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Garlic Scapes, Cosmic Balance and a Pan-Fried Sea Bass Fillet

Posted in asparagus, chives, condiments, cornichons, egg, fish, French, Garlic, gherkins, healthy, herbs, morels, parsley, polenta, sauce on Jun 23rd, 2012

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What’s That Smell? Wait, What’s That Flavor? A Maple Syrup Taste Test – Fake vs. Real.

Posted in Autumn, breakfast, Canada, condiments, embarrassment, flavor, sweet, taste test, travel on Oct 5th, 2009

New Yorkers may remember back in January, 2009 (and in ’05, ’06, ’07 and ’08), there was this mystery plaguing our city. The watercoolers in Midtown offices were buzzing with workers asking the question, “Why the hell does our city smell like maple syrup?” Even our ridiculously rich mayor couldn’t figure out what was going [...]

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Bagna Caoda: A Warm Bath for My Crudite Please, Waiter

Posted in anchovies, appetizer, butter, condiments, easy, Fall, fondue, Garlic, grilled, Italian, Italy, Liguria, Olive Oil, Piemonte, Potato, Recipe, tradition, travel, vegetables, winter on Nov 29th, 2008

And, while you’re at it, good fellow, I’ll have a warm bath with virtually anything you’ve got on the menu: pasta, potatoes, fish, chicken, soup, bread… Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… A man goes to the doctor complaining of neck ache. The doctor gives him some painkillers telling him to take two [...]

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Top Five Condiments: The Winner and A Prize

Posted in butter, chile, chili, chilli, condiments, Food Commentary, giveaway, Hot Sauce, mustard, Olive Oil, spicy, vinegar on Nov 10th, 2008

As last month, we got a fabulous response from you in this month’s top five – your favorite 5 condiments. So fabulous, in fact, that we were completely unable to decide whose selection should win the frankly amazing prize of the fabled West Coast treat Pepper Plant’s Chunky Garlic Hot Pepper Sauce. Fortunately, the very [...]

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Top Five of the Month: Condiments

Posted in condiments, crisps, Food Commentary, giveaway, Hot Sauce, prize, top five on Nov 2nd, 2008

****Although the contest is over and a winner has been chosen, we are still looking for your top 5 condiments… this has been a fascinating poll! Please keep ‘em coming!*** As you might remember, last month Choosy Beggar Tina won herself the wonderful prize of a selection of English potato chips (crisps) by picking the [...]

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