Given my love of beans now, you may be shocked to hear that I hated them when I was young. Specifically, I had a thing against baked beans. Growing up in the Midwest, baked beans were a thing for nearly every family get-together, and I never understood why my family liked them so much. Luckily […]
I often form meal ideas based on necessity. This halloumi salad started after I made a loaf of rugbrød (a seedy Danish rye bread) but realized after the fact that I omitted salt. I tried not to waste food, so I sliced the loaf thin, brushed the pieces with olive oil, and salted generously before […]
This year marks 10 years since I published my first book about milling flour! So much has changed since then in my understanding and cooking, but one thing has remained: my love of milling flour at home. I mill flour at home for every use I can think of, such as for bread, pasta, pastries, […]
Things have changed at this swanky cocktail bar. They have already been several several culinary incarnations here at one of the swankiest drinks venues in town. The latest is Shio who describe themselves as Modern Asian small plates. The aesthetic remains a pleasingly low-lit, art-deco affair. Well spaced tables and booths sit around a central […]
(A late post and I missed most of July’s tastings due to travels and England’s Euro games! ) Our June themes started with Northern Italy and, as I tend to find, a selection of enjoyable if fairly simple white wines. By far the most interesting was Foscarino, Saoave Classico, 2021. Golden with a little smoke […]