San Francisco has always generously spread the love when it came to the delightful discoveries developed within its boundaries; take sour dough bread, Mission style burritos, Rice-A-Roni (ok, that may be debated). But a few things its kept close to its chest. Things like oh, Playland at the Beach and It’s-Its. Never heard of...
Nice Butcher – “Miss, what sort of chorizo do you want – Spanish, Mexican or Portuguese?” Me – to self ”Oh gosh, I have to choose? Geeze, I thought ordering the sausage would be the easy part of this dish. What are the differences? How do I find out what I need without sounding...
I recently swapped a few emails with FoodGal about haggis before my trip to Ireland and the exchange reminded me of my time in London when I enjoyed sampling the different flavors of potato chips (or crisps as they call theme) with my lunch time sandwich – I tried to never repeat a flavor....
Ask people what food typifies San Francisco, and you’re bound to get some different answers but I’m willing to lay down money that in the top 5, burritos make the cut. If you have never had a San Francisco burrito, I can understand your confusion, but for those of you that have experienced an...
As I previously mentioned, I think street or fast food can go a long way to providing a multi-sensory cultural experience that accurately captures the current culture of the country, region, or city in question. Every time I bite into a conchita pilbil taco, I am transported back to Merida, Mexico, or a gelato reminds me of...
You know the place, where, this guy shows up to work (this is an Obama doll I found on a Japanese website (shh – he also fights Darth Vader, but I digress): Someone just sent me this link, and I had to share! A Catholic priest, Rev. Leo Patalinghug, in Washington, DC has cooking classes...
If the man had not figured out a way to eat and play poker at the same time, imagine what our lunches might have been like – no PB&J, no grilled cheese, and just forget the BLT. Although an alternative, and thoroughly less compelling theory on his invention of the sandwich, is that his commitment to duty...
Last year, French President Sarkozy requested that French cuisine be added to the UNESCO’s heritage list. Specifically, the UNESCO’s Convention of Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. This category includes oral traditions, performance art, traditional crafts and social practices. Sarkozy claims listing the French cuisine with UNESCO would preserve the best cuisine in the world, to...
I spent the past few days mulling about the banned ethnic food in Lucca, Italy, and felt compelled to add to my previous post. When I first identified this issue of Lucca banning what city leaders deemed ethnic food from the city center, I did so as an immediate response to the news, and because...
Yesterday, city officals of Lucca, Italy banned any ethnic food that was not its own. The ruling applies only to the fortified area of town, and included in the ban are kabob vendors and takeaway pizza stands. The City’s leaders want people eating local dishes consisting of ingredients such as salted cod, bean and rabbit. They intend to...
