on the depth part? compared to other current mmos today
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This is an awful review. How about telling us what the F2P restrictions you go on about ARE?
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Joined: 6/10/09
Originally posted by rochrist
The link to the restrictions is right in the article.
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Joined: 1/29/06
I'm not playing Vanguard now. But I have in the past. In my opinion this was a very bad review. There's no real argumentation, the author's biases are the only reasons I can find for some of the scoring. However, if the review is only based on the F2P implementation (which the text doesn't really suggest it is) then I have no remarks (since I have no real experience).
Oh, and bring back /flush in more games, it's sorely needed. /flush is honest to god a godsend. GW2 memory leaked like hell in some areas, I would have loved a /flush command to just reset my cache, instead of having to restart the whole game (I've had memory leaks in most MMOs at launch, GW2 is just a recent example).
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Joined: 7/10/09
This is probably the worst review I've read on this site to date. Full of crap. Like others have stated he seems to be from a different generation of gamers, for whom this game was not intended. Vanguard is not about instant gratification. I wish more games still followed some of the old school design elements Vanguard employs.
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Joined: 3/08/07
Originally posted by erictlewis
True about the 'community' and I also agree about the score. I thought the review was not only fair but also generous in its score.
As to being 'old school', I think some people confuse sloppy design and buggy implemention with challanging game play.
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Joined: 11/12/08
Originally posted by Paladrink
If you mean like EQ mercs then VG does have it according to a thread on the VG forum.
For the few latency issues people complain about at FTP launch, you try jamming 100+ people on the Isle of Dawn which is relatively small.
If you go there now it is better after server fixes and you don't have to choose to go there at all to start.
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Joined: 2/27/07
The review was spot on IMO. I know that upsets the games advocates, but this is a game that takes a lot of time to learn. There is just so much to do. And the occasional lag is very annoying.
SOE has made f2p options so restrictive as to make the game almost unplayable. I would not even use the term f2p with this game. It is more like a free trial. If you really want to play this game you are going to have to sub.
To read people above saying you can play this game without paying a dime is really amusing, as while it might be possible, the point of a game is to have fun and that would definitely NOT be fun.
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Joined: 2/05/11
Hmmm a bit harsh on the review score. I think this game is more in line with the 7.5 user score.
Some good points about the F2P restrictions being limiting (at least give everyone all blue items geeez) and the game engine or lag being annoying. At least you can complete all the quests (unlike Lotro) although you may not be able to use the rewards lol.
However, I think that the reviewer simply doesn't like old school slower paced games in general based on his comments. I almost feel like there were two points off coming into the review due to personal preference.
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Joined: 5/29/07
I think Vanguard stands out from the crowd on several fronts.
- Crafting is not unbelievable but fking unbelievable. If you take time to get involved its hugely addictive and rewarding.
- Housing??? not mentioned in the review. I don't know any other MMO where you can buy a plot of land, craft every item in the house and have it all on show in the open world. No instances.
- Diplomacy is a great concept and sadly not utilised in other MMO's.
- Exploration. The game is huge and there is a real feeling of a massive world to explore.
- What about the epic missions to learn how to make a boat, then building it and then sailing off in it? There are so many side lines in this game its hard to fathom. I would prefer to see a new Vanguard released with the quality and graphics it deserves.
I don't play it anymore but that is due to lack of time and Vanguard is a group intensive MMO.
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Joined: 1/22/07
Originally posted by Asamof
You can solo all your way to level cap and craft yourself gear as good as anything you can get from outside raids. But it's going to take you long. You are not forced to group unless you want the very fancy raid gear that you don't need anywhere else anyway. However, grouping is way more efficient instead of what happens in most modern games, where soloing is the fastest way to level cap.
The disadvantage has got nothing to do with gear or gold income or anything similar if we exclude raids of the equation. The disadvantage in this case would be that the soloer will have to work harder to get to level cap with gear as good as the guy who groups a lot.
Answering your crafting and diplomacy depth question. I won't get into the details, but just for starters crafting is really versatile. You can suit whatever you craft to your needs since you can add lolzillion different modifiers to most of the stuff you craft. The amount of options is insane. It has also got to do with interaction. I can craft normal armors myself, no problems. Now, if I want to make some relly good piece of armor I am going to need a tailor to do some parts for me. The same way, if a leatherworker wants to do some very fancy armor he needs me to craft him some parts. If you want to build something big like a ship or a house you need lots of different type of crafters working together or at least trading stuff.
Also, crafters need materials. Many people who don't craft gather those materials anyway, and they want good harvesting gear that crafters can make for them.
Crafters can also make stuff for diplomats, the same way diplomats can provide crafters with some local crafting buffs. There's even a raid boss that needs crafters working during the fight.
Diplomats can provide nice buffs to whole cities. You enter the city and you get the buff. There are lots of different buffs that affect diplomacy itself, crafting, and adventuring. And, surprise, if you get several diplomats coordinated, getting those buffs is way easier.
Diplomats are also needed to start certain events that can open new quests, encounters or trade options.
Sorry for the wall of text. As you can see, VG's depth has got to do with interaction a lot and about options. I hope I answered your questions.
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Joined: 9/22/08
The item restriction in Sony's F2P games is completely off-putting; I really wanted to get back to EQ2 and Vanguard when they became F2P (I used to love those games), but when I noticed this "feature" I just did not want to play anymore.
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Joined: 4/03/08
For people that are complaining about F2P please stop. If you left becuase you don't want to play they do not want you back because you will still not pay a dime.
The only reason SoE made the game F2P is to cater to the new public or the people that are friends with people that have been advocate for the game or enjoy the game a lot for a long time. This type of system allowed me to try out games I wouldn't have before and allow me to decide if I would want to pay.
I am now lvl 49 and still enjoying the game on a free vanguard account but because of the fact I want to play a SPECIFIC class that is not free I am probably going to reroll and subscribe after I hit cap.
Please answer me this, if item restrictions/class/race restriction were taken off that would the people that have been paying get that the F2P players don't have?
Pretty cash shop coins for exp boost because not like the veterans aren't capped already.
Pretty mounts/apperance item in a game with crappy character graphics?
The amount of people complaining if EQ2 and Vanguard lift all those restrictions the amount of money they will lose from the current subscribers would probably be 1000x more.
Because if all those things were lifted I would personally not pay a dime for any of those misc things that you can buy.
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Joined: 2/21/06
Originally posted by ozerinx
I am all for class / race restrictions in the F2P model. No problem with that.
But! Item restrictions is the worst F2P implementation I have ever seen! It's terrible and an instant turn off for many many new players trying the game.
Nothing! and I mean NOTHING! is more frustrating than enjoying and playing the game, doing quests and get a nice drop or "worse" a nice quest reward.... making you glow of enjoyment and then trying to equip it and being faced with a message saying you CANNOT friggin' equip it!!
It's an instant turn off! I can't emphasize more in how terrible this is!
Gate content! Like Turbine did with DDO and LOTRO! Let people pay for quest packs, dungeon packs, etc.
But never ever block people from equiping items! It's just terrible! As it's the MAIN element in character progression!
That's why EQ2's free 2 play failed misaribly! That's why Vanguards free 2 play will fail miserably too!
It's a real shame that SOE just can't get things right anymore these days! They just keep on screwing up.... over and over again. /shrug
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Joined: 9/07/06
Restricting items that you can loot from drops is pretty lame. It kills all motivation to actually complete anything as you wont be able to use the reward.
I have been playing on and off since closed beta and some bugs have definately been fixed but there are still graphical bugs and hitching issues. You can still fall through the world by crimmeny.
They seem to have removed some solo friendly content to force players into main quest hubs. The TOD area used to be a great solo quest hub for level 10 - 15 but when I went there a few weeks ago there was nothing on offer.
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Joined: 6/12/12
"Diplomacy & crafting are a chore"
That's so incredibly stupid i don't even know how to begin to comment it...
Diplomacy and crafting are two "pros" of this game, FFS.
For once, crafting is not automatic, thank god !!!
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I refused to play the game after I saw their f2p matrix. The restrictions on free accounts is so ridiculous that it makes the game borderline unplayable at higher levels.
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Where Sony continues to fail is in its conversion of Subscription to F2P is penalizing past subscribers. Both EQ and Vanguard did this very badly. As a previous subscriber, I return to see how things have changed and find may items locked, bag size warnings and other general restrictions tied to a past character. The F2P in Sony game models really only work for new players or old players willing to start over.
Until they fix that number one issue, converting to F2P will never draw the numbers back to it. Starting a game as F2P or being a new player to a F2P title wether it old or new, the restrictions are not cumbersome as you know them going in. I am enjoying DDO on occasion, despite the restrictions because I never played the game as a subscription as an example.
As far as Vanguard is concerned, I agree with the review with the exception of the Crafting and Diplomacy being a chore. Vanguards system for those things is what originally made many of us want to play the game. And some of the many changes they did to those systems during the first couple of years is what drove many of us away.
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Originally posted by Ozmodan
All this tells me is that you haven't tried the F2P model.
The F2P options are not particularly restrictive beyond the class choices - and even with those you get a fair breath of playstyles. There's also the option of unlocks for classes
The platinum cap is absurdly large - 2p is a LOT of money in Vanguard for a very long time.
The item restrictions are annoying, particularly if you're a crafter or diplomat - but they're hardly crippling, for any sphere. Adventuring alone you can get by with F2P usable gear quite easily, there are multiple people in my guild doing so. And again, item unlocking options if you really want that item.
Bag space and quest limitation are probably the most annoying factors - one of which is solvable by just getting a large bag, the other of which I agree is restricting.
Stating that the game is almost unplayable is an exaggeration so large that it completely discredits anything you might say, pro or con, about the game, as it shows that you clearly haven't tried the F2P model. It's one of the more permissive F2P models in the MMO market, while still being designed to do what companies exist for - make profit.
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Joined: 8/17/09
Vanguard came highly recommended for its deep crafting and open world. But as the article mentions, the limitations for a F2P player are huge. I haven't played enough to decide if I want to subscribe in order to access the crafting.


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Kent State Universityheld its fall commencement ceremonies at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 1,963 degrees, including 1,531 bachelor's degrees, 370 master's degrees, 59 doctoral degrees and 3 educational specialist degrees.
The 9:30 a.m. ceremony was for those receiving their bachelor's degrees. The speaker for this ceremony was José C. Feliciano, a respected trial lawyer who also serves as Kent State's 2012-2013 President's Ambassador. A partner at Baker Hostetler's Cleveland office, Feliciano has more than 35 years of experience in complex commercial and employment litigation. He is a past president of the Cleveland Bar Association, and he was also named one of theTen Outstanding Young Men in America by the U.S. Jaycees in 1985, an award that had been given to President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert Kennedy and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Feliciano is the founder and chairman of the Hispanic Roundtable. He is former chairman of the Hispanic Leadership DevelopmentProgram and founder of the Hispanic Community Forum, for which he also served as president. He also was a founder of the Ohio Hispanic Bar Association and served as its vice president.
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Target Duarte had some Legends figures with the Captain Rex sticker thingy, but nothing noteworthy.
Wal-Mart Duarte had most of '08 wave 1 minus the troopers and Tri Droid, plus 2 Jedi Evo sets. However, they also had cases out on pallets, including some basic figures which were Legends and some which may not have been (but it was more '08 wave 1 which I don't need), and several Comic Packs cases, and at least 1 case of Evolutions, of which I pulled out the Fett Evo set I have been looking for and purchased! YAY!
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I've seen the new Cars but have lost my zest for collecting them. I saw wave 6 of GI Joe at Duarte Wal-Mart, including the armored Cobra Commander; was tempted to buy only that one, but decided not to.
BBTS has shipped my order of two EVO troopers and the other wave 2 trooper.
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Tim Cook and Joz share thoughts on iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c with Apple employees
Apple's CEO, Tim Cook has sent out an email to Apple employees, and vice president of iOS product marketing, Greg Joswiak has posted a Q&A to AppleWeb outlining some of the messaging and thinking behind the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c products announced at today's iPhone event. Here's an excerpt from Tim Cook's email, posted by Mark Gurman on 9to5Mac:
Today is an important day for Apple. Many of you and your coworkers have been hard at work developing the new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, which are the result of incredible collaboration between hardware and software which only Apple can deliver. In the weeks and months to come, especially as we approach the holidays, our Retail teams will help millions of customers experience these amazing products for the first time. We are also thrilled to be launching iOS 7 next Wednesday.
Cook also reveals why the even wasn't live streamed to other Apple corporate and retail locations, never mind to the general public: the small Cupertino Town Hall venue proved to be a limitation. (The iPhone 4S event which took place at the same location was also not live streamed).
Joz's Q&A was longer, and also posted by 9to5Mac:
What was the thinking behind adding the iPhone 5c to the lineup?
This is a big moment for iPhone, because we've created two new phone lines to replace the existing iPhone 5. This is the first time we've done this. iPhone 5c refines and advances the popular iPhone 5-which was out most popular iPhone ever.
Joz goes on to explain how solid it feels in the hand, thanks to the steel-reinforced, hard-coated polycarbonate shell, but never really answers the question.
Both the email and the Q&A are very high level, talking-point stuff, which is to be expected, but it's still interesting to see how the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5c are being positioned internally, and where Apple might be going with the product line. Give both of them a read.
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In my opinion this was a disaster. There's rumors going around apple was at the head of all the leaks, every single thing they announced was already known. If they had kept a lid on things better this probably would have been the best keynote ever, instead it turned out unsurprising and boring.
I literally feel asleep watching it once it was made available. It was that boring. The only thing i did not already know was the software going free. Everything else they leaked. You are probably thinking i was tired... nope, took a nap earlier, still feel asleep. Will get the wife one and start looking for my next phone elsewhere.
I still don't understand why they didn't live stream it. Instead I had to watch Rene/Leo (no offense guys) rehash what the Verge & others were tweeting out of the event and THEN watch the event a few hours later.
Cook: "It is a small venue which limits our ability to show the keynote live"
9to5mac: "Cook further shares that Apple could not stream today's event to employees because of the limitations surrounding the small Town Hall venue"
Neither of these quotes really says anything. I don't understand the "limitation" but yet they could release it a few hours later.
The very easy fix to take care of all those limitations, Have the event in a location where it could be streamed live. Why hasn't anyone asked that question??? I also listened to Rene hash it out with all kinds of tech issues coming from his sources, switched over to the Verge where they had someone in there sending out tweets. After watching the event from a taped version.
maybe he just wanted the HYPE that's why no streaming..
I wish Jobs is still around. Nobody gives a spech like he did. And probably he would unveil something more... exciting..
The question that comes to mind after this. For a tech reporter, assuming you got an invite, would you still go to an Apple iPhone event? There's nothing new that's announced, it's all been leaked already, and the last few announcements have pretty much been blah. Is there a return on the investment to go vs just rehash what's announced?
I was very disappointed with the presentation as well. Chalk it up to all the "leaks" or whatever, but there wasn't anything new to make me (and those in the audience) go "ooooh" or "ahhhh" like with the iPhone 4. Personally, I would like to see fewer leaks so I will be more awed when an announcement is made.


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The Fort Dorchester wrestling team didnt earn many bonus points Wednesday but did win nine of 14 weight classes at Ashley Ridge.
The Patriots improved to 3-0 in Region 8-AAAA with a 36-22 victory over the Swamp Foxes, who dropped their second region match of the season.
Tyre Wright won the 113-pound class by pin fall and Dallis Brown earned a pin at 132 for the Patriots. The only other bonus points for he Fort were the result of an Ashley Ridge forfeit at 195.
I feel we could have wrestled better, but we got the win and that is important this time of year, Fort Dorchester coach B.D. LaPrad said. Some of our younger guys did well. We moved Jacob Hutchinson and Joseph Hutchinson up a weight class and that worked out well.
For Ashley Ridge, Tyler Moore won the 220-pound class with a pin and Ben Whitney earned a major decision at 106. Zach Armstrong earned six points for the Swamp Foxes when the Patriots forfeited that match.
The Patriots next region match is scheduled for Jan. 16 when they will host Beaufort. The Fort will then wrap up its region schedule with a match at Summerville Jan. 23.
Ashley Ridge hosts Bluffton Jan. 15 and then closes its region schedule at Beaufort Jan. 23.
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106: Ben Whitney (A) md. Dominic Leonardi 16-4; 113: Tyre Wright (F) p. TY Jamieson; 120: Demitre McNeal (A) d. Devon Wernet 12-6; 126: Christian Cutino (A) d. Trevour Johnson 13-9; 132: Dallis Brown (F) p. Chandler Conlee; 138: Charles Washington (F) d. Terrell Robinson 5-4; 145: Ahmed Alford (F) d. Chris Hudgens 2-0; 152: Austin Ziliak (F) d. Blake Ackerman 10-3; 160: Cato Jenkins (F) d. Coltyn Remeika 6-3; 170: Zach Armstrong (A) wbf.; 182: Jacob Hutchinson (F) d. Joseph Pringle 3-2; 195: Joseph Hutchinson (F) wbf.; 220: Tyler Moore (A) p. Juwan Roper; 285: Tyese McDonald (F) d. Kenneth Glover 2-0.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
How different can two be? From the start they were like black & white, one bouncing inside, the other quiet as a mouse on Christmas Eve. I remember when JP and I, heavily pregnant, nearing the end, went to see Hairspray. Sitting in my movie theater seat Clem would lie quietly, patiently during the dialogue but each time the first chords of the music would begin, the singing and dancing start, my belly would bounce, baby swinging, turning, twisting this way and that to the music. And every night exactly at 10, as I was resting my book on my mountain of a belly, my eyes heavy, off he would start, like clockwork, swirling and twirling, letting me know he was there and wide awake. Simon, on the other hand, hardly moved, still as the night. In the evenings I would get nervous and start to punch and push and pound trying to get some kind of reaction to make sure he was all right and still there. And, of course, Clem popped out according to schedule, right on time, while Simon, tricky little fellow, kept teasing, playing hide and seek, being sneaky until he decided that he was ready to grace the world with his presence. Clem arrived like a little roly-poly bundle of joy, eyes squeezed shut, sleeping like a little angel, while Simon, like a long, tall drink of water as my mom would say, came out awake and alert, eyes not only wide open but staring at each of us present, tiny dark eyes boring into ours, appraising, judging, soaking it all in as if he were master of the situation.
When they were very young, people mistook them for twin brothers, but more like night & day you wouldn't find. Clem was a bundle of energy, anxious to take his first steps, impatient for his independence. He never walked, he stood up one day and shot off, running like there was no tomorrow, as if he knew that life wouldn't wait. He chattered and babbled on and on, non-stop, always stories to tell. And mischievous in a playful way. As I lay flat on my back like the beached whale that I resembled, days from giving him a baby brother, he would pull open the doors of the "meuble bleu", the funny, lopsided old cabinet I used to store my baking supplies, and, glancing in my direction and gigglingly making sure that I was indeed totally indisposed, he would begin pulling out bottles of spices, opening them and tasting, pouring the contents out onto the floor, eating bouillon cubes and wreaking havoc gleefully, joyously. His brother, on the other hand, at the same age was quiet and thoughtful, observant, eerily observant for someone so young and tiny. He would plant himself discreetly in the corner of a room and listen, watch, and looking into his piercing hazel eyes you just knew that he understood, that he was following the conversation, was reading each person and filing away the knowledge gleaned. Tiny, innocent, silent, nothing like his brother. One splashing happily in the water, water baby that he was, running carefree through the waves, digging in the dirt, the other cautious to a fault, fearful of the water, hating the feel of the hot sand between his toes.
And one so carefree, the other so stubborn. One more confident in groups, the other more at ease one on one. One stuck to his best friend or two, the other surrounded by his gaggle of admirers, his groupies. One jumping into the middle of the group whether in school or out, even the first day with new people, and waving his arms, making friends, letting the others see he is there, learning the rules as he goes, the other hiding in his coat, off to the side, by himself, observing the comings and goings of the others, learning the language, the hierarchy of the group, who is who and who does what, taking days or weeks before infiltrating the group slowly, carefully but assured of where he may fit in.
One hesitant, doubting, ill at ease with things he doesn't understand, judgmental, refusing what he doesn't agree with, turning dark and moody, the other brushing these things off with nonchalance, with his "anyway…." and his "not interested…." And his "so what?" followed by a shrug of the shoulders and a roll of the eyes and he's off onto something else. One retreating into himself, trusting only himself, the other marching to his own tune, picking and choosing, ignoring the rest, making his own rules as he goes along. One flitting from thing to thing, interested in this and that but never tied down to one, creative, physical, the other concentrated, working at something until it is done, symmetrical, organized, matter of fact, analytical.
And their tastes as different as vanilla & chocolate: one loving to eat, willing to try anything, chewing garlic, sucking on lemons, scooping bits of cheese into his mouth from the get go, enjoying every little thing, every gorgeous flavor, the other clamping shut his tiny rosebud lips, refusing entrance to more and more as the months and years passed. One growing to eat to his mother's delight, the other breaking his mother's heart with each shake of the head "no". One loving chocolate, the other strictly vanilla, the one embracing all things luscious and gooey, creamy and sweet, the other demanding the plain and the simple, cake, just plain cake, if you please, and the same things over and over again.
But, brothers, my babies, all grown up. So different, like night & day, black & white, vanilla & chocolate, but both warm and generous, wickedly funny, smart as whips, worldly from all the traveling they've done in a way their friends are not, able to slide from one culture, one language into another, as easily as some boys change their clothes. So different, one working hard and excelling at school, starting his own business, the other off to do volunteer work, trying to figure out where he fits and what he can do with his life in this wide world. One here in France, one soon to be making his home in the States. So different, but so alike, pushing and pulling and trying to become their own person, each in their own right, not a shadow of the other, and side by side the perfect pair, complements, two halves of a whole, like the perfect cake, layers of chocolate and vanilla, side by side, sweet and delicate, separate but creating one.
My dear friend Lien of Lien's Notes recently shared with me the recipe for this extraordinary cake, an Indonesian treat, intriguing layers of batter each cooked quickly under the grill and separated by a quick brush of melted butter. This is a rather rich cake made with lots of eggs and butter, and rather time-consuming considering you must sit and watch the cake and pull it out of the oven every 2 or 3 minutes to brush with butter and add more batter, but it is so worth it! It is truly fantastic! It has the taste and texture of a stack of crêpes, and although this treat is usually simple layers of plain vanilla batter or alternate layers of vanilla and spiced batters, I decided to create a vanilla-chocolate version by dividing the batter into two and stirring cocoa powder into one. And as you can see, it was fabulous! A rich flavor, elegant and impressive, but simple and light enough to have with coffee for breakfast or a glass of milk or a mug of tea for a snack. Beautiful!
("Spekuk" or Indonesian layered cake)
from Lonny Gerungan's "De complete Indonesische keuken"
7 eggs
17 ½ Tbs (250 g) unsalted butter, softened
7 oz (200 g) light brown (or white) soft sugar *
3 ½ oz (100 g) flour
1/4 tsp salt
seeds from one vanilla pod
3 ½ - 4 Tbs (50 g) unsalted butter, melted (for brushing)
* This is light brown packing sugar, Vergeoise blonde in France
2 Variations : Chocolate or Spice (traditional)
For the Chocolate version :
1 ½ Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
For the Spice version (I have not tried this version but Lien has) :
8 tsp ground cinnamon
3 tsp ground cardamom
3 tsp ground nutmeg
2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground anice seeds
Blend the spices together.
Butter an 8-inch (20 cm) springform pan.
Separate the eggs. Place the whites in a large metal or plastic bowl and, if you like, add a few grains of salt and 1 or 2 drops of lemon juice to help stabilize them. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter with the sugar until light and creamy. Beat in the yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Sift the flour and salt over the mixture, add the scraped out seeds from the vanilla pod and beat briefly, just until blended.
With very clean beaters, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks hold. Fold the whites gently into the cake batter, about a third of the whites at a time, just until well blended.
If you want to make either the chocolate or the spice version, divide the batter into two bowls, weighing the batter if necessary to make sure you have equal portions. Gently fold either the cocoa powder or the spice blend (to taste) to one half of the batter.
Heat the oven to grill and place your oven rack 4 inches (10 cm) below the grill. Have the melted butter and a brush at hand.
Scoop a few tablespoons of the vanilla batter into the buttered pan and, using the back of the spoon, spread around the bottom of the pan as evenly as possible, all the way to the edges. Place the pan under the grill and bake until the batter is firm, begins to puff up and is golden brown. This will take only 2 to 3 minutes, so do not take your eyes off of the pan!
Grab the pan and take it out of the oven. Quickly brush the entire surface of the baked layer (it will look like a crêpe) with melted butter then scoop up and add another layer of batter – if you have flavored half the batter with cocoa or spices then alternate the flavored batter with the vanilla – just 2 or 3 heaping tablespoons, and quickly spread the batter as evenly as possible over the cooked layer. The batter will begin to melt as it hits the hot cooked layer but don't worry, just spread it around quickly. Then pop it back under the grill for another 2 to 3 minutes until this layer is baked, puffed and golden. Remove from the oven, brush with melted butter and repeat the process, alternating vanilla and cocoa layers as I have done, until you have used up all of the batter.
Be very careful, because as you add layers and each layer moves up the pan and gets closer to the grill, the batter may cook more quickly so it is important to watch the baking process! Don't walk away from that oven!
Let the cake cool completely in the pan on a cooling rack before sliding a knife around the sides to loosen then removing from the pan. The cake stays perfect and moist for a few days.
Results: What a fabulous cake! As I said, it is like eating a stack of perfect crêpes, is impressive to look at and can be served simply, as is, for breakfast or a snack or can be dressed up with whipped cream or crème anglaise when you want an elegant dessert. And what a wonderful cake that comes in 3 versions – all vanilla, vanilla-chocolate or vanilla-spice!
Thank you, Lien, for a fabulous recipe!
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39 comments:
- Barbara said...
A lovely post Jamie. My two boys are very different too.Strange how they can have the same upbringing but be such opposites. Nice cake too. I have heard of this cake but have not made it.
- March 2, 2010 at 3:00 AM
- Sarah, Maison Cupcake said...
What a genius technique for building up layers in a cake - I can see all sorts of potential for different versions of this.
Lovely pictures of your boys. I remember Ted used to jump about a lot if I played Amy Winehouse "Rehab" in the car when I was pregnant!
- March 2, 2010 at 3:00 AM
- French Cooking for Dummies said...
I could kill for a piece of that cake!... It looks sooo good :D
- March 2, 2010 at 3:04 AM
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
It is true that they did look like twin brothers...
That cake is a beautiful ode to your children. So pretty and delicious!
- March 2, 2010 at 3:04 AM
- Bethie said...
Wow, that cake looks delicious. Wouldn't it be lovely with a big cup of coffee or tea? Oh yum.
- March 2, 2010 at 3:33 AM
Love reading about your boys...just like my 2 girls, night and day...complement each other nicely(note I didn't say compliment..haha!) Hope to meet them this summer. Gorgeous cake! Be well :)
- March 2, 2010 at 3:48 AM
- gastroanthropologist said...
The layer cake looks so great! I think I might really like the spice version...I don't have children but have had puppies from the same litter with quite different temperments. Vanilla and chocolate, so different, but so good together!
- March 2, 2010 at 3:51 AM
- Nate @ House of Annie said...
I like that you used real vanilla bean for the vanilla part. I do recommend trying the spice version - it is a revelation!
We went behind the scenes at a Sarawak layer cake shop here in Kuching. Kek lapis is derived from the Indonesian cake, but includes more colors and flavors. Come check it out!
- March 2, 2010 at 3:52 AM
- Sophie said...
Waw,...Jamie!! The layered cake looks fabulous!!!
Waw,...Now, I would like to eat one large big piece, please???
- March 2, 2010 at 3:56 AM
- shayma said...
a beautiful post, i loved the story about your children, how sweet that story about watching Hairspray is! it's really lovely to read posts which related to family in one way or another. as for the cake- it looks delicious, i would never attempt to make it i am SURE i would burn a layer. x, shayma
- March 2, 2010 at 4:18 AM
- kudoskookies said...
Loved your post! Your writing about your kids is wonderful with how different they both are. As a mom, I totally understand how two can be so similar and yet so different. Anyway, lovely job! Also, your cake looks sooo pretty and very tasty. I've not seen anything like it. Makes me want to try and make one but it also looks like so much work. Well worth it I'm sure! Great job!!!
Renee of Kudos Kookies
- March 2, 2010 at 5:21 AM
V was a very sweet baby in the stomach - never bounced endless or give me sleepless night but she did once love the voice of my professor. Each time he started his lecture, she would moved a lot. Otherwise, she quiet. On my advance stage of pregnancy, I haven't felt her move for a while, so gave her a little squeeze like I read in the book, took her a while to answer me. Phew! I was relief. She too came out with wide eyes open and very alert. Boundless of energy and can't sit still. LOL! I called her wiggly worm.
Hub had the original spiced version in Singapore and didn't like it at all. If you do it the original way, it's a very caloried cake - heavy but tasty tea treats. In Asia, we eat it little pieces by little pieces. It's very filling. Next time try put prunes inside - it's delicious too. :)
- March 2, 2010 at 5:29 AM
- Deeba PAB said...
Beautifully written sistah. It's absolutely gorgeous. Brought back memories of mine too when they were younger.
Will try and make the cake, maybe half. Pam just told me the DB this time isn't buttery... so maybe!
- March 2, 2010 at 5:55 AM
- lisaiscooking said...
Beautiful layers! Sounds like a fun cake to make too. I love watching my nieces and nephews to learn their similiarities and differences. They're each so unique like your sons!
- March 2, 2010 at 6:47 AM
- Elra said...
Amazing cake jaime, I used to have this on a special occasion. It looks super!
- March 2, 2010 at 7:00 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
What a nice tribute to your sons! The cake is so pretty. Glad to hear it's scrumptious as well1
- March 2, 2010 at 7:12 AM
- Sippity Sup said...
I never had the pull towards procreation, but this lovely tribute reminds me that there must be something about this parenthood thing... GREG
- March 2, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- Ino said...
Ah, I always wondered how they made layered cakes! I'm definitely giving this a go. I'm also thinking you could turn the vanilla mix into an orange flavoured mix and have an orange-chocolate cake! :D
- March 2, 2010 at 8:01 AM
- Jamie said...
@Ino - Great flavor idea! And that brings into mind so many delicious flavor combos!
- March 2, 2010 at 8:24 AM
- Fresh Local and Best said...
I have only experience with observing the personalities of friends' children. The differences are truly interesting.
That is such a beautiful cake!
- March 2, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- Junglefrog said...
What a wonderful post Jamie! I feel like I am getting to know your boys a little bit. Well at least their childhood.. :) Lovely is also that gorgeous cake!!
- March 2, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- Barbara @ VinoLuciStyle said...
As always and yes, now as expected...a great story to accompany this beautiful cake.
You know I've not been cooking much lately because of my stupid knee injury...but thinking a cake that requires constant watching might be right up my alley, since I'm stuck chair height anyway!
Beautiful boys; you did good Mama!
- March 2, 2010 at 10:31 AM
- buffalodick said...
I had two sons, and both births were as different as night and day! They grew up taught the same, ate the same, were treated the same- they couldn't be more different! Viva to individuals!
- March 2, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Baking Soda said...
Lovely tale and beautifully written Jamie, could be my twins. One blond one dark, one observant, one jumping in. I smiled through the post.
Lovely layers!
- March 2, 2010 at 1:16 PM
- Natashya KitchenPuppies said...
My boys are night and day too. Poor things!
Beautiful lapis legit! Your layers are so perfect. I am much more slapdash - I should probably stick to bread! :)
- March 2, 2010 at 1:46 PM
- Adele said...
What a beautiful cake, Jamie. My mind is leaning towards having alternating chocolate and spice layers. Wonder if that will be too much?
Beautiful boys you've got yourself there. You must be proud.
- March 2, 2010 at 2:42 PM
- Heather said...
I really like the way you juxtapose the differences between your two sons and the layered cake. They should be honoured. Hope they enjoyed eating it!
- March 2, 2010 at 3:31 PM
- Mary said...
What a lovely post, Jamie. Your affection for them shines through every word you write about them. The cakes are lovely, too.
- March 2, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Katy ~ said...
Isn't it amazing how siblings who come from the same gene pool can be so different. Talk about the miracle of birth.
And that cake...ooooh la la. A miracle in the baking!
- March 2, 2010 at 3:46 PM
- Anushruti said...
Oh Jamie your boys seem so interesting although different. You seem to have had a whale of a time as mother.
I adore the pictures. I'm cherishing each moment with my little one and dreading the day he'll be grown up and gone, first to school then out in this big wide world. Life has to take its own course after all.
- March 3, 2010 at 2:21 AM
- catty said...
what a GORGEOUS story about Clem and Simon, and I love that even now, they are still different, still their own person.
And the cake is also pretty gorgeous ;)
- March 3, 2010 at 8:52 AM
- Greg said...
That is absolutely amazing, Jamie. I promise to try and make it.
- March 3, 2010 at 11:12 AM
- Mowie @ Mowielicious said...
Jamie - I love this post as I just had a trip down memory lane, not just remembering my brother, but also because I instantly recognised that cake! My first partner was Dutch/Indonesian and showed me how to make this - i couldn't believe it when he explained the method to me. If I remember correctly, he made his with 50 layers. Needless to say I haven't attempted it since =) But the taste and textures of this are sublime. Thanks for sharing xxx
- March 3, 2010 at 3:27 PM
- Nina said...
Thats a lovely technique on layering cakes.This Cake is new to me...sounds very interesting.Your boys look very cute:)
- March 4, 2010 at 6:14 AM
- Aparna said...
The layers look so pretty. We have a version of this cake here in Goa and that's on my list to bake soon.
- March 7, 2010 at 7:44 AM
- Cristie said...
What a sweet post about your boys- I loved the pictures. My sister and I are only 13 monts a part and were always being cast as twins and we ate it up for all it was worth. However, we both love chocolate and this cake is something I'll have to try.
- March 8, 2010 at 8:37 PM
- Kitchen Butterfly said...
Love the first photo....and what a bold woman you are to make Spekkoek.....I keep dreaming....about it, someday perhaps!
- March 9, 2010 at 11:53 AM
- Soma said...
Looks amazingly good.
- March 10, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- asiangrrl said...
What a wonderful story of your two night-and-day boys, and that cake looks delicious enough to tempt both of them!
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I've been asked more than once to tell about one of my embarrassing moments and I always respond that I try hard to keep myself from getting embarrassed. However, I suddenly remembered a time that makes me blush just thinking of it. So I'm going to tell it all to you now.
In December 2002, when I was 19, I lost my virginity. I'd only been with the guy for a month but I was crazy about him. To this day, I don't regret that decision. However, it was a weird time for me. Although I was in love and although I liked having sex, part of me missed being a little bit of a good girl. It was weird to think that I was no longer a virgin. Eventually, though, I moved past that and loved being in the place I was in.
Shortly after that first time I went home for Christmas. THAT was a strange time for me. It was my first longer vacation home from college (I was a freshman, I'd turned 19 in September) and I was having a difficult time being back under my parents' roof. Especially when my boyfriend was 23 and I wanted to spend time with him. I don't remember a whole lot from that time at home but I do remember fighting with my parents and wanting to be anywhere but at the house.
One of the first nights I was home my boyfriend and I went out and bought condoms. He gave some to me so that I could take them back with me to school. When I got home that night I put them in my underwear drawer. My parents never went through my things and I felt relatively safe putting them there.
And for awhile, everything was fine. Shortly after Christmas, though, I made a big mistake. There was a night when I was working and then afterward planned on going on a double date with my boyfriend, best friend and her boyfriend. When I left the house that day, I grabbed some extra things I would need to freshen up, including some of my mom's blush. I was forever borrowing my mom's things (clothes and makeup) without asking her. It drove her nuts but I did it anyway.
Halfway through work, my mom called me and she was mad. She wanted to know where her blush was. At the time, I'd forgotten that I'd taken it with me. I apologized for taking it and told her it was probably in one of my drawers. I'd MEANT one of the drawers in my bathroom, never thinking that when she didn't find it there that she'd go looking in my bedroom. That's exactly what happened though. I was still at work, still forgetting that I had the blush with me. When she called again.
She told me that I had to come home after work. I was mad because she was wrecking my plans and wouldn't even tell me why, not to mention she was doing this while I was at work. I demanded she tell me why I had to come home and that's why she mentioned the condoms. Busted. Now, I was 19. And I was being safe about it. But my parents also worried about me. And I can imagine my mom was just a little freaked out. I BEGGED her not to tell my dad. It was one thing for her to know but I didn't even want my dad to think I was KISSING a guy, let alone anything else.
But she told him. And when I got home from work, I had to talk to both of them. Ugh, it was AWFUL! I remember thinking it was SO DAMN AWFUL. It's like sitting down and having the sex talk, only instead of just talking my parents knew exactly what I was doing. At one point my dad even asked if that was my boyfriend's Christmas present to me (they never liked this boyfriend). I was mortified.
I look back on that now, to a different person than I am now, and I remember my cheeks getting flame red, my heart pumping quickly, wanting to be anywhere else but in that moment. The funny thing is that these days I have issues talking about sex. I may not want to sit down with my folks and discuss my sex life but it's not the mortifying thing it used to be. However, back then it was definitely one of my most embarrassing moments. And to this day, even though I don't see sex as something mortifying, it still is.


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I arrive at JFK exhausted yet somehow invigorated. I am back in New York where I am greeted by brilliant sunshine and a cool breeze whipping my hair. "Wake up!" the city seems to be crying, "There is so much to do! No rest for the weary, no time to waste! Excitement awaits!" Dragging my heavy bags behind me I slide through the large glass panes and out into a bustling, noisy, galvanizing city. The taxi glides along roads that I know so well; sights, neighborhoods stream by that I have seen dozens of times. Yet I am headed into a New York that is completely new to me, one seen through my eyes as a writer and not as a sister or mother. I left New York three years ago in tears having hugged my brother goodbye for the last time. I left New York three years ago feeling lost and empty, helpless in the face of a tragedy that would haunt me every single day since. I now had to pull myself together and move ahead, gather my forces and become someone that I longed to be, confident and strong, able to move around the City That Never Sleeps on my own. I had to quickly replace this overpowering feeling of loneliness and self doubt with one of enthusiasm and determination. A forty-minute cab ride and the transformation is complete: cool self-reliance steps out of that yellow cab and into a new world.
I had two full days in front of me before my true destination, the IACP – International Association of Culinary Professionals – conference exploded in a fury of activity, demanding my full attention, fiery, non-stop energy and every single minute of the following four days. I had time to catch my breath and relax a bit, recharge and realign both body and mind to New York City time. I needed to shake out my stiff limbs and abandon myself to the whims and frivolity that I rarely allow myself the time and luxury to enjoy. Happily, I had others to organize these two days for me and all I needed to do was smile and follow in their wake. Jackie and Ken, Robin, Abby and Gail, Dianne had all arranged meals and adventures and I was now raring to go!
Two days filled with excitement, laughter, great food (and not so great food) and excellent friends. A lovely morning at Petrossian in the company of Jackie, Ken and Jessica and shared with Alexandre Petrossian, his wife Hélène and Cynthia Brody, PR for Petrossian, a dynamic, informative, engaging woman. A beautiful breakfast laid out for us in a private dining room, sharing fabulous baked goods, Petrossian Café's latest yet-to-be-unveiled treats: Lemon Thyme Muffins (delicate yet striking savory-sweet flavor and the perfect delicate, light yet moist crumb), savory Parmesan and Rosemary Biscuits and gorgeous Parmesan, Black Pepper and Fennel cookies, another savory treat with a slight sweetness. Tasting each delicacy as an expert, snapping pictures and discovering, much to my delight, a selection of jams created for Petrossian by my lovely friend Wendy of Sunchowder's Emporia, a proud and delightful sponsor of our own Plate to Page workshops!
Weaving in and out of the city, across town, in and out of shops and food boutiques, nibbling on Chinese dumplings and donuts, ogling baking supplies and feminine paper muffin cups, the thrill of spotting friends' cookbooks for sale in this store or that, the day passed in a bustle and a flutter, ending with a lovely, relaxed dinner with friends old and new, adding in Mitch and Margaret and finally, finally meeting David Leite and The One. My pleasure!
Day two began calm and cool sipping perfect café au lait and sharing oatmeal in a tiny Chelsea café with Robin. So New York! Ah, I understood then and there that I could so easily live in this city, popping out for breakfast in one's quaint neighborhood café where the waiters know you, your table is always waiting and the sun shines warmly against your skin as you spoon up creamy, soothing porridge with just the right amount of sugar and plump sweet raisins, just the way you made for yourself when you were a kid. Breakfast metamorphosed into lunch with my girls Abby and Gail, laughter and gossip resonated wildly throughout Co. Pane as we scooped up slices of perfect pizza pie and dug into salads that brought back memories of the freshest vegetables in my Italian market in Milan, homemade ricotta and chilled glasses of white all making for one of the most perfect meals had. We shared our own stories, traded the latest news and the hottest gossip and wished we lived close enough together to meet once a week for a girl's day out.
Popping by the hotel to register for the conference, focusing my mind and preparing mentally to be all businesslike and serious, I spied Domenica hiding behind dark glasses in the bar like in some mysterious old film noir, chin down, collar pulled up around her ears. I hesitated but briefly and called her name. Her head snapped up and she recognized me with something of relief as if afraid to be seen before having had the chance to, yes, indeed, gussy herself up after her long train voyage. Well, I shrugged, it's only me. Long chat and far-away, long-distance friends now have fitted a face, a personality, a being to the name and the words left helter skelter across Twitter and Facebook pages, long sometimes rambling comments left after blog posts.
Dianne and I have been lucky enough to see each other twice in one year and it already seems to be our own tradition to slip away and grab a few hours together discovering a city and getting to know each other just a bit better. Dinner out – a disco-like ambiance the only drawback of an otherwise delicious meal, a quick Mr. Softee soft serve ice cream eaten with all the joy and exuberance of kids following the tinny music down the street, coins clutched in their hands, tongues snatching at the cold chocolate sweetness. And finally, the cherry on top, an electric evening on Broadway! The perfect ending to two perfect days.
So much activity, so much eating, savoring, enjoying, friendship wrapped in laughter and knowing glances, building up the excitement to a conference that might have otherwise been started on a footing of shyness and uncertainty. It says something…no, it says quite a lot about this community that we have formed, individuals brought together by their passionate, obsessive love of food. We write, we style, we photograph, we taste and try, we comment and critique, we create and invent and inspire. And at the base of it all, at the end of the day, whatever magic spark brought us to internet has ignited a truly phenomenal alliance, a society of like-minded souls. These first two days in New York have washed the sadness from my heart; laughter dances on my lips as I snuggle down between clean, cool sheets and snap off the light. I belong here, I think, these are my people.
And the conference was about to begin….