Day 2 (Monday): Homemade Jalepeno Cheese Bread sandwiches
The Great Gourmand Vacation Week continued on Monday with a recreation of one of my all-time favorite sandwiches: a steak melt on jalepeno cheese bread. I’ve sung songs about the valiant JCB in the past, and for good reason–the combination of creamy cheddar and spicy chile does wonders [...]
Day 2 of the Great Gourmand Vacation Week
the great gourmand vacation week: day 1
Through a series of coincidences, happenstance, and a handful of last minute plans, this week has been dubbed, for lack of a more grandiose term, the Great Gourmand Vacation Week. Ok, so a caveat–in “vacation” week I don’t actually mean I’m taking any time off work, but I do mean actively trying to spend [...]
Let’s get all historical up in this post
Let’s just call this the first in a series of ruminations on the past, present, and future of food. In no particular order, this one falls around the mid-1800’s.
According to Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, as translated by M.F.K. Fisher*:
Definition of Gastronomy
Gastronomy is the intelligent knowledge of whatever concerns man’s nourishment.
Its purpose is to watch over his [...]
drive-by blogging: toronado
Well, I might as well follow up my post about the new Liars Club with a post about what will possibly (?) be its central San Diego replacement.
Word on the street has been that Toronado is slated to open a San Diego branch in “early 2008.” Having been there just once, I’m excited. I mean, [...]
Brilliant
totally off topic, but i have to express my respect for some joe strummer brilliance:
the diving bell and butterfly (warning, automatic sound) (trailer here also, i think, automatic sound) ends with joe strummer and the mescaleros’s ramshackle day parade (one the also otherwise brilliant streetcore) running through the credits, and i have to admit, the [...]
Polito Farms featured in LA Times
This time of year, I’m seriously addicted to citrus. I have been downing Satsuma tangerines and Valencia oranges from Polito Family Farms by the pound (I’m actually eating one now as I type). And it looks like I’m not alone–the LA Times food section this week has a nice feature on Bob Polito. Check it [...]
It’s a beautiful day in the Neighborhood!
There’s a sign on the door that promises new hours at Neighborhood, including a brief lunch hour from 12-2 (formerly it opened at 4pm daily). You will probably find me there Wednesday, which is when the new hours go into effect. Whohoo!
to Alpine we will go
I’ve been disappointed at the lack of internet visuals regarding the new Liars Club Alpine location, so went on a little field trip yesterday to take care of that.
We took off during the afternoon, and the drive out the 8 was a breeze. No traffic, and once you get out of San Diego County, 70 [...]
a delicious transition
I’m behind again on my blogging. Too many projects going on at once.
Didn’t want to let two meals slip by unnoticed:
Last meal of 2007:
First meal of 2008:
Noooooo they be fellin mah trees
During a Loaded Questions game on New Years Eve, I was asked “What is your greatest skill, one that you wouldn’t hesitate to pit yourself up against anyone in the world?” My answer: sleeping. Seriously, I’m pretty damn good at it–once I’m out, I’m out like a light. I’ve slept through earthquakes, thunderstorms, and a [...]