Being Like Bob
I was not surprised when Ms. Kinney told me she wanted to bring her husband, Bob, of 30 years along on her trip to Morocco.
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Bahija’s Pineapple Upside-Down and Turned Around Cake
Bahija Lafredi’s sensibility for the extraordinary in food, never ceases to amaze me. It comes easy to her. Unpretentious in her kitchen whites or traditional tunics, she is like a neutral book cover to a colorful, classic novel. Full of surprises, her imagination takes something as simple as a sponge …
Fig and Walnut Tapenade
1 cup chopped dried Calimyrna figs (or one’s you’ve dried yourself) 1/3 cup water 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, chopped 2 T extra-virgin olive oil 1 T balsamic vinegar 1 T drained and rinsed capers, chopped 1 1/2 t chopped fresh thyme 1/2 cup toasted and chopped walnuts Combine figs …
“She Gets Around.”
Florence-Pisa-London-Florence-Barcelona-Mallorca-Malaga I’m in constant motion, and do get around. There’s my work, first and foremost, that takes me around, and then I fill in the blanks on the way. Why not? A London birthday party one weekend stretches into the next, with a sack of things to do and places …
Slow Food 101: The Importance of Quality Olive Oil
How a quality olive oil contributes to the overall taste of a meal.
Culinary Travels in India: Sharpura Bargh
I traveled by car again, to the sweet haven of Sharpura Bargh. A private boutique guesthouse halfway between Udaipur and Jaipur. Shaturgeet and Maya Singh, the owners, greeted me like an old friend. Maya’s warm welcome was lovely and personal. (Royal butlers can get a bit much after a while.) …
Culinary Travels in India: Devigarh
Devigarh, my favorite place aesthetically, is an 18th century Palace fort that royally commands the valley, looking out over the Aravalli hills. Bo-chic in style, the interiors are minimalist yet traditional, leaving more out than put in. An awesome aesthetic, if you like austere five-star elegance—a bit “Indian Zen. The …
Culinary Travels in India: Udaipur and the Lake Palace Hotel
Udiapur is known as the city of Lakes. The Lake Palace Hotel was conceived (in romance?) and built in 1746 by Marharana Jagat Singh II. It spreads across a four acre island, a complete vision of white marble. Somewhat Venetian, the ground is not visible at all. It seems rather …
Culinary Travels in India: Delhi’s Imperial Hotel
Arriving in Delhi for the first time is no small thing. India smacked me in the face. It’s everything at once. Chaos, a mixture of classes and faces with eyes eep as the ocean. In my younger years, I always thought I would end up in India as a backpacker, …
Cooking with Fire: Outdoor, Open-pit cooking from around the world
This labor day, have a cookout with fire. Whether you are headed for the hills or staying at home, you can travel the open road camping and cooking around a cozy campfire or turn up the heat on your back yard grill. Or set up an outdoor kitchen and cook for 30 like Veronica of Meadowlark Farm Dinners.