I haven’t been to Eno Terra in a while, so I’m really looking forward to their Thursday night dinner featuring the foods of Lombardia (part of their regional Italian series), where my grandmother was from. But Granny may not have eaten quite this well back in Villa Marioli, where life for her family was hardscrabble poor. The … Continue reading
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Pithivier
When I was at a Share Our Strength conference in Montreal (a great food city!) several years ago, I paid more than one visit to the patisserie in our hotel, the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth. I loved their pithivier, layers of flaky pastry napped with fluffy almond creme. Oh my! So I couldn’t resist taking home … Continue reading
Border Crossing (Ely Farm and Rouget)
I ran off to Pennsylvania for the day late last week. My friend Carolyn and I started the day at Washington Crossing Historic Park, where we watched the Revolutionary War movie about the Christmas day crossing (with re-enactors, of course) and gazed at their copy of Emanuel Leutze’s painting, George Washington Crossing the Delaware. The Park’s website has a great … Continue reading
Ramen
I’m not sure where I got this photo, I thought it was from friends of mine who have been living in Okinawa, Japan (he’s a Marine), but now I’m not so sure. But I love the image of all the bowls waiting to have hot broth poured into them, the slice of pork, shreds of … Continue reading
Mexico Bound
My foodie colleague, Rugh Alegria, who lived in Princeton for many years, is having too much fun without me in Mexico! She lives in Mexico City’s trendy Condesa neighborhood, the base for her culinary tour and cooking school business, Mexico Soul and Essence. Her blog, Alegria in Mexico, was recently named the top Mexican food blog by … Continue reading
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