It’s always a great thing to see when the organizers of a repeating event don’t repeat their mistakes. Not that there were many made that could have been foreseen in last year’s BA Chili Cookoff – most of what didn’t work had to do with an unexpectedly large crowd turnout that just overwhelmed what had… Read More Cookoff – Take 2
In your weekly Italian classroom update I bring you the last of our five-session northwest lunches, Liguria. The crescent shaped state, most of it perched high atop a windswept cliff, is probably best known for Cinque Terre, the “five lands”, a group of five villages that dot the arc, and la Superba – Genoa –… Read More Five Towns Cooking
Those of you who live here are probably familiar with the two online local food giants – Buenos Aires Delivery, a relative newcomer that has become the expat lifeline for finding and ordering takeout food; and Guia Oleo, the local Zagat’s equivalent for ratings and commentary of restaurants throughout the city (if your Spanish is… Read More A Taste of Taste
The Inti Raymi festival was once more upon us and Henry prevailed on me to bring some Peruvian flavors to the table this weekend. Or at least some inspirations…. Starting with ceviche was pretty much a given – sole ceviche with a guacamole mousse (very non-Peruvian the latter, but I like it). Vegetarian option this… Read More Our Annual Festival of the Sun
It seems sandwiches are all the rage these days. Recent blog posts on a couple of different local sites have declared top 5s or 10s of their personal searches and favorites. Adam Richman just launched his new show Best Sandwich in America which, while interesting and mouthwatering subject material is so poorly put together as… Read More The Great Sandwich Hunt
In the north central part of Italy is the Trentino-Alto Adige, oft-times referred to as the Sudtiröl – the southern Tirol, much of it being located in the southern slopes of the mountains. Here, the cuisine is heavily influenced by its Swiss neighbors to the north, and here, we headed for lunch in today’s class.… Read More The Hills are Alive…
One of my guilty pleasures is watching competition cooking shows. I don’t watch them for the reason that, I think, most people do, which tends to be getting deeply involved in the whole competition process. It’s easy to see on the online forums for these shows, people railing against judges whom they’re quite sure are… Read More Too Many Inspirations
It’s always nice to just have a day where you enjoy everything you eat and none of it is so fussy that you feel like you have to sit and think about it. Just plain good eats. For the last couple of years when I’ve headed into San Telmo I’ve often passed by this little… Read More A Day of Simple, Good Eats