Archive for September, 2006

On Sausage Pond

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Plant yourself at a table under a canopy of giant umbrellas in Zagreb's Cvjetni Trg on a cool, sunny Saturday afternoon and you'll understand why sitting and drinking coffee for hours is the national pastime in Croatia. The coffee is strong, the conversation is light and the people are beautiful. ...

Fife Rings Bell

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

If you're standing in front of this Hajduk Split fan club mural on Split's Riva, turn 140 degrees to your right and walk about 75 meters. Ask any of the locals. Buffet Fife (boo-fay FEE-fay) is the place to eat in Split. Fresh, organic ingredients are prepared simply and traditionally, ...

Behind the Wall of Meat

Monday, September 18th, 2006

My Uncle Jim's preferred method of smoking ribs involves the application of a dry rub to the meat approximately 24 hours prior to cooking. Some of you know quite well what a rub is, and some of you do not. A rub is, quite simply, a dry or wet mixture ...

Farls of Blitva

Friday, September 8th, 2006



The Garlic Lady of Split

Saturday, September 2nd, 2006

You will find her at the market in Split, and you will know her by the radiant glow of rosy good health that can come only from a diet rich in garlic. She visited me in a pungent dream last night, rattling at the air with aromatic plaits of garlic ...