Tue March 2nd, 2010
Today’s daily food photo comes from Ganapati in London’s Peckham district. On a quiet, residential street off Rye Lane, this restaurant serves south Indian fare, including thali (an array of small portions) on banana leaves. The thali above (more…)
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Mon March 1st, 2010
What is better than pizza? Fried pizza. In Naples, you can grab one of these portable personal pies from the frigitorie (fried food stalls) around town. Via Pignasecca and Via dei Tribunali are two famous destinations for such treats. I Decumani (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Culture, Daily Food Photo, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Naples & Campania. This post has 2 comments.
Sun February 28th, 2010
Have appetite, will travel. That statement pretty much sums up my approach to eating just about anywhere. But it is particularly relevant when I am in London. I stay in New Cross Gate, which is the Anglo-Saxon term for culinary wasteland. Yeah (more…)
Categories: Culture, Food & Wine, London, Turkish Cuisine. This post has no comments.
Sun February 28th, 2010
I don’t know what my favorite thing in London is. It think there’s a three-way tie between the insane number of restaurants, the Deptford Leisure Centres, and free admission to public museums. I’ve really been taking advantage of (more…)
Categories: Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, London. This post has no comments.
Sat February 27th, 2010
Polpette, fist-sized meatballs, make a delicious Saturday lunch. At Donna Teresa in Naples, they are fried in a pan of oil and served with contorni (vegetable side dishes), but at my house, they were cooked in tomato sauce and served over (more…)
Categories: America, Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Meat, Naples & Campania. This post has 3 comments.
Fri February 26th, 2010
Erzincan Tulumu is a pungent sheep’s milk cheese made in the Erzincan province of Eastern Turkey. Traditionally, it was aged in goat skin. You can see vendors in Istanbul’s Spice Bazaar unwrapping it from its animal skin sheath (more…)
Categories: Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, Istanbul, Turkish Cuisine. This post has no comments.
Fri February 26th, 2010
I fancy myself somewhat of a pizza expert. I live in Rome and spend lots of time in Naples, so I eat an insane number of pies and spend a lot of time thinking, writing, and talking about pizza. Some days l eat it at breakfast, lunch, and dinner (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Culture, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, Pizza, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio. This post has 7 comments.
Thu February 25th, 2010
My love of ricotta in all its sweet forms is no secret. I couldn’t turn down a cassata, crostata, or cannolo to save my life. My obsession with lo sfinge is no less intense. And while many are busy avoiding such things for Lent, I’m eating (more…)
Categories: Carbs, Daily Food Photo, Fried Foods, Gastronomic Traditions, Naples & Campania, Rome & Lazio, Sicily, Sweets & Dessert. This post has no comments.
Wed February 24th, 2010
Rome is home to Italy’s largest Jewish community and there are numerous Kosher restaurants, shops, and accommodations throughout the city. Most are concentrated in three main areas: the former Ghetto, Piazza Bologna, and Monteverde (more…)
Categories: Culture, Food & Wine, Gastronomic Traditions, Restaurants, Rome & Lazio. This post has 2 comments.
Wed February 24th, 2010
I thought this place only existed in my dreams. Apparently it can also be found in Peckham.
Categories: Culture, Daily Food Photo, Food & Wine, London, Meat, Turkish Cuisine. This post has 3 comments.
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