Food can be used to affect travel, but food also has a big affect on traveling. Perhaps you’ve had the experience – the best glass of white wine you ever had at a picnic in Cinque Terre, that amazing ceviche on the beach in Mexico, the ta’amiya sandwich you spent three hours hunting down through […]
6 comments | Charcuterie, Foie, France, Game, Juniper, Liver, Meat, Mustard, Paris, Pickles, Terrine, Venison
Since the bánh mì is the sandwich of the moment–with a New York Times article and plenty of blog coverage–I thought I’d add my voice to the chorus. My relationship with the venerable Vietnamese sandwich started well before I knew its name, when Emeril Lagasse (a man who I am not ashamed to admit inspired […]
4 comments | Bread, Carrot, Cilantro, Cucumber, Daikon, DIY, Homemade, Jalapeño, Mayo, Pate, Pickles, Pork, Sandwich, Terrine, Vietnamese
On my first trip to The Four Firkins I bought several beers, some that I had read about and was excited to try, and others simply because of the awesome packaging. Maredsous 8 Dobbel fell into the latter category; how could I resist a bottle that looks like this? At the time of my trip […]
2 comments | Ale, Beer, Cornichons, Dubbel, Liver, Pate, Pickles, Pork, Terrine
At the risk of being un-of the moment, I’d like to share some pictures from our February weekend in Duluth, MN. Allow me to set the record straight… this was the site of our first first picnic, attempted on the shores of Lake Superior and finished with gloved hands inside of a state park shelter with […]
1 comment | Bread, Duluth, Food, Hikes, Lake Superior, Minnesota, Nature, Picnic, Rustic, State Parks, Terrine
The tale of a terrine made with lamb liver and pork.
8 comments | Charcuterie, Food, Lamb, Liver, Picnic, Pork, Terrine