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In Paris, No Such Thing as Lunch at All
A century ago, it was Manet’s déjeuner sur l’herbe, but these days it’s more likely to be luncheon on the curb.
10.13.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- france,
- paris,
- alexander lobrano,
- culinary culture
food + cooking
On The Naming of Things
Every faddish restaurant sells you overcooked mini hamburgers. But that’s not why I object to the fad. I object to it because everyone calls them “sliders.”
10.09.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- restaurants,
- meat
travel + culture
Munich, Redux
After my hiatus in Prague, I was lucky enough to return to Munich and find sunny, cloudless skies for a change.
10.05.07
- Keywords
- jesse york,
- germany,
- munich,
- beer,
- culinary culture
food + cooking
A Snake Runs Through It
We citizens of the Deep South are not supposed to be world-class cheesemakers. Blame it on the heat. Or the humidity.
10.01.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- cheese,
- dairy,
- u.s. south,
- john t. edge
food + cooking
Dutch Treat
Apart from an unpronounceable surname, few traces of Dutchness were left in my fifth-generation immigrant family. One clue? Our family was irrationally fond of windmill cookie
09.28.07
- Keywords
- robert sietsema,
- culinary culture,
- dessert,
- cookies,
- dutch
travel + culture
Mooncakes Over Singapore
Soon, the eighth moon of the lunar year will rise round and full over Singapore, and the people will unite with merriment and cake.
09.27.07
- Keywords
- singapore,
- karen coates,
- chinese,
- culinary culture
food + cooking
2 Guys: The Other End of the Supper Club Experience
In June, EveSUPPERCLUB’s organizers posed a question that we hadn’t encountered at previous outings: Would we be interested in cooking at an upcoming charity event?
09.27.07
- Keywords
- alan sytsma,
- ian knauer,
- 2 guys,
- culinary culture,
- ian knauer
chefs + restaurants
The Next 2 Big Cuisines
Two cuisines have caught my eye of late in Sydney, both from China
but also as different as can be.
09.27.07
- Keywords
- restaurant notes,
- pat nourse,
- chinese,
- culinary culture
food + cooking
Shooting a Lobster Down Just to Watch it Die (An Almost Totally True Murder Mystery)
When a restaurant got itself a live lobster tank, the creatures started dying. First it was just one or two, but then it started to get ugly.
09.25.07
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- seafood,
- restaurants
food + cooking
A Butte–lful Way to Cook
09.25.07
- Keywords
- culinary culture,
- karen coates,
- cookbooks,
- pork
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