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dream wedding

Posted in New Orleans, St. James Cheese Company, cheese, lunch, roast beef, sandwiches on July 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »

A generous spread of smoky blue cheese, melt-in-your-mouth creamy with just the most graceful, subtle smoky aftertaste, is espoused perfectly with an abundance of thinly sliced roast beef, which is so tender and sweet that it just TASTES pink. The two are housed between two slices of sweet, sturdy bread, laden with seeds and grains. [...]

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paris trip, day 2: food from strangers

Posted in Chez Jim Haynes, Paris on July 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »

It was in the small, cozy dining room of Les Côtelettes that fate brought us together. There were only a few other groups eating at the restaurant, including one at the table next to ours – a group of four. “They’re speaking English,” my mother whispered surreptitiously, delighted, perhaps, that other Americans were privy to [...]

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Food Porn Friday

Posted in Food Porn Friday on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I found this yesterday while perusing Serious Eats – it’s chef Shaun Hergatt’s slow-poached egg in cauliflower purée, topped with caviar and gold leaf, but it looks more like an ornate piece of art that I’d have stumbled upon in the Louvre. Hearing the description behind the image calls to mind a really enthralling array [...]

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The Rib Room bar contest

Posted in New Orleans on July 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »

I got an email today about a contest that’s being held by the Rib Room, the restaurant at the Omni Royal Orleans Hotel. You see, they’re in a bit of a predicament. They have a bar… and the bar has no name. So what are they doing? They realized that the locals had been such [...]

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paris trip, day 2: falafel, french delicacy?

Posted in Paris, cheap, easy, falafel, vegetables, vegetarian on July 28, 2009 | 7 Comments »

I was certain I didn’t have jetlag until I woke up on Sunday at one in the afternoon. For someone who’s hard-pressed to sleep past nine back at home, this certainly wasn’t normal. As we bustled around the house in a frenzy to dash out and make up for our lost morning, we were faced [...]

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