Posted in Argentina, Buenos Aires, Galician, Gallego, Genoa, Italian, South America, Spain, Uruguay, baking, duck, history, travel on May 12th, 2010
Being the innate pessimist that I am, watching a small boat being knocked around like a dodgem car on the rollicking, blue-grey seas at the normally placid Jersey Shore this past weekend put me in mind of the Costa de Muerte, the coast of death, on Spain’s north-west coast, where Galician fisherman have taken their [...]
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Posted in France, French, Garlic, Meat, chicken, fried, herbs, offal, poultry, shallots, thyme, tradition, travel on Feb 20th, 2010
Do you ever wish you had a secret power? I don’t mean like some stupid superhero who can fly, make it rain, or look great in a unitard. I mean like a gerbil’s ability to store tasty bits in its cheeks for later, or a tiger’s ability to eat 30lbs of wild boar at a [...]
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Posted in America, Argentina, Atlantic City, Buenos Aires, Italian, Italian-American, Italy, Meat, Napoli, beef, bread, breadcrumbs, fried, hearty, history, obesity on Jul 24th, 2009
“In Argentina, a vegetarian is someone who orders a salad with their steak…”
-Unknown
Those with even a basic understanding of food history probably know that the hamburger as we know it today is an American adaptation of the “Hamburger-style steak” which originated in the now-German city of Hamburg, and was brought to this country by immigrants [...]
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Posted in African, Ethiopian, Recipes, Saveur, beef, bread, butter, culture, diversity, flour, food magazines, kale, lentils, peas, spices on Feb 22nd, 2009
Last week I had off from work for our “midwinter” break. It wasn’t a very relaxing week but cooking, for me, is very relaxing. Five hours of cooking can actually be quite relaxing as well. And that’s what happened when I decided to take on the challenge that Joan of Foodalogue put in front of [...]
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Posted in America, French, Olive Oil, appetizer, baking, butter, cheese, comte, delicacy, fish, herbs, parsley, souffle on Jan 12th, 2009
Perhaps the day that both our teams (Manchester United & Philadelphia Eagles) won unlikely decisive victories in the realm of competitive sports, is the best day to dwell on the recent personal glory of our seafood soufflés staying up. However – even if (quite sensibly) you don’t give a rat’s ass about sports – anyone [...]
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Posted in America, British, Christmas, appetizer, embarrassment, family, hazelnuts, manwich, top five, tradition, winter on Dec 7th, 2008
Not your average Christmas meal…
We couldn’t let this month go by without doing some sort of “holiday themed” post. We were scratching our head trying to come up with this months “Top 5″ contest thinking of such winners as, “Top 5 Most Friggin’ Annoying Christmas Tunes” and “Top 5 Christmas Sweaters Your Mom Owns” but [...]
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Posted in British, England, Fergus Henderson, Food Commentary, Gabrielle Hamilton, London, Prune, Restaurant Review, animals, dining, duck, eating, family, holiday, lunch, mutton, parsley, pigs, podcast, restaurant, tourism, travel, trotter on Dec 3rd, 2008
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Since Amy and I have been together I think we’ve only spent two Thanksgivings in America – not because we don’t enjoy turkey, but because it is often the cheapest time of the year to leave the country as many expat Americans are returning home. And true to form, this year, despite a sizable delay [...]
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Posted in Fall, Garlic, Italian, Italy, Liguria, Olive Oil, Piemonte, Potato, Recipe, anchovies, appetizer, butter, condiments, easy, fondue, grilled, 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 after a [...]
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