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Website Photo Bin: Food

January 1, 2011
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Seeing Rainbows

April 24, 2010

^ rhubarb! It’s a gorgeous spring day in San Francisco, so I walked over to the farmers’ market at the Ferry terminal, saw lots of amazingly beautiful produce, and bought a a little of it. ^Honey in a rainbow of flavors. ^ Flowering borage (yes, I had to ask) and tubers for tasting. ^ I [...]

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The Twitter Diaries: 2010-01-03: Arkansas & Louisiana

January 3, 2010

^ sunset driving into Louisiana @MissExpatria I’ll be really evil here and say “screaming toddler” in reply to MissExpatria # [her question was: what could we try to get banned by TSA to make flying actually pleasanter?] Hitting the road again tomorrow, so it’s time to do homework today # @webmink what are your sugestions [...]

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The Classic Indian Bun Omelette

July 31, 2009

This one includes tomatoes and probably green chilis, and was served on a bun with funky pink and green candied fruit. Recipe: fry onions in butter until soft (or brown, if you like) fry tomatoes too, if you’re using them add eggs lightly beaten with a little milk add green chilis (chopped into small rounds) [...]

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Cachaça Tasting

July 9, 2009

^ this photo by Ludovic Poitou reminds me of Manet’s A Bar at the Folies-Bergère. Another group activity in Porto Alegre was an evening of cachaça tasting at Água Doce. Brazil’s national drink is made from distilled sugar cane juice, but beyond that there’s plenty of scope for variety in distilling and aging methods and [...]

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Kiwi Coffee Billboard

July 7, 2009

Billboard in Wellington, New Zealand, which prides itself (rightfully enough) on its coffee.

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Churrascaria

July 7, 2009

Of course while we were in Porto Alegre we had to go to a churrascaria. This method of cooking  originated with the gauchos of southern Brazil and is mostly about all kinds of very good meat, though there’s also a buffet of salads and vegetables, and you can get grilled cheese (in large, melty chunks, [...]

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San Lorenzo Dinner at the Symposium Quattro Stagioni – Gallery

December 28, 2008

In 2007, I won a deluxe dinner at one of Italy’s finest restaurants, and published several pages about it. Here is the full gallery of photos from that evening.

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Minnesota Hot Dish

October 29, 2008

This week I visited my colleagues in Eagan, Minnesota, to capture on film their various expertise (don’t ask me to explain what they do, I stay behind the camera for a reason). There were several other visitors, so the Eagan folks organized a traditional Minnesota potluck, with traditional Minnesota foods such as Mexican lasagna, jello [...]

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2007 in Review

February 3, 2008

another gorgeous winterline sunset, Mussoorie, December 2007 Feb 3, 2008 The past year was so busy that, in spite of the many articles, photos, and videos I published here, there are still travels and events that I haven’t even mentioned, video and photos you haven’t yet seen. 2008 is shaping up to be even busier [...]

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Favorite Restaurants, in Italy and Elsewhere

January 1, 2008

Note: All prices may be severely out of date. Quality not likely to have changed. Lake Como Area Belvedere Il Capriolo Crotasc Lanterna Verde L’Osteria del Viaggiatore These are full reviews – also see brief listings below for some more restaurants. Elsewhere Ristorante Tortella, Castelli, Abruzzo various in Austin, Texas American chain restaurants Vegetarian Restaurants [...]

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Thanksgiving 2007: Martha Stewart, Move Over!

November 11, 2007

I’m leaving for India Wednesday, so we had to have our traditional Thanksgiving dinner early. The first step, which started two days in advance, was to roast and peel the chestnuts for the stuffing – unlike Martha Stewart, I cannot buy them pre-cooked and frozen or canned. Above you see them ready to go into [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 6

September 29, 2007

Venice’s Bad Karma > On Saturday morning, I learned what a macchiatone (“big spotted one”) is: it’s basically a caffé macchiato (coffee “spotted” with steamed milk), with a bit more milk – so, somewhere between a macchiato and a cappuccino, served in a cappuccino cup. I had it with a delicious little torta di riso [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 5

September 28, 2007

When in Venice, Eat… Curry In St. Mark’s Square, Jeet bought some necessary props: We returned to the apartment to greet Andrew and Victoria, arrived from Paris. Jeet and Andrew set to work making a fantastic Indian meal. Which they served in appropriate national costumes: (Hey, I just live my life, in all its glorious [...]

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Raclette: Another Way to Eat Swiss Cheese

September 25, 2006

Sep 25, 2006 The Swiss are a nation of cheese eaters, and have ways of eating cheese that involve special appliances – but are very easy and tasty once you have the equipment. Raclette was traditionally a (large) half wheel of cheese placed with its open face near an open fire so it would start [...]

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In the Kitchen at Spankyville

January 3, 2006

Julia’s grandmother’s recipe for Chinese barbecued ribs, AKA “Sticky Chewy Ribs,” as demonstrated by Julia in her gorgeous new kitchen, presided over by the ghost of Spanky. Including the amazing KitchenAid mixer, custom-airbrushed with red hot chili peppers! buy the music

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An American Thanksgiving in Italy

December 3, 2003

Our Thanksgiving dinner was, if I say so myself, epic. I printed out the menu in that fancy font that restaurants always use, so people wouldn’t have to ask me what they were eating; here, of course, I’ve added extensive notes. Antipasti Vari (various antipasti) – Paola brought mini breads, we supplied salame. I didn’t do much [...]

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Italian vs. American Diet

November 14, 2003

^ ravioli at Lanterna Verde – yum! One of the most boring things in the world is listening to people talk about their diet (hearing them complain about their weight runs a close second). However, in America today there’s nothing to discuss, because everyone is on the Atkins diet (no carbohydrates, but you can eat [...]

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