How did it get to be April without my realizing it’s the International Year of the Potato, declared so by the United Nations? Food prices are soaring worldwide, driven by fierce competition for reduced international supplies of wheat, maize and rice, and other agricultural commodities. As concern grows over the risk of food shortages and…
Food & Drink
To Everything There is a Season
It seems we’re all getting in touch with the seasonality of our vegetables, thanks to folks like Michael Pollan. (You mean tomatoes and zucchini taste better in summer?) But have you ever thought about the best times of year for other foods? Zoe Brickley at cheese-mecca Murray’s has written a wonderful treatise on the seasonality…
Quiche Eating
I’ve recently become quite enamored of quiche. I’m not sure why, exactly, but perhaps it’s because I’ve realized what a versatile dish it is. And, because it’s basically scrambled eggs (or an omelette) in a delicious crispy crust, it’s usually quite acceptable to the increasingly-picky 2.5-year-old of the family. Any cheese, any meat, any veggies…
I miss…
St. Benoit Yogurt. You’d think you could get any possible food somewhere in the five boroughs, but you’d be wrong. Not that I ate this yogurt all the time, or anything, but just knowing it isn’t available around here makes me crave it. Funny how that works.