GreatGrub - column

Farmers' Market Integrity

Amelia Saltsman — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:30:06 +0000

Recently, questions about the integrity of farmers’ markets have burbled up in the news, feeding the worries of some shoppers: How do I know my market has “real” farmers and can I believe their …

Passing the cocktail test

DrinkBoy — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:34:27 +0000

In France, one of the basic tests of a chef is simply to see how well they can make an omelette. Sure, it might be a very simple and common dish, but it still takes skill, knowledge, and passion to …

Food

fhatu010 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 08:42:49 +0000

For as long as i can remamber i have always had a thing for food. it is so amazing how when you think you have outgrown something somehow, someway it always comes back to you to remind of the love …

Shaken or Stirred

DrinkBoy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:01:42 +0000

James Bond, that debonair and worldly English secret agent that always seems to know far to much about far too many things always orders his Martini’s “…shaken, not stirred”. …

Thank you my son

kesangrenchen — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:41:04 +0000

“Mom, today the teacher showed us an expensive pen that the father of one of our classmates had sent for her birthday. She also showed a bag that a boy’s parents had sent.” I responded without …

Crazy Restaurant Stuff

Chef T — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:48:14 +0000

For almost 2 decades I travelled documenting and filming authentic cuisines all over the world. By authentic foods, I refer to the pure forms of each respective countries cuisine, before fusion and …

The Rise and Fall of the Martini

DrinkBoy — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:30:10 +0000

The Schizoid Cocktail There is perhaps no other cocktail that is better known, or less known, then the Martini. Talk with any patron at the bar about what a Martini is, and you most likely will …

Mashpo Momo on the Go!

kesangrenchen — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:03:55 +0000

The bomb had been placed on a public bus which was passing by the United World Trade Center, a recently opened shopping mall in Kathmandu. Another bomb blast took place within a matter of minutes of …

My First Shot at Becoming Vegetarian

kesangrenchen — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:39:01 +0000

A thump of approval …pain is joy…joy is pain…this mind is a strange thing The hook sunk into the soft flesh of the upper palate of the silvery fish – it writhed and jerked in pain. The line …

The Veggie Mamas’ Dream

kesangrenchen — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:23:04 +0000

“They are poisoning the dogs !!! Hurry up !!!” the shouts tore through the serene and quiet grounds of the spiritual institution. A rush of robed youth and boys with shaven heads ran out towards …