While visiting Australia I had a chance to catch up with one of my favorite food history bloggers Janet Clarkson of “The Old Foodie”. We had a great visit, diving into her terrific collection of historical cookbooks, including her latest work: Menus from History: Historic Meals and Recipes for Every Day of the Year. I [...]
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18th Century Prawns
Posted in Farmers' Market Cooking, Food History, recipes, Travel, tagged 18th Century recipe, Australian prawns, Food History, recipe on April 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Deutschland Down Under
Posted in Food History, Traditional Foodways, Travel, tagged australian food history, German-Australian food, Hahndorf on April 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Traveling in Australia one expects Vegemite, or a burger “with the lot” which includes, depending upon whom you ask, pickled beets, a fried egg, and a slice of fresh pineapple. But a lunch of homemade mettwurst and sauerkraut, washed down with rich German beer, and finishing off with a nice slice of apple struesel? That’s [...]
Vegemite: Australian for “Yummy”
Posted in Food as Anthropology, Food History, Ingredients, Traditional Foodways, Travel, tagged Australian Food, australian food history, how to eat vegemite, vegemite on April 19, 2010 | 8 Comments »
When visiting Australia it is impossible not to encounter Vegemite, that mysterious black goop which many Aussies spread on their toast every morning and hold in a special place in their hearts. As a recent commercial attests, “Australian made….internationally misunderstood.” I can report that while it looks like sludge left over from a secret experiment [...]
Why I Cook
Posted in Food as Anthropology, Food History, Travel, tagged Food History, Why I Cook on February 22, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The other day one of my favorite food writers, Michael Ruhlman, began musing on Twitter about why he cooks. He then wrote a blog post about it and encouraged others to follow suit. Here are my thoughts. Cooking is a magical window onto other cultures. In particular, for me it is a window onto the [...]
Food Zen
Posted in Food Zen, Travel on September 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I have a bit of a cold so here’s a little something for you while I recover. I’ll post more about the Oxford Symposium soon. I like the idea of posting a photo for contemplation; a bit of food zen if you will. This is a pile of crabs we had in August on Maryland’s [...]
Home, How Sweet It Is
Posted in Not A Restaurant Review, Oxford Symposium 2009, Travel, tagged UK Food on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Coming home to Brooklyn is almost as good as traveling. Yesterday I went for a walk in the sunshine to combat my jet lag and was reminded once again why I love living here, It’s just so pleasant. I know that sounds like faint praise, but wandering through the brownstones on the last day of [...]
Public Footpaths and Wild Blackberries
Posted in Travel, tagged cotswolds, england, Travel on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of the things I’ve been enjoying most about The Cotswolds is the public footpaths. They are everywhere, taking you from village to village often through farmers’ fields. They were created from ancient traditional walking paths which according to English law must remain open to the public if it can be proven they have been [...]
The Angel and Greyhound
Posted in Oxford Symposium 2009, Traditional Foodways, Travel, tagged oxford, real ale, Travel on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finally found some open WiFi here in Oxford. You’d think there’d be more in a university town. The term doesn’t start until October so maybe that’s why. I’ve really been enjoying the history and architecture and this afternoon I’m off to the beginning of the Oxford Sympsium with the fund raising picnic based on [...]
Real Ale in London
Posted in Traditional Foodways, Travel, tagged london, real ale, Travel on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m testing the iPhone WordPress app to see if I can post from the road. Here’s a photo of a half pint of Fuller’s Discovery Blonde. I drank this real ale at the Red Lion in Ealing. The pub stands right across the street from the old Ealing Studios and its walls are covered with [...]
Food and Language, Oxford, 2009
Posted in Food History, Oxford Symposium 2009, Travel, Uncategorized, tagged food, Food History, oxford, oxford symposium, Travel on September 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my last post I wrote about the Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery which I’ll be attending next week. As well as feeding the mind, the symposium is known for special meals that are created in accordance with each year’s theme. This year on Friday evening, Fergus Henderson, chef of world renowned St. John [...]
