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Category Archives: Eating
Food for Thought: searching for culinary origins
Elizabeth Weil wrote an arresting culinary origins story a few years ago which was published in Saveur. It seems that Weil’s grandfather invented the Reuben Sandwich in the 1920s when he oversaw the kitchen at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha, … Continue reading
Posted in Eating, Food for Thought
Tagged Guss' Pickles, Reuben sandwich, Saratoga, Saratoga Chips
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Recipe: Rueben (or Reuben) Sandwich
This Rueben sandwich is for people who spell it that way during searches when corned beef is popular around St. Patrick’s Day. It’s very similar to the Original Reuben Sandwich recipe presented in Saveur magazine by Elizabeth Weil, who claims … Continue reading
Recipe: Acme Olive Bread I
Acme Olive Bread is an interesting creature. It combines the astringent bite of salt cured olives with a tender, almost fluffy crumb. We have posted several olive bread recipes and they’re all good, but a close rendition of Acme Olive … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Eating, Recipes
Tagged Acme, San Francisco, sourdough
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Recipe: Puffy Italian Sub Rolls
At last! The puffy, yielding, open-crumb Italian sub rolls of my dreams. This has been a journey. We have published recipes for hoagie rolls, sub rolls and po’ boy rolls but none were truly the open crumb puffy submarine rolls you … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Eating, Recipes
Tagged hoagie, po boy, rolls, sub, submarine
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Toasted sesame oil: taste test
There’s no mistaking the taste of toasted sesame oil: sweet, nutty, caramelized like the aroma of a slice of bread just out of the toaster (some say the smell is the most important aspect, vs how it feels on your … Continue reading
Breaking down a duck
For a brief moment, my local upscale market had frozen Pekin ducks for 6.99 a pound. My previous experience with frozen ducks was not satisfactory; the Maple Leaf Farms product at Hannaford was “just” $4.99/lb but included a pound of … Continue reading
What to do with a jar of oysters?
My local Walmart (and probably yours) has a pint of shucked oysters in its small seafood area for a little over $13. This is a bargain in an era when the price of a happy hour oyster has climbed from … Continue reading
Morsels from the Winter 2024 Fancy Food Show
The 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show was held in Las Vegas January 21-23. It’s smaller than the summer show in NYC, which makes it easier to take a deep dive into a category or spend more time with exhibitors. When … Continue reading
Japanese aquaculture at Winter 2024 Fancy Food Show
Japan had a powerful presence at the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show, including a large booth offering examples of Japanese aquaculture for tasting. The highlight of my experience was a 90 minute demo by Chef Hiroo Nagahara, a renowned kaiseki … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events
Tagged aquaculture, Chef Hiroo Nagahara, Fancy Food Show, Ja panese, sashimi, sushi
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Flavored cheese tasting at Fancy Food Show
Flavored cheese, according to industry research, now accounts for 20% of all cheese sales. I attended a tasting session with 3 veteran cheesemakers at the Winter 2024 Fancy Food Show, each of whom said “no way!” when initially approached about … Continue reading