Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category
Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
I love introducing Chicago deep dish stuffed pizza to people who've never had, seen or heard of it. It never fails to please.
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Monday, October 25th, 2010
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Isn't that a lovely loaf of undercooked bread? No. It certainly the hell is not. It is a cheese, and not just any cheese. It is the infamous and loved, sought after and reviled casu marzu of Sardinia, Italy, which is not only ...
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
What is Barbecue?
There is perhaps no word in the culinary lexicon of American English that sets mouths to watering and arguing as profusely as barbecue. You probably know what it is, and what it is not. We all know that when at its best, barbecue is an apex of achievement ...
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