Elsewhere

  • Acidity: The Other Seasoning

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    The California Cook reminds us that while salt has its place as a seasoning, sometimes a little acidity goes a long way: When most cooks read “season to taste,” they automatically reach for the salt shaker. That’s not a bad start: A judicious sprinkling with salt will awaken many a dull dish. But if you…

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  • I do not recommend this

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    Mike Nelson (of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame) is going to eat only bacon for a month: Now for the fine print: “Bacon” shall hereafter refer to the cured and smoked fatty cuts of pork, either back, side or belly. In other words “American bacon”. No “Canadian bacon”, which is really just lunchmeat. No pork…

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  • Elsewhere Today

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    Hamburger Bed.  I’ve had dreams like this.   [Facebook Page]  [via Geekologie] New to me:  A Hamburger Today – a subsite of Serious Eats.  I love me some hamburgers! also of Serious Eats, Slice – as above but for Pizza!

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  • Anne Desbrisay: Best Bites of 2008

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    This link is a bit old, but Anne Desbrisay of The Ottawa Citizen writes about her Best Bites of 2008: My year on a fork: “Two thousand and eight was a banner year for good new restaurants in the Capital Region. The ones that gave me most pleasure (in order of tasting) were Napo, Fraser…

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