RedefinitionsRedefinitions

Here's a really neat NYT slide show about Korean tacos, truly imaginative fusion food.…

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27Jul2010

BruschettaBruschetta

Bruschetta originally meant "slices of toast with things on them, depending for success on the quality of the bread and olive oil," according to The Oxford Companion to Italian Food by Gillian Riley. During earlier, less prosperous times, Italian farmworkers and laborers spread salt, oil, salami or …

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26Jul2010

Five FishFive Fish

"Nick ... made his way up the creek... At the pebbly shallow stretch he caught two small trout. they were beautiful fish, too, firm and hard and he gutted the ... fish and tossed the guts into the stream, then washed the trout carefully in the cold water and then wrapped them in a small faded sugar …

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24Jul2010

Art Fair Food (that which I didn't eat)Art Fair Food (that which I didn't eat)

The most beautiful art work at the Ann Arbor Art Fair might just be the Milles Fountain in front of the Michigan League. This morning the water sparkled in the slanting sunlight, already baking the tables set up there for those buying food at the food stalls along the side of the building. Art Fair …

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21Jul2010

CruditésCrudités

Crudités is a French word meaning raw vegetables. Both words and culinary dishes have a habit of changing. We used to order crudités in small, inexpensive restaurants in France, and we have a fond memory of them. Both the word and the dish have changed over time.Last night I tried to make something …

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20Jul2010

French Cookbooks from Caliban Book Store, PittsburghFrench Cookbooks from Caliban Book Store, Pittsburgh

The Caliban Bookstore in Pittsburgh offered a delightful and tempting selection of cookbooks and food books, and I bought several. I have been reading and enjoying them.Who was Madame Maigret?Madame Maigret's Recipes by Robert Courtine reviews many of the memorable meals that Georges Simenon's ficti…

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19Jul2010

Food PoliticsFood Politics

I often read about the ongoing political debates about food guidelines, food regulation, school-cafeteria food, and issues of food additives. I don't comment about these subjects much because others are more expert in evaluating what is going on. Today I read two articles of interest in this broad a…

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17Jul2010
 
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