Posts Tagged ‘Food’
Queen of Fats – A Review of Tom Mueller, Extra Virginity
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: January 30, 2012
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Every cook knows olive oil is essential. For Tom Mueller, it’s the lifeblood of Western Civilization. In Extra Virginity, his lively, earnest, exhaustive, and sometime exhausting debut, Mueller discovers oil not only as food, but as fuel, lubricant, medicine, skin care, perfume, aphrodisiac, religious symbol, and way of life. In the words of one aficionado, [...]
What My Spanish Mom Taught Me
Posted by: freyabellin on: August 24, 2011
For six months I lived in Sevilla, Spain, with my very own temporary Spanish family. My Spanish “mom” had very little in common with my real mom, but they both had a penchant for worrying about me, and feeding me. Actually, I think the two (worrying and feeding) are inversely related for them both: worry [...]
Rub-a-dub-dub: My Homemade Spice Rub Experiment
Posted by: freyabellin on: August 10, 2011
A good friend recently visited Turkey. As many of my friends do, she returned with a culinary souvenir for me: a quart-sized plastic bag filled with a bright orange spice mixture. The unlabeled bag turned out to be a chicken rub freshly imported from the outdoor market in Istanbul. Chicken isn’t one of my standards [...]
Frontier Gastronomy: A Better Burger (Without Waiting in Line!)
Posted by: freyabellin on: July 27, 2011
There’s nothing like a burger, and New York has its fair share to offer. Some are overrated, some are truly excellent, and most of the latter require patience unheard of by the sane and reasonable (ahem, Shake Shack on a sunny day). And while I am consistently impressed by the creativity of some burger joints, [...]
Come On Baby, Do the Loko Moko
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: July 20, 2011
- In: Food | Frontier Gastronomy
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Last summer, in a languid gathering of friends and musicians at Great Divide Brewery in Denver, my compatriot Tyler Gilmore and I shuffled our beer filled bellies to a nearby food cart. What we encountered there was not what we expected. That food cart served us not food, but ambrosia: quinoa patties, rice, avocado, fried [...]
Urban Picnicking
Posted by: freyabellin on: July 15, 2011
New Yorkers are a funny breed. Any given day in the summer, the main grassy areas of Central, McCarren, and Prospect Parks will be packed to the brim with people sunbathing and picnicking. And we’ll marvel at how beautiful and spacious the park is, while planted merely inches away from the next group of people. [...]
Frontier Gastronomy: Incredible and Edible, Indeed
Posted by: freyabellin on: June 29, 2011
- In: Food | Freya Bellin | Frontier Gastronomy
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If you have ever written off eggs as basic or boring, I have a secret to tell you: eating truly fresh eggs can be a transformational experience. It’s like taking a bite of a perfect June strawberry that reminds you what real strawberries taste like. In that same way, farm-fresh eggs just taste eggy-er. The [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Farmer’s Market Feast
Posted by: freyabellin on: June 1, 2011
The produce gods have finally graced us with their springtime bounty. Spring onions, leafy greens, asparagus, cilantro, rhubarb! And so, last weekend I disavowed the potatoes and apples of winter and set out to make a springtime farmers’ market feast. The theme? Green. My best finds this spring have been greens: spicy mustard greens, peppery [...]
Frontier Gastronomy – Cream, Caramel, & Fries
Posted by: Keith Meatto on: May 4, 2011
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If I don’t see another squash for a while, I’ll be a pretty happy girl. Don’t get me wrong, I love the stuff, but in the spirit of spring, it’s time to embrace the fresh produce that has finally come to surface. Warmer weather brings back crisp and colorful vegetables, most of which are outrageously [...]
