Perhaps describing this restaurant as the High Church of Duck Fat is a bit disrespectful, especially because that moniker doesn’t recognize the many pork dishes on the menu. But it is undoubtedly high on the list of places your cardiologist would prefer Continue reading “Au Pied De Cochon — Montreal, Canada”
Grind Your Own…You Know You Want To!
Just do it. The difference in quality between freshly ground meat, and the stuff that comes in the Styrofoam and plastic-wrap containers from the supermarket, is huge. I can’t think of anything else in cooking Continue reading “Grind Your Own…You Know You Want To!”
Tiananmen Square, June 4th, 1989
I’ve Started Smoking
Why I didn’t start years ago? I have no idea. I dabbled, just like most people, with the occasional puff of smoke, but that was invariably an afterthought at the tail end of a long night. Continue reading “I’ve Started Smoking”