Archive for December, 2006
Wednesday, December 27th, 2006
Heading from Zagreb to the Istrian peninsula is a bit like bidding farewell to a tipsy uncle at a boisterous family gathering as you retreat to the peace of a rustic cottage in a cool, quiet forest. I’d arrived in Croatia’s easygoing capital a few days earlier on my first ...
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Monday, December 25th, 2006
I enjoyed one of my favorite meals at a favorite St. Louis restaurant the other night. Next time you're in Missouri's Gateway City, you'd do well to visit Wei Hong Bakery & BBQ (3175 South Grand Avenue, 314-773-8318) and order the roast duck on rice, a testament ...
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Sunday, December 24th, 2006
Hatching contrived ebulliences would undermine the evident sublimity of this recently consumed slab of beef round, and so I will go no further than revealing that it was broiled quickly, allowed to rest in chilly darkness for a day, sliced thinly against the grain and prudently seasoned with ...
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Sunday, December 10th, 2006
Recognize this routine? Principal Skinner invites Superintendent Chalmers over for dinner, and the wacky hijinks ensue. While in beautiful Zagreb, my Simpsons yen was kept in check with episodes dubbed in German on RTL. My inability to comprehend German didn't detract in the least from my enjoyment of the program, ...
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Thursday, December 7th, 2006
My occasionally whimsical notions of what could be quite tasty have led me to invent some bizarre dishes with idiotic names. Vivid memories of the meek-then-monstrous Apple Faddle and the palate-punishing Orange Crüelly bear up the truth of this. Tonight, after a rather slow night at the restaurant, another wild ...
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