Got this one on a tip from one of my regular online food story sources. Call it a novelty. Call it a meal in a sandwich. Call it an over-the-top indulgence. Call it, maybe, a new signature menu item for your fave grilled cheese joint. Whatever else you call it, call it ‘breakfast at your house’ soon…Read More →
Yesterday, we took a quick look at some of the most underrated French traditional dishes and some of the out-there menu items you may have heard of but not actually tried. Today, we’ll shift gears and survey just a few of the multitudinous, scrumptious French desserts…Read More →
Yesterday, we looked at some of the better-known dishes that make French cuisine what it is – in many ways unique and in others in debt to the traditions of other cultures that touch the Mediterranean – especially Italy. Today, we’ll look at some iconic French specialties…Read More →
Many folks will probably think of only half a dozen or so dishes when they think ‘authentic Mexican Food’. But there’s much more to the cuisine of this ancient and colourful land. Come with me as I turn to the inner pages of the Mexican cookbook and discover amazing dishes you may never even have heard of…Read More →
Easter is here, and I’ve been put in mind of an old question that’s haunted me more and more over the past few years – about whether great family occasions, which I consciously associate with the food, aren’t really more about the people who were there when the memories were made?
Ever notice how the fries in your delivery or take-out food order start out fresh, hot and crispy at the restaurant but turn limp, soggy and even slimy by the time you get them home? It’s been an eternal challenge for Fast Food purveyors, and now it’s become even more serious…Read More →
Researching Congolese Food for a book I was once thinking of writing, I became entranced by the simple ingredients they use there to come up with such a wide variety of dishes. Unlike staple foods we’ve come across on previous culinary expeditions here at the FFB, many of the Congo’s are truly ancient…Read More →
I was moved to muse upon this question the other night when I was watching an old movie (2014 being ‘old’ in today’s terms). It’s Chef, a Jon Favreau project starring a ‘Mixed Salad’ cast of Sofia Vegara and Favreau himself in the leads, which chronicles the rebirth of a famous chef in an unexpected role…Read More →