December 2007
4 posts
Books to make you fat
I recently received a copy of Marco Pierre White’s The Devil in the Kitchen as a gift. I first heard of the chef in stories told by Mario Batali and got a more extensive view of his frantic behavior in Bill Buford’s Heat. As of chapter 8, the book is a delicious little glimpse into White’s fabled cooking career and got me thinking about some of the books that really got me into...
Takin it to the next level
I’ve decided to take the plunge and record all of my thoughts onto a computer. While this may seem like an attempt to boast my ego—who doesn’t think twice before reading one of their friends blogs?—I am basically starting it to keep a delicious record of all the tasty food I eat. Although this blog idea has been floating around in my head for a bit, I was inspired to write this today by a...
They're happy because they eat lard
We had a Christmas party at the bakery. Everyone brought in some goodies to share and beers to drink so we would all walk out into the snowstorm later that night happy, fat and just a bit drunk. My contribution was a giant batch of plantainos, those salty fried plantains my grandmother taught me to make. After drinking a few beers and eating far too many sweets a friend came up to me with a...
And the 5th taste is... Deliciousness!
Figures that Americans finally discover the delicious sensor 100 years later. …at least 18-24 year old fans of Dorito’s sort of get it.
Umami=Deliciousness