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Category Archives: Eating
The self-serve condiments conundrum
Yesterday we had lunch in the B concourse of BWI airport in Baltimore. We chose BGR, a joint that advertised itself as “the best burger in DC” so we are allowed to hold them to high standards. We ordered the … Continue reading
Last thoughts on the Winter 2020 Fancy Food Show
It seems a lifetime since international vendors packed Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco for the Winter Fancy Food Show, which ran January 19-21. Currently many borders are on lockdown because of the COVID-19 virus, with neither people nor goods … Continue reading
Nostalgia recipes from The Daily Meal
Have you ever clicked on the Daily Meal link at the very bottom of our page? You should! In addition to supporting blogs like this one (members of the Culinary Content Network) they publish content, mostly aggregating existing recipes, that … Continue reading
Dreaming of Indi Chocolate
Serendipitous discoveries are our favorite aspect of the giant Fancy Food Show. We missed a session on pairing tea and chocolate so stopped by to meet the presenters, Indi Chocolate. It turns out the tea/chocolate pairing is a sideline to … Continue reading
The Mediterranean Diet… bogus, or lifesaving?
Internet trolls say the Mediterranean diet research is bogus, based on false information. But proponents insist the science is real, with profound health benefits to those who follow its dietary precepts. Who’s right? To dig a little deeper, we spent … Continue reading
Fun with fonio
Chef Pierre Thiam sent me home from the Fancy Food Show with a nice supply of fonio. His Yolélé Foods sources the grain from small farms In West Africa, where Thiam was born. Fonio is a tiny seed related to … Continue reading
Recipe: Senegalese Lamb Shank with Peanut Sauce on Fonio Pilaf
From From Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes from the Source to the Bowl, this recipe is good way to showcase fonio as the base for a savory stew. Chef Pierre Thian explains that the gremolata is “a twist on our traditional … Continue reading
On the ground at Saratoga Chowderfest 2020
Saratoga Chowderfest 2020 is now history, so I am revising this post. It’s worth leaving up as a chronicle of the complaints from locals and specifically from those in the food industry. “Gave me hives…. nightmare…. the worst… not a chance… … Continue reading
Hot and Not at the 2020 Winter Fancy Food Show
We’re just back from the 2020 Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, where the focus as you might expect was on “plant-based” everything. Impossible and Beyond weren’t there, but there were plenty of meat alternatives as well as products … Continue reading
Recipe: Chinese-Style Pulled Pork
Chinese-Style Pulled Pork is a natural for the Instant Pot, cooking to melting tenderness in just an hour. We started with this recipe but added a sweet-and-sour element plus star anise which gives it the funk of a HK noodle … Continue reading