Fun fact: as a kid, one of my (many) nicknames was ‘Chich’, which was short for chicharon – a Filipino snack of deep fried pork rinds. (Variations are also popular in Spain, parts of Latin America, and – more recently – areas of the US and Europe.) I continue to be baffled by this, since […]
I’ve never been the biggest fan of Korean food. A big part of this is probably because I don’t like kimchi, and – I know this is probably going to make me sound like an ignorant fool, but – half the meal always seems to revolve around the stuff! The one exception I can’t get […]
Tell me that concept didn’t just blow your mind. Seriously. When I first saw this post on the Cookie Monster column on Serious Eats (sidenote: how did I not notice the Cookie Monster column until last week?!), my head almost exploded. And if there exists a one-stop solution to all the problems of the world, […]
I’ve made mention in the past of my tendency to shy away from tomato-based pasta sauces. And even though I do enjoy the occasional red meat sauce in my pasta bakes, I am almost pathologically incapable of saying ‘no’ to anything that even vaguely resembles mac & cheese.
I love burgers. Whether it is an artisanally crafted gourmet patty made from heritage steer, dolloped with homemade mustard, balanced atop an heirloom tomato slice and sandwiched between brioche buns made from stone ground wheat, or if it’s a plain double cheeseburger from McDonald’s, I’ll eat it.
