The Foodventure » chicken http://thefoodventure.com Exploring recipes, restaurants, and real adventures in the world of food Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:43:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Recipe Ownership http://thefoodventure.com/2009/04/20/recipe-ownership/ http://thefoodventure.com/2009/04/20/recipe-ownership/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 00:03:17 +0000 Frank http://thefoodventure.com/?p=110 Commenters over at Serious Eats raise an interesting discussion: at what point does a recipe become your own? That is to say if you make a recipe from a cookbook or a magazine multiple times and your friends really like it, can you call it yours?

Years ago I took a barbecue class with my aunt. One of the recipes we learned was a brined grilled chicken that was the class favorite by far. I have made the recipe hundreds of times since, and friends, family, and neighbors request it frequently.

I didn’t create the recipe, and I don’t modify it much when I make it. Still, everybody calls it Frank’s chicken. Is this fair?

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