ANN ARBOR — I came to Ann Arbor to volunteer for the spring breeding bird count, which, for you non-birders, is a delightful way to spend a morning — or a full day, in the case of the more hardcore birdwatching addicts. Take for example, whoever they talked into pulling an all-nighter on owl patrol….
Category: Food Travel
Foraging for Morels and Ramps at Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire, MI
From wild foods in the forest, to 7 miles of magnificent trails spanning rare habitats, the Grass River Natural Area in Bellaire, MI is well worth a stop.
Postcard: NOLA, Five Southern Foods and a Sazerac Cocktail Recipe at Rosedale
On my Southern Food Road Tour, I asked everyone who would talk to me to name five foods and beverages that are most expressive of “southern food,” and the answers varied a lot more than I thought they would. Louisiana in particular was out there on its own, and some of the answers I had…
Charlotte the CouchSurfing French Chef Cooks Vegetarian Shakshuka Eggs
Charlotte the veg chef makes spicy shakshuka eggs.
Oh, Boise!
There is a lot to love about Boise, Idaho. Unfortunately it’s about to get hugged like Portland and Seattle.
Panini Press 2: Grilled Vegetables and Bumpy Brown-butter Omelette
The Panini Press is the gourmet prepper’s rocket stove. Sure, the omelettes are a bit bumpy. Get over yourself, there’s been an apocalypse.
Paella and Pinxtos at the Basque Market in Boise, ID
[Editor’s Note: This is one in a series of articles about the foodways of the Basque immigrants who settled in the West and Northwest, including Boise, ID, whose population of 16,000 is the highest of anywhere in the US.] Tony Eiguren spins his paella, which he makes outdoors every Wednesday and Friday at the Basque…
A Delicious Day in ‘Swissconsin’
Immigrants made Wisconsin the Cheese State. You’re welcome. Everyone knows that Wisconsin is the epicenter of the US cheese universe, but did you ever stop to think why that is? If I ever thought about it, I probably just thought ‘Hey it’s a huge dairy state and cheese is a value-added product.’ But look a…
Southern Fusion: Hot Cracklin’ and Radish Sprout Kimchi Salad
Oh my goodness I created a simple Southern fusion salad today, tossing fresh hot cracklin’s with spicy radish-sprout kimchi and perching it atop of a bed of baby spinach leaves lightly dressed with sesame oil and rice wine vinegar. It’s a play on a spinach salad with hot bacon dressing, where instead of ketchup and…
A Pie Tasting: Lea’s of Lecompte
Monroe, LA — The days leading up to Thanksgiving can be overwhelming for the pie-bakers at Lea’s of Lecompte (which is a confusing name for outsiders, who don’t know it references Lea’s Lunchroom, the original Lea’s, which IS in Lecompte, a small town almost 110 miles almost due south on State Highway 165.) Lea’s of…
Travel: Foodie Tour of Hobart Curated by Cally Lyons of Rathmore House
Cally Lyons, who I am lucky to count as my second Tasmanian girlfriend, has a lot in common with Greg Ramsay, owner of Ratho Farm, who ‘hired’ me to come and cook pop-up dinners of American Southern Food at Australia’s oldest golf course in February and March. Beyond being charming, well-spoken, and delightfully cheeky, both of them are…
