Obsessing over food and where it comes from seems to have become this era’s answer to previous nationwide fads like blogging in the early ’00s, Bill Clinton’s sex life in the ’90s, and chasing the almighty dollar in the ’80s. … Continue reading →
Things have been getting pretty heavy around here lately (it’s the winter doldrums – I swear I’ll stop going off on rants once the sun comes out,) so it’s definitely time for a mental health break. This oughta be just … Continue reading →
If you live in the Twin Cities, and have any interest at all in good food and the restaurants that serve it, you probably don’t need me to tell you who Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl is, or that she has a … Continue reading →
I read an interesting post on a local blog written by some of Minnesota’s best professional chefs this past week, in which baker Solveig Tofte (of the justly famous Turtle Bread Co. in southwest Minneapolis) inveighed against people whose supposed … Continue reading →
Ever since I posted my “Vegetabulous” videos I occasionally receive YouTube links to further musical silliness, most often of the Japanese variety (and, oh, my friends, there is no shortage of it…). My latest submission: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXgJBzUv_qU] The crux of the … Continue reading →
Hope everyone is enjoying a holiday full of family, friends and feasting! My Thanksgiving table will be dominated by a turducken: (File photo – mine’s nowhere near done…) For those who are scratching their heads, a turducken is, yes, a … Continue reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8Qt0M5Vt9I] As promised, another installment in my food/instrument/Japanese madness series.
Sarah has written before about the unmistakable link between musicians and cooking, and this past Sunday, as I was scouring the wires for orchestra news to plug into ArtsJournal‘s weekend edition, I came across a piece from Paul Horsley, music … Continue reading →
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GabHGlGm14] Hmmmmm, another odd food/music thing from the Japanese…
Bach-infused miso (soybean paste, the basis of that sushi restaurant favorite, miso soup). I kid you not. I’m not sure what else to say about this; I’ll just let all of you ponder.
