Tag Archives: Food
Poached Monk Fish with Whisky Apple Curry Sauce
Can a man be both macho and metro-sexual at the same time? Rugged, yet delicate? Serious, yet playful? Quiet, yet expressive? Unapproachable, yet relaxed? Every time I sip a single malt Scotch whisky on the rocks, I imagine a tough … Continue reading
Curried Bruschetta with Goat Cheese & Heirloom Tomatoes
In our Christianity influenced society, goats’ heads, especially with their weird eyes, are often associated with the devil, while the sheep symbolize innocence. Last week my perception of goats being strange completely changed when I visited Harley’s Goat Farm in … Continue reading
Truffled Mushroom Cheese Fondue with Barbera
Mushrooms are like Mother Teresa. By themselves, they are charming and tasteful. In a crowd, they help to improve everyone around them. Just like Mother Teresa enriched so many people’s lives, mushrooms make other foods taste better without overriding the … Continue reading
Nicaraguan Citrus Mint Chicken with Old Vine Zin
While hiking down a volcanic mountainside in the Ometepe islands, an ecological jewel in Nicaragua, I ran into a pig staring at me in the middle of the dirt road. It first smelled me and then walked towards me. I … Continue reading
Hungarian Stuffed Flank Steak with Carignan
A couple weeks ago I showed a picture of a Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels statue, which I had taken in downtown Budapest in 1990, to my Hungarian friend, Mihaly. He immediately recognized it and asked, “What year were you … Continue reading
Moldovan Sausage with Cote du Rhone
At the border of Romania and Moldova, formerly part of the Soviet Union, I got off of a 1950′s communist train, to get a visa from a Moldovan immigration officer. Two government officers looked me up and down and said, … Continue reading
Hawaiian Lychee Chicken with Gewurtzraminer
“It (his extended family) is like a little mini-United Nations“, said President Obama in an interview several years ago. I wonder what happens when East, West, North & South meet in his kitchen? His family may be lucky enough to … Continue reading
Southwestern Braised Steak with Zinfandel
At Moses’ trivia party, I got this question – “Outside of war zones, which city is most dangerous in the world?” In that notorious city, there are 8 homicides per day on average, and the city morgues faces a great … Continue reading