A look at local food discoveries, whether it’s a particular dish or an ingredient, often with one or more recipes.
We’re once again in Africa, dead center of the continent, in the appropriately named Central African Republic. Yet another country that most of us know little about I’d imagine. It’s a relatively young country, in the sense that until the late 1800s it was not defined by a single border, but various parts of it belonged… Read More The Bread & Soup Project #36 – Central African Republic
Picking up steam, I can feel it… It looks like we have a run of African countries going on here (though, if I hadn’t done Canada out of order, we’d be there right now) with Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, and Chad. I’ll try to keep the posts as varied as the cuisines! So,… Read More The Bread & Soup Project #35 – Cape Verde
I’ve talked briefly about the Argentine tradition of serving gnocchi (ñoquis) on the 29th of each month here, in most detail in a review of an episode of MasterChef Argentina a few years back. It’s not limited to Argentina, and it’s relatively common in other countries down here, including our neighbor to the northeast, Brazil. A… Read More Gnocchi of the 29th!
If you’re in the food world, particularly the Italian food world, it’s unlikely you’ve missed the much hyped new show, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. The actor, writer, director promises to take us on a tour, region by region, of the country, exploring the best ingredients and recipes each has to offer. Let me just… Read More Two Tuccis #1
Okay, it wasn’t really brunch, as I’d have gone with an entirely different menu, but a lovely group of six for a mid-afternoon meal in the garden was had this last weekend. So what WAS on the menu? A prawn tiradito, the prawns only briefly blanched to set them, then chilled. Dressed in a curing liquid… Read More Sunday “Brunch” at Casa S
With one “re-opening” dinner under our belts, we quickly found ourselves with two more, and then, a dilemma, which will change the way we’re approaching this. First off, as of this weekend, Buenos Aires is back under a semi-quarantine, with very restricted hours and movement. Not like it was a year ago, but it’s a… Read More Whither do we go?
As we announced recently on our website and in various social media, we’re back open on a limited basis. We’re offering private lunches and dinners for groups of 2-6 people outside in the garden, i.e., we’re not going to offer communal table dinners at the big table inside just yet – and I don’t imagine… Read More Back to Work
Once again we are off to lands far away as we continue on The Bread & Soup Project. This time, we’re off to central west Africa and the Republic of Cameroon. For our usual comparison, it’s just a shade larger than California, by about 8%, but only has 2/3 the population. As a former split… Read More The Bread & Soup Project #33 – Cameroon