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Mint juleps in liquid and solid form

Posted in eating, tagged , , on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

It goes without saying that the Kentucky Derby and horses go together like and honey and bees. But some might say that the Derby and mint juleps have just as sure a relationship. Although I’m descended from some Kentuckians, I’ve never tried the beverage. But I’m looking forward to sampling one or two on Saturday [...]

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Presenting: the Ethiopian haggis

Posted in eating, tagged , , on April 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Since I first became interested in Ethiopian food I’ve been oddly captivated by the photo on the left, a tripe stuffed with a spicy mix of chopped steak, toasted bread crumbs, and exotic spices, topped with a golden buttery spiced gravy. But it’s been a long road. The photo in my copy of Time Life’s [...]

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Lovin’ lobster land: the Brizzis’ annual pilgrimage to good places to eat.

Posted in eating, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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Fun food game

Posted in eating, tagged on September 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Here are my results of the Omnivore’s Hundred. In bold are the things I’ve tried; crossed out are the things, thing, actually, that I would eschew. Go to www.verygoodtaste.co.uk or www.chocolateandzucchini.com to play. The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred: 1. Venison 2. Nettle tea 3. Huevos rancheros 4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile 6. Black pudding 7. Cheese [...]

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Deep-Fried Sushi!

Posted in eating, tagged , , on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Just back from lunch at Osaka, the Brizzi family’s favorite local restaurant. We started off our healthy fish and rice with an order of spicy lobster roll, a decadent confection of creamy sauce around lobster rolled up in rice and seaweed, dumped in tempura batter and fried. It was like the best of what’s best [...]

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Oh, fiddle-dee-dee (heads), said Scarlett

Posted in eating, tagged , on May 16, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Of course, two days after the cooking class when I needed some promised fiddleheads, they showed up in the local supermarket. So I had to buy some anyway. They were 5.99/lb., which seems kind of steep to me (but everything does these days), but a half a pound makes a large portion to feed four, [...]

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A rose is a rose is an…artichoke

Posted in eating, tagged , , , on May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »

My girl sure loves her artichokes. My daughter Sofia, 6, is a vegetable avoider generally, but she loves artichokes every chance she gets. She polished off this grand specimen, almost bigger than her head, pretty much all by herself, with very little help from Mommy and Daddy. She even expertly removed the choke when the [...]

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Conference eating: from sucky to sublime

Posted in eating, tagged , , , , , , on April 25, 2008 | 5 Comments »

How strange it was to be in a food mecca like New Orleans, choking down watery egg product and undercooked chicken sausage in a conference room with no windows. That was really the only bad meal I had, though…well, except for the undercooked steamed chicken breasts…But I managed to eat well anyway. Anyone who knows [...]

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