Posted in Reviews on Oct 12th, 2007
Oh my! I was eyeing the crisp piles of Waters’ new book at Kramer’s the other day, but P. just sent me this review. This dude just saved me some dough—and I mean that in both the cash sense and the onion-or-apple tart sense.
But then again, warmed olives…mmm… that idea deserves some research.
Posted in Reviews on Aug 29th, 2007
Je me souviens (I remember), the Québec license plates vow. This past weekend, I had the pleasure of visiting the province’s largest city and was left with the question of what, gastronomically speaking, I would remember most from Montréal.
Yes, Casa Tapas, with its rustic sangria pitchers, Spanish-French-English-Italian (and maybe Turkish and German?)-speaking waiter, and roses [...]
Posted in Reviews, Uncategorized on Aug 13th, 2007
Well, I tried that papadzule recipe from a few posts back. I can’t say I was too impressed. The bright green oil never came out of the ground pumpkin seeds (disappointment!) and the overall taste was kinda blah. Maybe I should have trusted my aversion to pumpkin seeds, which I think began with the large [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jul 24th, 2007
Foodies! Pack up a few of those exotic spices and find another spot for your white asparagus. Why? Because it’s time to make room on your shelves for a few great books.
Here are some must-reads:
Feast (It’s blowing my mind! How did humans break the rules of the animal kingdom and start sharing food around a [...]
You name the ethnicity, this link will help you cook like… well, someone who cooks in that ethnic tradition. And it’s all veggie!
These are the kinds of dishes I like to tell people about when they ask what vegetarians eat. It’s my theory that we enjoy flavors and food adventures that most omnivores would [...]
Posted in Reviews on Jun 4th, 2007
I bought a package of frozen vegetarian shrimp in spite of the somewhat hefty price (about $5.50 for 10 or 12 of the pink and white shrimpy looking things) and the recent scares about food imported from China. This was kind of a treat for myself and also a way to satisfy my curiosity. Of [...]
Posted in Reviews on May 7th, 2007
You know that expression, “It ain’t your grandmother’s ____”? As in “This here ain’t your grandmother’s pickup truck”? Well, I have something that is my grandparents’, and it still works just fine for my generation. It’s a cast iron pan. I have two of them, and they literally belonged to the Greatest Generation.
The other day, [...]
A rule for judging eating establishments: try them more than once before gushing to your friends. I learned this the hard and embarrassing way today. My new policy will be to make two visits to a place to be responsible about my reviews.
For months, I’ve raved about this pizza place in Dupont Circle, having been [...]
