31 Aug 2017 10 Comments
in Humor, On the Road, Recipes Tags: Aomori, Hakodate, Hokkaido, ika, japan, Japanese cooking, Kewpie mayonnaise, ramen, squid
I always figured I could make a successful business helping the Japanese correct the English on their packaging and signage. That intuition was only reinforced on our recent trip to Japan, who’s sensational and rather wacky culinary culture I shall explore in a series of posts beginning with this one.
Squid cracker package
Helpful squid-centric Japanese observation #1: A good way to keep your kids from eating the rice crackers you brought back from Japan: Choose squid flavored. More
14 Aug 2014 Leave a comment
in Recipes Tags: calamari, food, Greece, Greek food, humor, kolokithokeftedes, octopus, ouzo, recipes, squid
We missed our Tuesday sushi night. But the Schneiders were hungry and still wanted to eat. So we switched over to Wednesday, and at Monica’s suggestion, changed the menu to Greek.
I was pleased, as I’d been craving Greek food and had even purchased stuff to make a Greek dinner. Earlier that week Don had even accidentally smashed a plate at our house — all signs were pointing toward Greece. More
15 Jun 2012 7 Comments
in Observations, Starlets, Yoga Students & Quinoa (stories) Tags: bone marrow, carnitas, food, lardo, octopus, oysters, sea urchin, squid, wild mushrooms
My friend-I’ve-never-met, Ben, was commenting on my recent post about tiny tasty fishes that he had a favorite bar where he ate fried smelt like french fries. And best of all, his wife didn’t steal them. Now there was an idea for a blog post, I thought self-servingly.
Silky lardo from Boccalone in San Francisco
In a follow up comment, Ben also confided that his wife will not share foie gras, roasted bone marrow, very runny cheeses, cheesecake and sushi maki-rolls made out of mackerel or salmon skin. Lucky Ben. This got me thinking about some of the things my own wife will not eat — especially those that I order with that knowledge in mind (i.e. I will get to eat all of it and not have to share.) More
skinny girls & mayonnaise 