Wed February 17th, 2010
I am finally ready to talk about it. It would be a stretch to say that I am totally over it, but at least now I can breach the topic without blaspheming. I am speaking of my trip to St John two weeks ago. I know I am supposed to love this place. (more…)
Categories: Food & Wine, London, Meat, Offal, Restaurants. This post has 2 comments.
Tue February 2nd, 2010
Today’s Daily Food Photo is brought to you by St John, London’s favorite destination for nose to tail eating. This starter was one of the highlights of last night’s meal. I am a sucker for fried food and an offal lover. This is the best of both worlds (more…)
Categories: Daily Food Photo, Fried Foods, London, Offal. This post has 4 comments.
Tue January 19th, 2010
I have had an endorphin rush brought on by eating very spicy food before. I have tasted foods so hot that it has taken me days to recover from eating them. But I have never encountered anything with spice so intense, so profound, that (more…)
Categories: America, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, New York City, Offal, Pork, Restaurants. This post has 9 comments.
Fri January 15th, 2010
A few weeks back I had dinner at Hearth in NYC. I had heard about this place last year from my friends Megan and Liz who adore it and have great taste in food/restaurants. I had high hopes. My dining companions and I tried (more…)
Categories: America, New York City, Offal. This post has 5 comments.
Thu December 31st, 2009
This past year has been full of great meals and food that is very bad for me. Here are some of the things I enjoyed eating in 2009: (more…)
Categories: America, Culture, Food & Wine, Istanbul, Meat, Naples & Campania, New York City, Offal, Pizza, Pork, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert, Turkish Cuisine, Wine. This post has 7 comments.
Mon December 7th, 2009
A few weeks back, a reader named Jordan commented on a pizza post, recommending I visit 00100, a pizza al tagio joint in Testaccio just off Piazza Santa Maria della Liberatrice. Never one to turn down a carb related suggestion (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Offal, Pizza, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio. This post has 4 comments.
Wed November 25th, 2009
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a fond memory associated with deep fried spleen on a bun. My grandfather and I are among the fortunate. In 2004, three generations of Cipollina descendants returned to our ancestral city. (more…)
Categories: Gastronomic Traditions, Offal, Sicily. This post has 5 comments.
Wed November 18th, 2009
After a satisfying lunch of seasonal vegetable starters and fried fish at Zia Pina near the Vucciria, I set out with my friends Diana and Conchita in search of dessert. Our destination was Cappello, a pastry shop just outside Porta Nuova famous for its setteveli (seven layer chocolate cake). (more…)
Categories: Gastronomic Traditions, Offal, Sicily. This post has 5 comments.
Mon November 16th, 2009
My love of Rome’s quinto quarto (offal) is no secret. I often joke that it was archaeology that brought me to Rome, but the organ meats that kept me here. Hilarious, right? Well, it is kind of true. (more…)
Categories: Gastronomic Traditions, Meat, Offal, Rome & Lazio. This post has 8 comments.
Sun November 15th, 2009
The Testaccio neighborhood is a veritable open air museum that attracts locals and food tourists alike to its authentic market, bakeries, delis, and trattorie. The zone’s history dates back to the Roman era when the Tiber ports (2) lined its banks (more…)
Categories: Culture, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, Offal, Rome & Lazio. This post has 4 comments.
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