Monthly Archives: August 2009
Puerto Rico: Pan de Mallorca
A quintessential Puerto Rican pastry, Pan de Mallorca is rich, eggy and sweet, not unlike a brioche. It is typically served as a breakfast or snack, and comes with a dusting of powdered sugar. The snack has almost iconic status … Continue reading
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Pan-African: Africa Harambee [Closed]
Africa Harambee [Closed] 7537 N Clark St. Chicago, IL We were foiled on our attempt to visit the Guinean restaurant on Howard, Le Conakry (The cook was on vacation), so we decided to hit up another African restaurant on Howard. We … Continue reading
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When does Rick Bayless’ Xoco open?
September 8! (Rick Bayless says so himself). Read more about Xoco and its menu here.
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The world of Indian flatbreads
Butter Nan, Tandoori Roti, Onion Kulcha – Photo by Silly Jilly Indian cuisine, owing to the size and diversity of the country is completely eclectic and varied. We must confess that when we thought of Indian flatbreads the ubiquitous naan … Continue reading
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World Eats: Café Europe
We think perhaps more diplomacy should be arranged with food. One of the European Union’s cultural initiatives of the past few years was Café Europe, which aimed to promoted gastronomical exchange between the 27 countries of the EU. Each country … Continue reading
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A Win for Rick Bayless (and molcajetes)
The folks here at ETW (all 2 of us) were riveted by the Top Chef Masters like many foodies out there. And of course we were more than pleased that Chicago’s own Rick Bayless took the crown. According to his … Continue reading
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BBQ Tour: Old Plantation BBQ
Old Plantation BBQ 1515 Dodson Ave Chattanooga, TN Old Plantation has all the makings of being a good place for BBQ – an off-the beaten path location, billowing smoke rising from the smoker and a crowd, even on off hours. … Continue reading
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A New Place for: Garifuna Food
I know about Garifuna culture primarily through my interest in Punta music. Garifuna culture is an Afro-Latin and Amerindian culture primarily centered in Belize and Honduras. However, short of going to Central America, I figured I would never be able … Continue reading
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Venezuela: Papelón con limón
Some of the best known drinks of summer are the colorful Aguas Frescas from Mexico, However, here at ETW when the sun is shining we have a new favorite drink from Venezuela – Papelón con limón. It’s very simple to … Continue reading
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Recipe: Brown Butter Raspberry Tart
Anything with fresh fruit screams Summer to us, but we wanted to try something a little more complex than fresh berries on ice cream. With fresh raspberries on hand – we wanted to try something new – and what could … Continue reading
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Chinese Food Around the World
Appetite for China has an intriguing post about Chinese restaurants found in unusual places around the world including a traincar in Chile and a church in England. The photos in the post come from the inimitable Flickr group, “Chinese Restaurant … Continue reading
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International Weekend Foodie Finds
Butterfly Floats at the 2004 Carifete Parade by Goatling As always there are more than a few delicious food events going on this weekend and next in Chicago: Croatian Fest (Velika Gospa) 2009 is this weekend – For some more … Continue reading
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A new place for Rick Bayless: Xoco
Master of Mexican food, Rick Bayless is opening a quick-service takeout place, Xoco, on the near north side, adjacent to his other restaurants. According to Bayless’ blog, xoco is slang for “little sister.” The spot is going to feature Mexico-city-style … Continue reading
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Easy-Bake Oven Redux
Rambling through the internet, I’ve recently found some great kawaii links. One-upping the childhood food mainstay the Easy-Bake Oven, Japanese company Bandai released Toy pot sticker maker. I never had an Easy-Bake oven as a kid – but I think … Continue reading
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A Quick Bite: Horchata Ice Cream
M and I are big fans of horchata, both the Spanish variety made from nuts and the Mexican version made from rice. The Chocolate Shoppe’s horchata ice cream is a riff on the Mexican version and is delicious on a … Continue reading
Friday Foodie Links: International Weekend Nosh
As always there are more than a few delicious food events going on this weekend in Chicago: For a taste of Japan in Old town, come visit the 54th annual Ginza Festival Visit Little Italy for Taylor Street’s Festa Italiana … Continue reading
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A Quick Bite: Kudu Coffee House
Kudu Coffee House 4 Vanderhorst St. Charleston, SC Charleston is a beautiful city, almost freakishly so – it seems like every elegant building is perfectly preserved in time (okay, maybe this creeps us out just a little). Amidst the grandeur, … Continue reading
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BBQ Tour: Zunzi’s
Zunzi’s 108 E York St Savannah, GA Throughout our eating adventures we hadn’t yet come across a South African restaurant, so it serendipitous that we found Zunzi’s, a South African lunch spot in Savannah, whilst on our prolific BBQ tour. … Continue reading
As luck would have it…
I wrote about the book French Milk a couple of months ago – but as luck would have it I found a nearly-new copy at a used book sale on Saturday. Now that I have read the entire book I … Continue reading
