Food

Brothy Chickpeas and Emmer

Every year, I see patterns in my cooking style. Some years are heavy on flavor variety, while others are heavy on technique. For this year, this brothy chickpeas and emmer dish embodies what I’m going for: not overly fussy but solid on flavor and comfort. This meal, in particular, was accomplished with the help of […]

Food

NWC – Sept/Oct

A long overdue update on the NWC tastings over September and October, though due to various reasons I missed several of the sessions. — 4th Sept was our first attempt at a new theme for the group, wine & food pairing. The idea that you bring a small bite that should match the wine. Great […]

Food

Marmaris – Turkish – Nottingham

On the strip for Turkish restaurants in Nottingham one has returned to the site that previously housed Bosporus. The closure of that and Istanbul left just Tipoo as top Turkish in town. These places are often overly bling but Marmaris takes things to full Dubai marina levels of gold leaf. The music blares, the staff […]

Food

The Yearlong Pantry

I’ll get right to the point: I have a new book called The Yearlong Pantry. The truly excellent news is that the book releases next week on Tuesday, October 22nd. You can preorder it from most places where books are sold. As always, preorders greatly help authors, so I appreciate any preorder! This announcement is […]