Turkey Jackson: I can’t go on! No food, no water. It’s all my fault. We’re done for! It’s got me. I can’t stand it! No food, nothing! No food, no water! No food! Jeff Peters: What’s the matter with you, anyway? There’s New York. We’ll be picked up in a few minutes. Turkey Jackson: You… Read More Ode to Morocco

“A little bit of this, a little bit of that. A pot, a pan, a broom, a hat…. – from Fiddler on the Roof As I mentioned in my last dinner post, we had a couple of private dinners, and then this weekend our second brunch. Nothing of astounding excitement in terms of dishes, but… Read More Bits and Bites

“Revolution is not a dinner party.” – Sun Yat-Sen, Chinese revolutionary leader Except here at Casa S, of course. Friday night was the day celebrating Sun Yat-Sen’s birth, a national holiday throughout China and Taiwan – probably one of the few public, political figures honored in both. I’d had in mind a vegetarian dinner for… Read More Dinner Coup

“A desperate disease requires a dangerous remedy.” – Guy Fawkes, one of the leaders of The Gunpowder Plot No, don’t worry, I didn’t burn anything. It was more of a figurative “on fire”. It was Guy Fawkes’ Day/Night, or Bonfire Night, or The Gunpowder Plot Eve, or something of that sort. I know we heard… Read More Dinner on Fire

“Give that man a chocolate fish!” – popular expression in New Zealand to express thanks Y’all do love yer chok-o-lit. It seems, amusingly, that each time we’ve offered customers input into the planning of one of our dinners, notably our “Iron Chef” style approach, though others as well, chocolate leaps to mind. I do realize… Read More Chocolate Fish

“It is always surprising how small a part of life is taken up by meaningful moments. Most often they’re over before they start even though they cast a light on the future and make the person who originated them unforgettable.” – Prince Chulalongkorn, in The King and I (1956) Although of questionable historical accuracy in… Read More The King and Us

“To hand crafted beers made in local breweries, to yoga, to yogurt, to rice and beans and cheese. To leather, to dildoes, to curry vindaloo. To huevos rancheros and Maya Angelou.” – Mimi, in Rent Our first brunch came off more or less without a hitch. We hadn’t realized it was Mothers’ Day here when… Read More The First Brunch

“The Gregorian calendar used by most of the world today is not very old. In 1472, Pope Sixtus IV asked an astronomer to reform the Julian calendar, which had been used since 46 B.C., and was 11 minutes and 15 seconds too long every year. By the fifteenth century the true vernal equinox was nine… Read More Lost Days and Nights