I just returned from a brief trip to Omaha, Nebraska from my grandmother’s funeral. She lived to be 93, which means there’s hope for me. At the wake, I was talking with my cousins, when one posed the question, “what was the food that you most associated with grandma?” We reached an easy consensus...
Things are heating up – the UKs Tesco sells out of Dorset naga
I read my holiday edition of the Economist with some bemusement. I love the diversity of topics contained in its pages, but the article that really tickled my interest, was Global Warming, why the world has taken to chilies. The article explains the rising demand for hot chilies. The appeal is that chili ‘high’ achieved when the bloodstream flood...
How salted caramel went mainstream
The meteoric rise in popularity of salted caramel blew me away, and apparently I was not the only one, as the New York Times devoted a recent article to this phenomenon. Salted caramel was named flavor of the year. I googled ’salted caramel’ and got over 3 million hits. It got to the point where...
When nothing is new – the trouble with globalization
When I travel abroad, I struggle with purchasing housewarming gifts. Obviously, I want something the recipient will enjoy, and not readily available where they live. I try to give something that identifies where I live, not only the US, but the city and region in which I reside. Being a foodie, my inclination is to give something food related. I spoke to...
Comfort Food – the big trend of 2009
They say, those trend soothsayers, that 2009 will be the year of comfort food. I say its not a trend, its here - and not for the reason given. You guessed it – the economy. For sometime, we’ve seen “retro” or “comfort” (used here interchangeably) food on the menu, maybe not the same as mom’s. (My mother...
Tiffin a brilliant idea!
I just read an interesting article by ABHEEK BHATTACHARYA | From The Wall Street Journal Asia called: An Old Indian Lunch Service Hits New Shores - The taste of tiffin delights Indians at home and abroad. All I can say is what a wonderful concept, and its a wonder no one in the US...
