Monthly Archives: February 2010

The process of becoming a connoisseur is an initiation process into an exclusive club founded on a shared knowledge and love of certain objects or activities. Connoisseurship is really an international sorority or fraternity, but for adults (usually, anyway). For … Continue reading →

You might have wondered at one point where I get my knowledge of food and confectionary. I’ll let you in on a secret: I was born with it because I’m magical. No, everyone has to work for their knowledge, though … Continue reading →

The most delicious things on earth is probably cold, pure, fresh air. It isn’t very filling, but is every bit as comforting as mac & cheese. Oh how good the first breath off the airplane felt! Now that I’m back … Continue reading →

At the end of my citrus phase, I had some leftover orange and grapefruit peels, so I made some citrus confit. If you eat a lot of citrus, next time you might want to save the peels you were going … Continue reading →

There seems to be a proportional relationship between my free time and blog post word count. Today is one of those low-word-count days, so: pictures! Site of the First National Congress of the Communist Party (took place in 1921), located … Continue reading →

These orange cubes melt in your mouth. No, stop smirking, they really do! They don’t “melt” in the way that sugar cookies melt, prosciutto melts, or even chocolate or butter melts. These cubes actually melt in your mouth. They’re soft … Continue reading →

There is a well-known and little-debated opinion in the culinary world that British food is bland to the point of being marginally disgusting. Personally, I don’t blame early sailors for leaving their sad, rainy, curry-less isle and going out to … Continue reading →

Yesterday I took a trip to 周庄, also known as Zhou Zhuang. It’s a small touristy village to the southwest of Shanghai that’s famous for its numerous canals and historical lack of bridges. It’s very old, and very charming, and … Continue reading →