Part of my intrigue came from my experience with French Tannat, most frequently known as Madiran, the denomination where it is grown in Southwest France. It can be tannic and bold, a big wine. My interest in Tannat from Uruguay grew threefold, particularly given what I’d learned of the ...
Created in the aftermath of the 2019 protests and the 2020 implementation of the repressive National Security Law in Hong Kong that criminalizes dissent, the film reflects this moment in the Special Administrative Region when oppositional voices have paused but not ceased and where they wait for a ...
The coffeehouse we visited today was located in Muncy, a town best known for being an attractive stopover on the way north to Williamsport along Route 180. It’s also known for SCI Muncy, a women’s prison known for housing some of the loveliest female inmates outside Texas, Florida, and...
We looked at a few ‘unsavoury’ images for the menu covers and then, inspired by Roald Dahl’s whimsy, invented a restaurant full of appetizers, drinks, soups, salads, mains and desserts for giant clients! One student created a menu for the: Trolly Bolly Restaurant where you can order an...
and that we will always be connected. I will always love and cherish every bite and every word we shared at the supper table. Thank you for being there for me when I needed you. Forever is just a blink in the space-time spectrum. We will meet again, very soon. Our lives on earth...
The following day, my final meal in Helsinki was at the recommendation of the hotel, Ravintola Rivoli a French restaurant. I had the escargot and the toast skagen which is a traditional Nordic meal. While it does tend to get a bit lonely eating dinner every night by yourself, my trip to...
Ikura is the Japanese word for salmon roe, a great find at sushi bars, where hereabouts it can be often found as sashimi, wrapped ether in seaweed with a rice underlayer, or in a small cup of hollowed out cucumber. Sometimes it is served as a topping to a sushi roll. Once, I even...
Believe of not I have some space for desert, and I decided to try for the first time in my life TORRIJAS (7 Euros menu price) – a family favorite, a cross between French toast and bread pudding, it’s a simple Spanish dessert that has gotten a fair share of compliments over the ye...
My godson (remember Bo from the BO cake with French Silk Frosting?) has an older brother who does not like chocolate. So until I succeed in bringing him over to the dark side, I’m tasked with trying to find something to make for his birthday that he likes… other than cinnamon rolls...
Most of the menu is the same at all four restaurants each night, but each of the main dining restaurants feature three appetizers, three main courses, and a dessert that are unique to that restaurant. While the common items change daily, the unique options remain the same throughout the ...