A day late again! Eventually I’ll get back on track… in the meantime, I’m glad it’s only by one day. Quite a lot has been written about salt in recent years – from Mark Kurlansky’s best-selling book, Salt: A World History, to New York City’s proposed “ban on salt”. Despite the public’s mixed feelings about saltContinueContinue reading “Media Review: Salt”
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Catching Up – Why I Cook
Now that I’m back in NYC and have gotten back into my routine at work, I thought I’d catch up a little bit on this blog as well. I’ve done a small amount of clean-up editing to the four Mountain Time posts from last week (added links, etc.), and am following along with my postedContinueContinue reading “Catching Up – Why I Cook”
Media Review: Perfect Pairings
In preparation for the wine classes I’ve been teaching this week, I’ve been reading a great book that one of my students brought in -Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier’s Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Foodby Evan Goldstein (click the link to find it on Amazon). I took a class with Evan Goldstein many years ago.ContinueContinue reading “Media Review: Perfect Pairings”
Wandering: The Brooklyn Library
I love books… I love the way they feel, the way they smell, the way they look on the shelf – colorful invitations to journeys ready for the taking; and of course I love reading them. For all these reasons, libraries have always been favorite destinations for solitary wanderings – especially when there’s a chill in the air. While IContinueContinue reading “Wandering: The Brooklyn Library”
Honoring the Past
There are two gastronomic institutions that I am mourning today. First, the loss of the grand food and culture periodical Gourmet, and second, the anniversary of the passing of one of the best food writers ever, R.W. “Johnny” Apple, Jr. I was too stunned yesterday to write about the passing of Gourmet magazine. Gourmet was my first “food porn”ContinueContinue reading “Honoring the Past”
More Armchair Traveling – Italy to Vietnam
On rainy days when I have to get up and go to work, I wish that I could grab a cup of coffee, a good book or a stack of magazines and curl up in my cozy chair. I love the experience of being transported to new and exotic places through stories, photos and recipes.ContinueContinue reading “More Armchair Traveling – Italy to Vietnam”
More on Japanese Grilling
Today I spent a bit more time researching the grilling technique I wrote about yesterday, so today’s “Been There, Read That” will take us a little further into this subject (this may actually be the beginning of a new food tangent for me). I will admit that until the bincho-tan demonstration last week, my experience withContinueContinue reading “More on Japanese Grilling”
Been There, Read That: Garlic Scapes
Last year around this time I read an article in the New York Times Dining & Wine section about the many forms of garlic now available in the local farmers’ markets. In “A Good Appetite: A Garlic Festival Without a Single Clove,” Melissa Clark writes of one of my favorite spring flavor enhancers, green garlic,ContinueContinue reading “Been There, Read That: Garlic Scapes”