Nothing like a good graph to really bring things home. Pretty illuminating. BTW, flavor pairings pieces are on their way. I lost a few days to an unexpected spring cold.
Restaurants
While I don’t write restaurant reviews (I have too many friends and clients in the industry), I do blog about positive restaurant experiences, commentary on restaurants, and unusual trends.
Ferran Adria changes the brief season that El Bulli is open…just to keep people on their toes.
Timothy Taylor unloads on restaurant and food trends in an extremely well-written and fun rant. For me, the money quote: “Ban foam except that found on beer and cappuccino. It is clear that block of sponge that tastes like corn chowder is innovative. It is not clear in which way it is better than the [...]
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Guess I am on a Bourdain kick this week. In this installment, gastronomy’s garrulous curmudgeon, never hesitant nor reticent, rails about overrated menu items. Money quote: Be sure to sample our selection of flavored salts, and please await the water sommelier: A chef who offers anything other than sea salt probably refers to himself in [...]
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Going to Alinea was on the mind blowing side. My friend Pat gave me Alex Kapronos’ book Sound Bites: Eating On Tour With Franz Ferdinand and something Karponos says rings true. Talking about his experience eating at La Broche in Madrid, he writes: “As a spoonful of chestnut soup with bacon ice cream passes my [...]
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My wife and I went to Alinea last Friday for our fifteenth wedding anniversary. It is hard to describe the anticipation we had for the event. We ordered the twelve-course tasting with the wine pairings. My only challenge was being able to get decent pictures without distracting from the dinner experience. I missed photographing a [...]
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