Category Archives: Hungry Passport

The Real McCoy (Hint: It Ain’t Corned Beef)

Once during a St. Patrick’s Day pub crawl, I saw a bruiser of a guy swagger down the street wearing an ill-fitting dress and a lopsided wig, his face painted bright green. When some revelers on a balcony howled at … Continue reading

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Bistronomics 1.0: At Play in the Kitchen

This past weekend Himself and I were on hand for Jet Tila’s and Alex Ageneau’s first foray into bistronomics. The idea is to source fresh local ingredients, cook them up in new and unexpected ways and serve it all up … Continue reading

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Inspired Match-Makery

Since our pal Randy Clemens published The Sriracha Cookbook earlier this year, Himself has gotten quite Sriracha-happy. In fact, he has taken to bringing the bottle of “rooster sauce” to the table at every meal. It was sitting out after … Continue reading

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Beyond 52 Cuisines: #55 Eastern Thai

This time last year I was in Thailand. I remember exactly when I was there, because Himself drew my valentine, scanned it and e-mailed it to me. Oh, I cried like a sap clutching that valentine on my iPhone screen … Continue reading

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Dagwood Sandwich, Japanese Style

No one should be expected to cook for his own birthday, but our buddy John did the cooking for his, because he wanted to share with us one of his special treats from the years he spent as a child … Continue reading

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