Having lived in the DC Metro area before moving to San Francisco, I imagine preparation for the inauguration is reaching fever pitch. Foodies are buzzing on a variety of earth-shattering issues - I’ll admit it is nice to ponder something other than the economy or world politics for a change. Who will be the White House Chef? Will Obama venture out to…
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 that…
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 endorphins…
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 serving…
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 my…
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 never…
