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Sno-Balls Where There is Never any Snow
Where you, too, can be a kid again.
03.25.08
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- southern u.s.,
- dessert,
- restaurants
food + cooking
What a Sandwich Can Tell You About New Orleans (I Think)
Po’ boys are an integral part of the New Orleans and Gulf Coast food culture, but I wondered what it was that actually made them special.
03.18.08
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- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- sandwich,
- southern u.s.,
- new orleans
food + cooking
The Crawfish Boil (Bowl, Ball, Bawl): A Primer
You’ll be happiest meeting crawfish with a bottle of ice-cold beer in your hand, the cheaper the better.
03.11.08
- Keywords
- ingredients,
- seafood,
- southern u.s.,
- francis lam
recipes
Perfection as an Omelet
Curse yourself for all the ways your omelet isn’t perfect, insist that this is a personal failing, and start over.
March 2008
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- eggs,
- omelet
magazine
Chasing Perfection
Hey, it’s just an omelet. How hard can it be? Well, depending on what you’re looking for, it can be super-easy or almost unattainable.
March 2008
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- cooking + technique,
- omelet,
- best of gourmet,
- kitchen
travel + culture
When Genius Strikes at a Diner
The singular creativity of the Grills.
02.27.08
- Keywords
- restaurants,
- francis lam,
- sandwich,
- grilling,
- dessert
food + cooking
The Best Foodie Isn’t One
My friend Karl is my favorite kind of foodie precisely because he isn’t one.
02.18.08
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- culinary culture,
- restaurants
travel + culture
Postcard from Yunnan, Part 5
The other food product Yunnan is famous for is mushrooms. One hot pot restaurant had 37 varieties of mushrooms …in the off season.
02.11.08
- Keywords
- francis lam,
- travel,
- china,
- asia,
- culinary culture
travel + culture
Postcard from Yunnan, Part 4
Lijiang, at the foot of Yulong Mountain, boasts two ancient cities: one destroyed by earthquake in 1996 and restored; the other intact for over 800 years.
02.04.08
- Keywords
- travel,
- china,
- asia,
- francis lam,
- culinary culture
travel + culture
Postcard from Yunnan, Part 3
I could tell you about the sweet peas I had at lunch, but my understanding of culinary dispatches from abroad dictates that I tell you about frog skin.
01.28.08
- Keywords
- travel,
- meat,
- china,
- asia,
- francis lam
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