To do justice to food as the most wide-ranging and personal of subjects, I needed additional voices to chime in. I asked dungeekin so he would make me one of the fabulous roasts he discusses below. My plan is working ’cause I’ve been eating awfully well as a result. — Deb. * * * * [...]
Entries tagged as 'Essays and Passing Fancies'
Roasting For One: Crazy or Crazy Delicious?
May 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Tags: Essays and Passing Fancies · Recipes
Tonic Water: The Bark That Cured The Bite.
February 27th, 2011 · No Comments
A few days ago, my good friend Mark Gray posted in his excellent blog Pizza Marko , that he and his delectable wife Didi had been taste-testing a couple of high-end tonic waters against a brand leader. Initially I thought there couldn’t possibly be much difference between the three, as I’d always thought tonic waters [...]
Tags: Essays and Passing Fancies · History and Holidays
Food Of Love: In Praise Of The Sexy Oyster
February 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment
Today is Valentine’s Day, the day we celebrate either a) Romantic Love in all its giddy connotations b) an obscure Catholic saint c) an ancient pagan feast of spring cleaning, depending on your inclination In the US, it is also National Cream-Filled Chocolate Day, which would appear to be rather a sop to those who [...]
Tags: Essays and Passing Fancies · History and Holidays
Bagel, Schmagel (with a side of Lox)
February 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Today America celebrates National Bagels and Lox Day, and I, living in London as I do, am suddenly very homesick for New York. While you can get some rather nice bagels here- on Brick Lane, or at Mr Bagel’s in Dalston – London bagels just don’t seem to measure up to the great New York [...]
Tags: Essays and Passing Fancies · History and Holidays
It’s National Popcorn Day!- A Celebration Of Our Favourite Banged Grain
January 31st, 2011 · 3 Comments
Today the United States of America celebrates National Popcorn Day. And short of Thanksgiving (last Thursday in November), National Apple Pie Day (May 13th), National Root Beer Float Day (August 6th) or National Peanut Butter And Jelly Day (April 2nd), I can think of no other food holiday that is as quintessentially American. We love [...]


