“Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.” ~Orson Welles Not sure what Mr. Welles had in mind with his obviously sarcastic comment about country and lunch, but where I come from, there’s more truth than sarcasm in those words. It could be that this is something done elsewhere—and maybe I should find out—but here in San Antonio, there is a lot of community and care that comes in the form of lunch, or rather, in selling plates of food—which are usually then eaten for lunch. And whether on actual plates (paper plates, that is) or styrofoam to-go food containers, these “plate sales” are one…
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Eating Iceland
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” ~James Beard To be honest, before this year, Iceland had never been high on my list of places to visit. And until one of my best friends suggested it as our biennial comadres vacation destination, I didn’t know much about the country, its history or its food culture. But as I mentioned in last week’s blog post, once I started reading and researching, I knew it would be a different kind of travel experience and culinary adventure – and if I did want to be challenged on this trip, I was not disappointed! In fact, the word adventure doesn’t even begin to…
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Looking for Mr. Tayto
As a person who’s been known to travel for food, it should come as no surprise that I’ve spent the last month and a half anxiously awaiting a shipment of crisps (aka potato chips to my fellow Americans) from Ireland. Yes, I love Taytos that much. To be fair, I’ve been slightly obsessed with Irish crisps since I lived in Chicago. An Irish buddy introduced me, later an Irish boss encouraged me, and then a few well-placed all things Irish shops helped keep my cheese & onion appetite relatively satiated for a few years. A trip to the Emerald Isle in April only served to rekindle my, ahem, burning desire…
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Amuse-bouche
This was my very first post. Pretty rough! Oh, how little I knew a year ago... I only know a little more today. Thank you to all of you who have followed me in this first year. XO
