Food Porn: Cocoa Yogurt
Friggin’ food politics, driving me bonkers, making me angry, ensuring my… …ooo, yogurt!
Food Porn: Pork Tacos
As always, my food porn pics are a means to remind me what I love about food.
Will Popularity Ruin the Macaron?
From a very weird article in the Wall Street Journal: Like the cupcake before it, the macaron, a French confection that resembles a pastel-colored sandwich cookie, is ready for its close-up.
What is a "Saison"?
Yes, yes, yes, “saison” is the French word for season. But this is not the answer I am looking for. Instead of 10th grade French classes, let’s look at the other topic of desire when some of us were sixteen years old – beer
Historical Context: The Joys of Food History
If I have to point to one thing that I love about delving into the history of food, it’s uncovering influences upon diets that we have forgotten or have never had explained to us. I have a mind made for trivia.
When is a beer not a beer?
Through Metafilter , I recently discovered news of a beer that states it has an Alcohol-by-Volume(ABV) of 41% . 41%? That’s a beer that has a proof of eighty-two! To put this in some context, your average beer weighs in somewhere between 4-12% ABV, depending upon the beer
When is a beer not a beer?
Through Metafilter , I recently discovered news of a beer that states it has an Alcohol-by-Volume(ABV) of 41% . 41%?
I ask again: What defines "candy"?
A few weeks back, I asked the basic question of ” just what the hell makes up candy? ” There was some mulling about in the comment section, and a few of you suggested (and one said very definitively) that: Sugar, no flour = candy sugar + flour = pastry Coincidentally, this is close to the definition of candy that the state of Washington (my home state) is giving to candy as well, as they go down the road of taxation of any and all candy bars
Dumbing it Down: Thai Food and America’s Palate
There was recently a conversation on Slog about Thai food, and the “typical” American’s response to it. Apparently there is a practice that occurs in some Thai restaurants of presenting a dish with less spice than what the restaurant would serve themselves. In other words, they have a definition of “5-Star spicy” that they use for themselves, and a less hot “5-Star spicy” that is applied to everyone else.
The Politics of Publishing
There’s plenty of evidence out there that supports my thesis that I am a very naive person. Take the recent dispute between Amazon and MacMillan . Being a first time book author, I never gave Macmillan much thought