We Are Never Full

Springtime Saute of Lamb’s Liver: From Unfashionably Late to Trend-Setting in the Blink of an Eye

Published on 2012-02-09 07:02:47

Rarely on time, and never on trend, we are perennially late to the party. Yes, we may have been blogging about offal since way before David Chang made it cool, but we have yet to purchase our first ironic message tee featuring butchery terminology or get our forearms inked with a selection of cutlery. This [...]

Pollo en Sidra (Asturian-Style Chicken in Cider): Leaving a Drop in the Glass

Published on 2012-01-17 09:03:35

“We may have lost paradise because of the apple, but we’ll get it back with cider.” - Asturian saying “Reach out your arms, as far apart as possible – one high, one low – then just bend your wrist, but do not look!”, instructed the waitress. “Oh, and beginners like you must stand over the [...]

Have Yourself a Merry Medieval Easter with Mincemeat-Stuffed Quince

Published on 2012-01-02 09:18:36

Most Brits associate mincemeat with Christmas – its intoxicating mix of fruit, spices, booze, nuts and mixed peel provide Pavlovian stimuli, stirring memories of cherubic choirs a-caroling, roasted poultry, and the Queen’s speech – whereas I associate it with Easter, because it was always around then that we finally ran out of mince pies. I [...]

Guinness-Braised Pork Neck with White Beans: Age-Old Winter Warmer

Published on 2011-12-20 16:38:51

I often think that living in a small scruffy New York City apartment is akin to a pioneer life in a log cabin somewhere remote. Sure, the commute is easier, but the myriad quotidien affronts and man traps of a city existence certainly resemble the perils of life on the range. This is never more [...]

Fish Night Throwback: Seared Halibut Aiolli Garni

Published on 2011-12-03 10:18:28

I’m not very old, but for much of my youth in the north west of England, it was almost impossible to find fresh foods that weren’t local. Today such a statement seems like an echo of Victorian times, but, literally, that’s how it was until a supermarket was built behind the Knutsford courthouse in the [...]

Mariah Carey Makes Me Want to Eat Ecuadorian Ceviche!

Published on 2011-11-16 19:25:48

Since parenthood came into my life, so has weight gain. It hasn’t been all that bad but I think I weigh a bit more now than I did in the days after I pushed that child out. Why? Because the gym is now a long-distant memory. Since we clearly like to eat, the gym was [...]

Risotto di Polpette di Salsicce al Finocchio: Playing with your Sausage…

Published on 2011-11-02 18:30:27

I was recently introduced to an Australian with whom I had a number of interesting discussions (that is not meant as a joke). The first, an hour-long discussion of the age-old cricketing rivalry between England and his native land is of no concern here, but the second, a frank exchange of views about the quality [...]

Lobster-Tasting in Maine: A Modern-Day Horror Story

Published on 2011-10-22 14:15:04

Ah, Maine, with its mossy forests, its briny cliffs dotted with picturebook fishing villages, its bracing salt air, and its discount-tastic outlet malls! What could be more uplifting to the benighted soul of a grimy city-dweller than an autumnal visit to the cheerful redoubt of the gaily-painted puffin, the marshy lowlands of the lumbering moose, [...]

Let Them Eat Pork! Poached and Roasted Pig Hocks

Published on 2011-10-04 19:33:54

The largely unknown city of Compiegne, France, has the distinction of being the site of one of Louis XV’s most extravagant homes away from home. Under him, the Chateau de Compiegne became one of three distinctly opulent seats of government alongside Versailles and Fontainbleau. The latter French monarchs were hardly known for their desire to [...]

Baingan Bharta (Punjabi Eggplant Curry): Virtue Out of Necessity

Published on 2011-09-24 19:55:00

One of the great joys of parenting is being able to do stuff with your kids, you know, like playing with them and watching them laugh. One of the great responsibilities of parenting is doing things with them because you have no choice, as this morning when I reached a stalemate with our 11-month old: [...]