“Year of the Tiger” New Year’s Eve Menu
21 February 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment

Okay, so a week late, but at least the post is up. I blame the back twingie combined with a whack-load of (re)writing.
As I mentioned at the start of the Year of the Tiger, unlike last year, …

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Molecular gastronomy banned in Italy
4 March 2010 – 1:05 pm | No Comment
Molecular gastronomy banned in Italy

L for Love!
Oops – guess I shouldn’t have posted my upcoming shopping spree since it may interfere with being granted entry into Italy. Okay, so that’s a joke, but this isn’t: Italian Ministry of Health secretary Francesca Martini is …

Going shopping!
23 February 2010 – 10:52 pm | No Comment
Going shopping!

I’m going back to the US!
In spite of the “affreux” nature of current cross-border travel, I’m actually looking forward to this. I spent much of my time as a free hire for the Swiss traveling …

“Year of the Tiger” New Year’s Eve Menu
21 February 2010 – 11:00 pm | No Comment
“Year of the Tiger” New Year’s Eve Menu

Okay, so a week late, but at least the post is up. I blame the back twingie combined with a whack-load of (re)writing.
As I mentioned at the start of the Year of the Tiger, unlike last year, …

The art of menu planning
10 February 2010 – 5:57 pm | No Comment
The art of menu planning

“I hold in my hand, the last envelope.”
I know these skits but I’ve never actually watched a Tonight Show hosted by Johnny Carson. However, this isn’t about Carnac the Magnificent; rather it’s about the complexities …

The Cascumpeque oyster
24 January 2010 – 10:40 pm | No Comment
The Cascumpeque oyster

I bought a new oyster variant to try out from Poissonerie Gidney’s - the Cascumpeque oyster (Crassostrea virginica). More commonly known as the Conway Cup oyster, I think the growers in PEI are trying to both …

Cassoulet toulousain
22 January 2010 – 5:07 pm | No Comment
Cassoulet toulousain

Remember that cafeteria that I waxed on and on about? It’s been a couple of months since the service went live and the cafeteria’s been full with a steady stream of clientele who have helped …