Just the other day an e-mail found its way into my inbox, advertising the new prix fixe menu at one of my favorite local restaurants. Somehow, I’m always excited when I get mail like this, but I’m not quite sure why. After all, prix fixe menus sort of take away all the great parts about […]
So I was sitting in the cafeteria in my place of business this afternoon eating lunch when one of my coworkers came in, heated up his lunch and began eating it. This is a common enough occurrence, but there was something different this day. Indeed, my coworker heated up the most delicious smelling confection that […]
I had a revelation this week. For years now I’ve been working under the assumption that I just don’t like apples. I think it had a little something to do with listening to one too many people chomping loudly on an apple in the office or classroom. There’s something about the “crunch, slurp, chew” of […]
Yes, that’s a strange title for a post, and you may be wondering what the heck I’m talking about. Well, it’s really as simple as that: concord grapes smell pretty revolting. There are lots of grape vines growing in my backyard and when the weather starts to turn a little cool, the scent of grapes […]
With summer quickly turning to fall, I find my cravings following suit, moving away from the grilled meats and vegetables of summer to the in-the-oven, slow cooked meals of fall and winter.For me that usually means one thing: braising. I love braising, I think it’s the ultimate method of cooking. You can take just about […]
I know I’ve been a bit whiny in this space lately, and it’s not going to change this week. Sorry. It’s just that there’s been this recent trend in food that I don’t understand. It has totally changed the landscape that was familiar for so long. You see, it used to be that when I […]
Commence rant. Alright, I have a bone to pick. There is something that’s been gnawing at me for a while and this past weekend it finally came to a head. I was browsing the internet, looking for appetizer recipes trying to find something that I could bring to a cookout. I kept going back and […]
