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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Kind of Blue
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of what is widely considered the greatest jazz album ever recorded: Kind of Blue by Miles Davis. Although the record didn’t spring Athena-like out of Miles’ head, there was precious little warning … Continue reading
Market Recovery
We returned from Montreal to an empty pantry and fridge; nothing yesterday’s trip to the market couldn’t fix. More new vegetables and fruits are arriving as the season progresses, so it was time to sample some new offerings. Above we … Continue reading
Viande Fumée C’est Très Bon
Our second Montreal lunch adventure proved much more satisfying than the previous day’s mediocre hot dog and poutine. Acting on a tip from friends, we set out in search of another local delicacy: viande fumée (smoked meat). I was told … Continue reading
A Montreal Culinary Baseline
The Shaw clan spent six days in Montreal, where we attended the 67th World Science Fiction Convention. In keeping with He Who Will Not Be Ignored’s ongoing project to eat a hot dog in every new city he visits, we … Continue reading
Some Politics with Your Food?
Two articles caught my eye recently, both elaborating on points made in Michael Pollan’s essay “Out of the Kitchen, Onto the Couch.” The first is “Farmers Can Feed the World,” a Wall Street Journal editorial by Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug, … Continue reading
Special Guest Post: St. John’s Eccles Cakes
The dessert course for The Best Meal Ever included an Eccles Cake, a pastry so sublime that my better half vowed to recreate it at home. So please welcome this guest post from She Who Must Be Obeyed: It was … Continue reading
Long-Term Thinking
She Who Must Be Obeyed presented me with an early (three months early) birthday present today. Knowing about my fascination with the Clock of the Long Now, she found the sculpture pictured above. It’s a numbered, lost-wax-cast replica of the … Continue reading
Market Predictions
More market goodies today, but again not as much as usual, since we’ll be in Montreal later next week (look for some food posts while we’re there). For baked goods there’s a peach pie, a cookie (breakfast!), another wheel of … Continue reading