I Got Bit by a Howling Monkey
Friday, May 9th, 2008Who in their right mind does not want to be a howling monkey?
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Who in their right mind does not want to be a howling monkey?
Stout-Hearted Man
Thursday, April 10th, 2008If you're going to go on a liquid diet, you could do far worse than to derive your carbohydrates from Australia's Sheaf Stout. In a world of pussyfooters, Sheaf Stout will put bricks in your step. Thank you, Sheaf Stout, for being in Portland, Oregon. You are far more than a ...
Cremini Poached in Espresso
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008I'm sketching out a plate presentation that will include these as an element. They are Cremini mushrooms poached in espresso with cracked Malabar peppercorns. I can actually see these working nicely in a number of plating scenarios for which deep earth flavors are called. Let me tell you something: Mushroom, ...
Blueberry and Aronia Nectar
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008How pleased I was to discover that exquisite Fructal juices from Slovenia are available at Taste of Europe (1739 SE Hawthorne in Portland, Oregon). One of my absolute favorite juice beverages in the world is Fructal's blueberry and aronia nectar, which I became addicted to in Zagreb. At only $3 ...
Travarica: Herb Brandy
Sunday, January 13th, 2008Rakija (RAH-kee-yah) is the catch-all term for any kind of spirit distilled from fruit in Croatia, and it pretty much translates to 'brandy'. Just as there's apple brandy, plum brandy, berry brandy and so on, varieties distilled from different source materials take more specific names. Here are a few: šljivovica ...
Sweet, Naturally
Friday, November 2nd, 2007Coffee me, please. I'm probably more stimulated by the flavor, body and aroma of coffee than by the caffeine. It's a grounding beverage, a conduit of profound elemental energies. You can not have coffee without earth, fire, water or mountain air, after all. It is a drink of pondering, a ...
Croatian Wine Dinner in Berkeley
Monday, April 2nd, 2007If you're in or near Berkeley, California, you might be interested in checking out a four-course wine tasting dinner at Caffe Venezia on Thursday. Good labels, to be sure, and great accompanying dishes. I'm tempted to go just for the lamb braised in paprika and tarragon. ________________ Bakalar and Blitva - salt ...
Bambus in Tkalčićeva
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007There might not be a better way to spend a night in Zagreb than by sitting in one of the many cafes of Tkalčićeva Ulica with a glass of bambus, lazily watching the beautiful people of Croatia's capital city stroll by. But what is "bambus", you ask? I'll get to ...
The Tart O’ The Bog
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006When I decided that I did not, after all, feel compelled to make fresh cranberry and tangerine relish, I made fresh cranberry and tangerine juice instead. It's quite excellent to be reunited with my juicer; I've missed her so. The insistent centrifugal whir of her thousand tiny steel teeth stirs ...
