Article: DEVILED EGGS A HOPELESS CASE?(Spotlight)(Column)

Byline: Marty Meitus, Rocky Mountain News Food Editor

Call it the great deviled-egg test.

I've always had this theory that deviled eggs are right up there with pigs in a blanket - everyone secretly loves them, but they're not "cool" to bring to a party. Especially if you're a food editor. People expect something really haute, like sweet-pea flan with cranberry-raisin sauce.

To keep my status but still run my (secret) test, I brought two dishes to a Fourth of July soiree. One was deviled eggs; the other was tomato fans with red wine vinaigrette from a soon-to-be-released cookbook by Jacques Pepin, Everyday Fast Food My Way.

I trust few ...

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