The Second Golden Artichoke
Posted by admin on August 14th, 2012 filed in The Stories
Held over Memorial Weekend, Balticon has one of the strongest podcast author attendences of any convention. It has also become the home of the Golden Artichoke Awards. 
Last year the secret ingredient in the Erotica a la Carte Iron Chef competition was an artichoke—hence the name. Unfortunately that inaugural competition was lost to the ages, but the microphones were rolling for the second annual event in May 2012. Before a live studio audience, the fun and games began.
The competitors in 2012 were the same as in 2011; Nobilis Reed, Helen E H Madden and Jhada Addams.
Listen as the secret ingredient is revealed, and the talented authors spend a very limited time writing their stories. It’s almost like being there…
November 30th, 2012 at 7:25 pm
[...] “Erotica a la Carte: Iron Chef” is a competition that has been held for the past two years at Balticon. It was emceed by the original mistress of “Erotica a la Carte” herself, Philippa Ballantine, and her lovely husband Tee Morris. For the first two years, the competition was between myself, Helen E H Madden, and Jhada Addams. But this year, we are going to open the competition up. Three preliminary rounds will be held before the main event. [...]
December 13th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
[...] “Erotica a la Carte: Iron Chef” is a competition that has been held for the past two years at Balticon. It was emceed by the original mistress of “Erotica a la Carte” herself, Philippa Ballantine, and her lovely husband Tee Morris. For the first two years, the competition was between myself, Helen E H Madden, and Jhada Addams. But this year, we are going to open the competition up. Three preliminary rounds will be held before the main event. [...]
December 18th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
[...] This week’s promo – Erotica Ala Carte Iron Chef! [...]