November 2008

Manditory Macaroon Post

November 26, 2008

I could not help but write a post on macaroons (macaron in french, where it sounds like macaroni [minus the ee sound at the end]). I have been obsessed with them for a while, making them for myself, and graciously accepting them as gifts. Dutifully, on our first day here Kim brought us to her [...]

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Escargots in Paris

November 24, 2008

The last two days have been full of exciting food. More to come on that. Many oysters, a lot of pate, and more than a few escargots. Too much coffee today. Here is a delightful, if lengthy, video of me wrestling with an escargot. Those suckers have been around for thousands of years, you can [...]

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Erysipelas Soup

November 23, 2008

Erysipelas (er ee se peh las): Proper Noun – A vicious little bacteria that gets in your face and makes you hideous beyond recognition. That’s right, Gourmetro.  I’m back and I want to talk about bacteria getting into my face, because there’s nothing quite as appetizing as an absolutely disgusting bacterial infection all over your [...]

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Hi there. It’s been a while, hasn’t it?

November 22, 2008

  It has indeed been a while, but this time we’re back and we’re serious. This week I will be eating my way through Paris with Kim Sunee. Expect baguettes, macaroons, ducks, frogs, toast, frites, and more.   These macaroons from Sadaharu AOKI will be a teaser for what’s to come in Paris.

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If I could be in 3 places Saturday evening

November 17, 2008

1. Eating Alabama. Eating Alabama‘s intrepid team of locavores seems to be on the verge of outdoing itself with this grand autumnal feast: The Alabama Supper. The thought of tasting a big old local pig slowly roasted over a hand-dug brick oven (or the apple cider, the sweet potatoes, or the Good People beer) is [...]

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