Fried Foods Archive

I just spent an incredible week eating my way across northern California. The short amount of time wasn’t enough to do justice to one of the world’s best food destinations, but that didn’t stop me from doing some serious damage. Check out some of the things I ate this week above or on Flickr and check back soon for posts on all the great food experiences I had.

Beef tacos at Pinches Tacos in LA.

Rome may be a world food capital, but for a voracious eater raised in the American northeast, its culinary offerings can feel stunningly homogenous. Sure, the native cuisine is great and there is some Indian, Ethiopian, and Korean food in Rome worth talking about (more…)

Assorted fritti from Rosticceri’ in Testaccio.

The Roman penchant for deep frying knows no bounds. Every course, from appetizer to dessert, and virtually every type of eatery, from deli to Michellin Star restaurant could feature fried food. In Rome, fritti (more…)

Pizza margherita with buffalo mozzarella at Sforno.

Spoiler alert! Stefano Callegari destroys Gabiele Bonci every time. And not by a little bit. In a head to head contest between Rome’s pizza heavyweights Callegari mops the floor with Bonci. To be fair, both pizzaioli start out on a level playing field with (more…)

My apartment is midway between the Monti and Celio districts, so when I want a great meal close to home, I have a ridiculous number choices, ranging from inexpensive organic cafes to break-the-bank fish restaurants. In spite of the numerous (more…)

Church of Santa Maria de Finibus Terrae, Santa Maria di Leuca.

I always hesitate to do these wrap ups because they force me to reflect on the obscene amount of food I am capable of eating. I especially overdid on a three day trip to Puglia recently. It is my favorite Italian region for food and it would be a shame to (more…)

Arnavut ciğeri, Turkish for Albanian liver, is actually lamb’s liver. It is cut into strips, pan fried with with onions, dusted with paprika, and served with fresh parsley leaves. I had never had an impressive plate of it outside of Turkey until a trip to (more…)

Fried fish is good and good for you. I mean, squid can’t have that many calories on its own, so fried calamari can’t be that unhealthy. And if it is deep fried in extra virgin olive oil, it is fat free. I read that somewhere. And if it’s done Venetian style (more…)

My last day in Istanbul was a bit packed with work, so I couldn’t go far for my final meal. Between writing assignments, I made the 10 minute stroll from my friends’ house in Baltalimanı to Iskele Restaurant in Rumelihisarı. I put away quite (more…)

Over the past six months or so, restaurants in Rome have been competing for the budget conscious lunch crowd by offering moderately priced prix fixe menus and plentiful buffets. It has always been easy to eat cheaply in Rome, where (more…)