“Two Italians and a Frenchman walk into a bar…” Oh, never mind… I’m sorry I haven’t been giving you more full-on reviews recently, let’s just say that the wallet is still recovering from nearly five weeks away in Peru and Bolivia combined with this being an exceptionally slow spring business-wise. It’s picking up bit by… Read More Three Takes on Lunch
Shall we begin the day with a little Lionel Ritchie? A strange week this past one. Four dinners scheduled and we ended up only serving two of them. Two nights we just received a bunch of more or less last minute cancellations, ending up down to 3 people one night and 2 the other –… Read More Say Food, Sea Food
“Beginnings and endings are not interesting, audiences want the high point, which means you’ve got to get to it and get to it now – get the gun out fast, the clothes off quick. What I really want to do is produce. There isn’t much patience with a slow developing story line anymore.” – Sydney… Read More Simmering Pollack
I’ve gotten away from posting about various food books that I’ve read, and someone asked me this week if there was anything I’d read recently in the genre that I recommended. So, I thought, let me get back to that – I’ve been reviewing what I read over on Goodreads (yet one more social network… Read More On Fermentation and Carrot Pudding
Not as ominous as it sounds, despite the ending that befell Juan Lavalle, but, finally getting around to finishing off my trek down his eponymous street. In fact, it’s been so long, almost a year, that I should probably mention for newer readers what this is all about. A long while back I decided that… Read More The End of Lavalle
“Omi took the thing in her eminent cook’s hands hefted it, and began to transfigure it partially. First it is scalded and the thick skin that sheathes it is removed without difficulty, liberating the delicate tenderness of the flesh…. Whereas for me there was only one tongue, which was that of the sacrifice and the… Read More The Untamed Tongue
“For as the eyes of bats are to the blaze of day, so is the reason in our soul to the things which are by nature most evident of all.” – Aristotle Totally non food related. If you’re creeped out by bats, I don’t recommend watching this. Just move along. Come back tomorrow for the… Read More Video Interlude – With Bat & Music
A half a year has passed since my last foray into the sandwich world, leaving off on round 8 of The Great Sandwich Hunt. But, sandwiches make a nice break from pizza trekking, so away we go. I’ve been meaning to check out the cute little Italian cafe In Bocca al Lupo, Bonpland 1965 in… Read More The Great Sandwich Hunt 9