hillvalley Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 To Steven Shaw, cofounder of eGullet. Without him none of us would be here.Thanks to a food message board that went live right around 9/11 many of us have found love, created friendships that can't be replaced, and enhanced our passion for food. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPW Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 What hillvalley said. Rest in peace, fatguy. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 To Steven Shaw, cofounder of eGullet. Without him none of us would be here. Thanks to a food message board that went live right around 9/11 many if us have found love, created friendships that can't be replaced, and enhanced our passion of food. eGullet was the gateway drug into on-line eating,and Steven a bit of a genius in his ability to turn a website into a real community. He gave me the opportunity to be -- until some upstart website started stealing eGullet's thunder in DC -- a minor wheel in the DC food scene and, more important and lasting, an opportunity to write, eat, meet fascinating people in and out of the biz and make lifelong friends. As a moderator on eGullet, I had more than a few heated discussions but like a good New York lawyer, he seemed to consider them just part of the wallpaper and was not only gracious but friendly -- and flattering -- the few times we met. He was talented, gregarious, curious, and hungry, and he combined those attributes in a unique, influential and thoroughly enjoyable way. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 What hillvalley said. Rest in peace, fatguy. I just found this out in the past few minutes. I never met Steven, but I always felt like I knew him very well - I certainly saw aspects of myself in him. He was just too young. --- ETA - My thoughts, after having let this tragedy sink in for a little while, are spelled out here on eGullet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol_ironstomach Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I was never an eGullet participant, but attended fatguy's Smithsonian Associates talk shortly after the publication of _Turning the Tables_. He was an engaging speaker who, for better AND worse, democratized the lingo of professional restaurant operations in much the same way that Bourdain's _Kitchen Confidential_ exposed its culture. And, through this community, we're all once-removed beneficiaries of his legacy.Shaw was also community leader for invention startup Quirky, which posted this tribute today:"We Are All Community" in memory of Steven Shaw. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lion Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Rest in peace. Was always a lurker on eGullet, but used it for many years and found it very helpful. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilrus Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I met Steven only once at a Pig Pickin. But I'm grateful that he and his creation led me to meet all of you and experience some great food and great times. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tujague Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I never really knew of Steven Shaw, but I found my way to DR.com because of eGullet"”which I suspect may be the case for many of the long-timers on this site"”so I am glad to learn of the accomplishments of, and sad to learn of the untimely death of, this impressive man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.R. Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I wouldn't be here without eGullet, which was an extension of him. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisaB Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 He was far too young. eGullet...wow, this place would not be here without it. May he Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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