Pork is the other white meat. The Spanish have a fetishist obsession with pork charcuterie to the point of pork worship, though much of this has historical roots.
The belly is probably my favorite cut of pork to work with. Pork …
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Yet another experience where I live vicariously through my brother: while I’m sitting here watching my ThinkPad overheat in the latest heat wave, my brother has had the opportunity to have dinner made by none other than my pal Amy.
More to come, but I’m simply green with envy. 
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Well, I was squealing, and not in a good way.
Pulled pork for 100. That was what I was asked to come up with. I’ve never had to make that much food for one event before. …
Cinco Jotas is coming.
I want one. I want this jamón. Never mind the estimate of approximately USD$1800 per ham once they’re ready for delivery in 2011, I want one to call my very own.
I don’t mind that José Andrés …
Wow, does August 17 ever whip back around really fast.
What can I say? A year ago I was complaining about how freaking how and sticky it was. This year, I’m just complaining about freaking hot …
Yep. August 16. Elvis Aaron Presley died on this date way back in 1977. If he hadn’t come face to face with the Universal Oneness, we would instead be commemorating the day as the birthday …
Also known as FoodNetwork Canada’s effort to bring about Canadian unity via Toronto-centric shadenfreude. The press blurb reads:
“Dinner Party Wars invites you to enjoy a deliciously hilarious hour of wining, dining and undermining as three couples …
Remember Modernist Cuisine? For those of you in need of a couple of rounds of bridge to work that short-term memory, I bla-blah’d about it way back in June (here). You can read Martin Lersch’s …
Cinco Jotas is coming.
I want one. I want this jamón. Never mind the estimate of approximately USD$1800 per ham once they’re ready for delivery in 2011, I want one to call my very own.
I don’t mind that José Andrés …
Well, I was squealing, and not in a good way.
Pulled pork for 100. That was what I was asked to come up with. I’ve never had to make that much food for one event before. …
Yet another experience where I live vicariously through my brother: while I’m sitting here watching my ThinkPad overheat in the latest heat wave, my brother has had the opportunity to have dinner made by none …
