<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:04:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@beardedgourmet/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I'm back]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, fellow Steemers, it's me again. I know it's been a long time since I last posted, but, you know, life gets in the way sometimes. Between Bitpetite disappearing with a good chunk of my money, family]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/back/@beardedgourmet/i-m-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/back/@beardedgourmet/i-m-back</guid><category><![CDATA[back]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2018 17:34:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interesting investment site]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, fellow Steemians, a little update. I'm still working on my list of my Favourite Films of All Time, but am trying to do a little more thorough research for the next couple of entries in the series]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/investment/@beardedgourmet/interesting-investment-site</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/investment/@beardedgourmet/interesting-investment-site</guid><category><![CDATA[investment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 18:18:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdzReZiDLhLk9Q2xz1c6pGGCvFfsWh48ExET5KbX5uupk55CFV8r1g5uPqBeDqDTjEyaq58Z2NBbhrf6Yn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Favourite Films of All Time: Slashers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slashers have been part of Hollywood film-making since nearly the very beginning of the art itself, and are themselves offshoots of the classic revenge plots so popular to late 19th-, early 20th-Century]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/film/@beardedgourmet/my-favourite-films-of-all-time-slashers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/film/@beardedgourmet/my-favourite-films-of-all-time-slashers</guid><category><![CDATA[film]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2017 13:54:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkYA8cncmG9QhtAs8baefZFV8myVq6XmD9XNMfD8a81tFqFfBLa8qUfzdJFsLJMZCXjb4a8sDtF4Np61XLEzjFARBX15zqSjmiZ9ZuZydu474rSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Favourite Films of All Time: Horror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello all, it's been a while, and for that I apologize. But, now that I'm back, I have decided to begin a series on my favourite films of all time from every genre, leading to a final list of my favourite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/film/@beardedgourmet/my-favourite-films-of-all-time-horror</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/film/@beardedgourmet/my-favourite-films-of-all-time-horror</guid><category><![CDATA[film]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2017 23:49:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQyotRPt1Hd7fPufGf1WCpCvB7qBKbTkYA8cncmG9QhtAs8baefZFV8myVq6XmD9XNMfD8a81tFqFfBLa8qUfzdJFsLJMZCXjb4a8sDtF4Np61XLEzjFARBX15zqSjmiZ9ZuZydu474rSa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Problem of Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[In every career path, there are two vitally important aspects to advancement: connections and experience. Now, many people would say that it's not what you know, it's who you know that matters. Which is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cooking/@beardedgourmet/the-problem-of-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cooking/@beardedgourmet/the-problem-of-experience</guid><category><![CDATA[cooking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:28:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good site to improve voting power]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently joined SteemFollower and have been testing out its ability to improve my Steem Power and will be keeping you guys updated on my progress. If interested, go to and join. Keep checking back for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@beardedgourmet/good-site-to-improve-voting-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@beardedgourmet/good-site-to-improve-voting-power</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 04:06:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNkbkSQHtrWfX9tf7P7CVQMkPwhnMwfmCUP6j7B46jQ5nrVT3eohCMeM592LbN8xvkcRqHr7G1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACL: American Nightmare]]></title><description><![CDATA[As you probably know, I recently began a job on a river cruise in southern Alaska for American Cruise Lines, and after I've had an opportunity to upload all the photos to my computer, I'll be sharing them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@beardedgourmet/acl-american-nightmare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@beardedgourmet/acl-american-nightmare</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 03:16:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dark City: 20 Years Later]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently rewatched the noir scifi thriller Dark City for the first time in well over a decade and realized that despite how insanely weird the film is, it really is as great as people like to pretend]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/darkcity/@beardedgourmet/dark-city-20-years-later</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/darkcity/@beardedgourmet/dark-city-20-years-later</guid><category><![CDATA[darkcity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 03:24:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ576qPv1TkbDPTjeGh6JNDEhnXfYGp3kJqwSqkWkBBsbWVTLGNtzadnA83fDPUQvrWsDXvwmm1yAWVBMUWJgoL7emDKeXM4Vx9QT14XKAkBhCT9zAb8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaskan Adventure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry about the delay in posting, but I just started a terrible new job working on a cruise ship in Alaska; 15 hour work days, no breaks, no meals, little sleep, but hopefully I'll be leaving it soon.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/alaska/@beardedgourmet/alaskan-adventure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/alaska/@beardedgourmet/alaskan-adventure</guid><category><![CDATA[alaska]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 19:23:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2h7L3R8HhAYvUN4Pc8bUgJqqPznvkQ1zK64WV6uRjEzZHXjK39Ax5w8UfVqGosdshkEoWkHyndkxNYz7GXrq59qg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confessions of a Food Snob]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've always liked good food, but I noticed a shift in people's attitudes toward that after I attended culinary school. Now, it wasn't that I enjoyed good food for the sake of enjoying good food, it was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@beardedgourmet/confessions-of-a-food-snob</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@beardedgourmet/confessions-of-a-food-snob</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jul 2017 01:41:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do I gain some Steem Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been at this for about a week now, I got in just before the crypto slide began, and aside from some initial Steem Power growth, I seem to have plateaued. My question is, does anyone have any suggestions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@beardedgourmet/how-do-i-gain-some-steem-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@beardedgourmet/how-do-i-gain-some-steem-power</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 04:19:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safe Exchange Coin]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, today I saw a video from The Ethereum Evangelist saying that he believed Safe Exchange Coin (SEC) was going to jump 2,000%, so I bit the bullet and purchased 5,000 tokens. It has been fluctuating today,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sec/@beardedgourmet/safe-exchange-coin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sec/@beardedgourmet/safe-exchange-coin</guid><category><![CDATA[sec]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:22:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWP5dzqYf4s3wueeKYtP74NnabgMXvwkJE4H83DAbFvcDtoA1cuaZpcrLSr7dhptxQJ12pfT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Job]]></title><description><![CDATA[In about a week's time, I'll begin my next great journey when I start my career as a sous chef with American Cruise Lines. As I begin this journey, I'll keep you guys updated on my progress and share with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jobs/@beardedgourmet/new-job</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jobs/@beardedgourmet/new-job</guid><category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 18:28:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuXRaduVYiCb9hxbZWDcAb1acVYBWQECoM8Fb8RhgpmbCiGAWdFmGS3vidR8k72B6DqTYRF7yktZH2FaDFFfpERZfNB3eZqoGM9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spider-Ma: Homecoming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some may be complaining about franchise fatigue at this point, but I feel that the last several outings in the MCU have only gotten better. And that trend continues with Spider-Man: Homecoming, the sixteenth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spider-man/@beardedgourmet/spider-ma-homecoming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spider-man/@beardedgourmet/spider-ma-homecoming</guid><category><![CDATA[spider-man]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 22:08:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89niXQRmQWShYEyzTwDRrbasDisGyfrSiks84yGBdwCdznx2SR8q5V3PgzMkPqhtznMcascPooWyL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travelling Gourmet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Life is too long to spend stuck in one place. I've never understood how some people can be content to stay at home and never leave their small little personal worlds. It just doesn't make sense to me.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@beardedgourmet/travelling-gourmet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@beardedgourmet/travelling-gourmet</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:52:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooks, Drugs, and Rock & Roll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long hours, stressful work environment, low wages, and little to no recognition lead to a higher than average level of alcohol and drug abuse among cooks. As a profession, cooks have the highest level]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cooks/@beardedgourmet/cooks-drugs-and-rock-and-roll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cooks/@beardedgourmet/cooks-drugs-and-rock-and-roll</guid><category><![CDATA[cooks]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 18:50:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello, everybody!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everybody! I'm Stormy, The Bearded Gourmet, and I've been professionally cooking for the last decade in a variety of environments (resorts, shitty little holes in the wall, ships, boats, and so on)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@beardedgourmet/hello-everybody</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduction/@beardedgourmet/hello-everybody</guid><category><![CDATA[introduction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[beardedgourmet]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 18:38:33 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>