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10 August 2015
Still no closer to understanding the nature of zero-fat half and half, but I should have an actual audio episode next week. Meanwhile …
3 August 2015
Actual podcasts are on hold for at least two, possibly three, weeks as I attempt to process the idea of zero-fat half and half. Enlighten me, please.
2 August 2015
An old friend sent me a cutting of a column in The (London) Times magazine, exploring the contents of Food Editor Tony Turnbull’s larder. I’d like to take credit for inspiring this, the very week of my podcast on the same topic, but I know how magazine journalism works and the piece was probably rustled […]
27 July 2015
Books, bread and breeding in my latest selection of things to savour.
20 July 2015
The heat here in Rome has been something the past couple of weeks. Not up to 2003 of blessed memory, but hot nevertheless. The last thing I needed was for the fridge to start playing up, but it did, making horrible noises. Ignoring the disaster foretold, I defrosted the darn thing, which not only solved […]
13 July 2015
The regular round-up of delicacies to keep you fed, or at least informed, between podcast episodes.
6 July 2015
The Pamir Mountains of Central Asia hold a fascinating diversity of food crops. Exploring the area in the early years of the 20th century the great Russian botanist Nikolai Vavilov became convinced that this was where “the original evolution of many cultivated plants took place.” Soft club wheat, with its short ears, rye, barley, oil […]
30 June 2015
The regular interstitial round-up of delicacies to keep you fed between podcast episodes.
24 June 2015
Bound to happen: a fake restaurant tops @TripAdvisor ranking in northern #Italy city http://t.co/hvEMqoLNse @TheLocalItaly @ItaliaaTavola — Eric J. Lyman (@EricJLyman) June 23, 2015 One reason why a dedicated recommendation engine might be more useful.
22 June 2015
People looking for a good place to eat in Rome can choose from almost as many opinions as there are restaurants. Truth be told, though, a lot of those opinions have been shared by ninnies. Seriously, if you’re looking for some harmless entertainment as you wait for the bill to arrive after an excellent meal […]