Article Archive for January 2010
A Taste of the Green Fairy, Marilyn Manson Style
You can crawl out of the speakeasy now. Absinthe is legal again. Not only that, several years after its decriminalization, the infamous herb liquor is also über trendy. And just as Ernest Hemingway and Oscar …
Knock Out Madrileño Eats, Mom & Pop Style
Located on an unassuming side street in central Madrid, El Mollete is a simple restaurant serving knock-out local dishes. Sliced potatoes cooked in olive oil are topped with salty, smoky, fried eggs broken just before …
Get Some Happy Balls: Kentucky Bourbon Balls
‘Are your balls luscious? Luscious balls! It’s what every woman wants!’
So begins the flash introduction to the website for Happy Balls – homemade Kentucky treats made with buttercream, chocolate, pecans, and – of course – …
In Zee Kitchen with Zumbo
Adriano Zumbo is not your typical pastry chef. Not only do his cakes sport names like ‘Luke Rides the Tube’, ‘Escape from the Columbian Rainforest’, and ‘Is Anybody Working’, but his creative collections of pastries …
Jump on the Banh Mi Bandwagon
Hungry? Got 5 bucks? Curious how a baguette can taste even better than it already does? Then you need to head to New York’s Chinatown. For a Vietnamese sandwich. Banh Mi is simply a …
OMG! Blasted Church Vineyards
Inventive, quirky, and a creative force in the Canadian wine industry: this is Blasted Church Vineyards. Taking its name and imagery from the true story of a mining era church that was dismantled by dynamite …
Everyday Delicious: Food Writer, Melissa Leong
What started with being called ‘the girl with the weird lunches’, has turned into a full time, successful career in food writing, photographing, and eating for Melissa Leong. Far from the days of school lunches, …
Ode to Olive: OLIVE, Delicatessen del Mediterraneo
Situated between the hip El Born and Barceloneta neighborhoods in always stylish Barcelona, Spain is an unassuming narrow boutique where shelves are lined with all things olive. Here, at the aptly named OLIVE, Delicatessen del …
Mamma Mia: Stuffed Artisan Cannolis
Having been raised a proper Italian-American girl in New York, I was taught from a young age how to spot a good cannoli: those tasty desserts made of hollowed fried dough stuffed lovingly with creamy, …
The Great Debate: Mexico City’s Finest Tacos
Mexico City’s streets are a sensory overload, saturated with sights, sounds, and smells. The unmistakable old-school bright green Volkswagen bugs chug along while enticing smoky scents of roasting meats waft through the air. Street food …
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