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Ah, Le Bol
As eny fule nose….et cetera…………..the right tool or vessel for the job intensifies the experience 100 fold. Only used and useful tools enter the No 19 kitchen after a life watching others gather items they’ll use just the once. Coffee … Continue reading
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‘Something in the Middle’ said in Italian
‘Something in the Middle’ best, if loosely, translates the Italian word ’Tramezzini’. Back in 1995, two people were in Venice one November. There were late autumn high tides each morning until gone 11h00 – Acgua Alta – and they’d each only visited that magical … Continue reading
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Tagged 'Con Bitter', 'Ombra', Aperol Spritz, Bacari, Croque Monsieur, Enoteca, Fegato alla Veneziana, Harry's Bar, Polpette, Prosecco, Rialto Market, Tramezzini, Tre Archi, Venice, White Bread
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The White Delight
There’s surely more to the magnificent and, by so many, over-looked vegetable, the cauliflower. ‘Cauliflower Ears’ were a graphic boxing term from thelate 19th and early 20th century refering to those poor off ’seconds’ who took the repeated punches and ended up with permanently … Continue reading
Art and The Gimlet
Film Noir, the thrilling, chilling genre of the 40s, was one of Art Siemering’s loves. He spoke engagingly about how Film Noir and food inter-acted at the 1999 Oxford Food Symposium (look it up on Google). Art was a very special … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol, American Dishes, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Cocktails, Food Influencers, Food travel, Margarita, The Gimlet, Uncategorized
Tagged 'Psycho' (1960), Art Siemering, Augustina Porter, Blue Collar Gastronomy, Bogart, Boston Shake, British Merchant Navy, British Royal Navy, Carole Lombard, Chicago, Film Noir, Food Channel, Hitchcock, Hotel San Carlos, Joe Allen, Joe Allen (London), Kansas City, Limes, Limies, Mae West, Margarita's, Marilyn Monroe, Martini's, Noble & Associates, Phoenix Arizona, Pizzeria Bianco, Plymouth Gin, Portland, Portland Oregon, Rose's Lime Cordial, Scurvy, Simpson's-in-the-Strand, Slow Food, Spencer Tracy, Tanqueray Gin, Tequila, The Benson Hotel (Portland), The Gimlet, The Oregonian, The Savoy Hotel (London, Trend Wire
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See Ya at the SIA
Like the Stones’ 2nd EP, ‘Get Your Ya-ya’s Out!’, I’m in Paris at the world’s finest food fair, and it’s ‘ya-ya’s’ all the way. I first started coming when it was much more an agricultural show – even then, better … Continue reading
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Tagged biggest farm in France, Royal Show, SIA agricultural show
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Shopping the Butter Market
The EU used to have a Butter Mountain. Fecamp (Normandy) has its Halle aux Beurres. Smaller for sure, but a heap more fascinating and engaging. Every Saturday morning throughout the year there’s a typical market in the centre of town – alongside … Continue reading
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Tagged Benedictine, Black Pudding, Boudin noir, Fecamp, Lait Cru, Neufchatel Cheese, Poulets Fermiers, Small Holders, Snail Cake, Snails
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Trusty France 24 – Food as Slang
I subscribe to France 24. I urge you to do so too. Many times it’s a good 12-24 hours ahead with serious breaking news – it also gives more space to continents like Africa because of old ties between France and … Continue reading
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Tagged Argot, Food Slang, France 24, Living Language, Navets, Peches, Rosbif
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