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Gefilte fish and Deli man

A gastronomic theme. “Roumanian-Yiddish cooking has killed more Jews than Hitler.” — Zero Mostel Here is Oliver Sacks’ final piece for The New Yorker along with a link to an interesting documentary Deli Man that I recently saw on a flight. I’ve never taken to gefilte fish but do appreciate most other things deli. Sorry Montreal, however…

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What did Napoleon like to eat and drink?

Napoleon Bonaparte was not a gourmand. He might well have found English cuisine too sophisticated and tasty! foodHANNAH GLASSEnapoleon bonapartenapoleon in america􏰦􏰋􏰈􏰁􏰝􏰍􏰊􏰁􏰉􏰂􏰁􏰰􏰉􏰉􏰧􏰈􏰍􏰔􏰁􏰆􏰀􏰎􏰈􏰁􏰒􏰇􏰀􏰅􏰏􏰁􏰀􏰏􏰎􏰁􏰈􏰀􏰄􏰔􏰦􏰋􏰈􏰁􏰝􏰍􏰊􏰁􏰉􏰂􏰁􏰰shannon selin

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US Chocolate

Chocolate is a perfect food, as wholesome as it is delicious, a beneficent restorer of exhausted power. it is the best friend of those engaged in literary pursuits. — attributed to Baron Justus von Liebig, also considered to have made possible the invention of Marmite . . . but that’s a different story especially for you North…

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Keith Floyd: the last great Englishman and Gastronomic Pilgrim

Dear Hector, I finally decided to take a bit of exercise on the historic pilgrim’s way to Santiago. Incidentally the handmade boots from Jermyn Street are bearing up beautifully. D’you know though it’s jolly solitary being a pilgrim — gives one time to reflect and ponder the quiet beauty that is Galicia. — Floyd Around…

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Northern California Gastronomic Summary

On a recent trip to Northern California here are the highlights (with a couple of lowlights), listed alphabetically. Cape Fear Cafe Pricey but you will get a more than decent meal. Chile Lindo Empanadas that were disappointing. More like an overly dry Cornish pasty. Dandelion Chocolate Best chocolate I’ve come across and that includes France…

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Prison Dining

Seems to be a superb idea that should be tried elsewhere especially in the US. The brainchild of The Clink Charity, set up to reduce reoffending rates of ex-offenders by training and placing graduates into employment upon their release, three prison restaurants now operate in the UK. clink charitydiningfoodprison

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Susan Ford: How Do You Red Bean?

You’ve got to love Susan Ford’s “understated overstatedness” or perhaps the reverse or even perhaps Southern Stoicism — whatever, she is a treasure! Check out her Louisiana Kitchen and Culture mag. Two summers ago, when hurricane Isaac was looming in the Gulf of Mexico, I took stock of my freezer to see what I could…