Archive for August, 2006

Imaginary Restaurants, Vol. I

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

The Chum Barrel The Soft-Boiled Eggery Oh, Deer! Absotootly Southwest Old Something Buffet Catch Me If You Can! The Poodle's Noodles The Cat House The Moist Napkin The Lamb's Gams The Knobby Knuckle Mysterious Dinner Theatre

Braided Squid

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

A firm cluster of squid tentacles is a wonderful tool for mopping up a flavorful dipping sauce, but squid body? It's not really bite-sized, so it needs some processing with a knife, and that usually means rings. PROBLEM! A squid ring is usually at least 90% hole, which is why ...

Smoke On The Water

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Between the mainland and islands, the Republic of Croatia claims nearly 6000 kilometers of coastline, and Croatians have been smoking meats of nearly every sort since long before the advent of the electric toaster. With these facts in place, you'd think the republic would have a longer history of ...