I have a confession. I don’t wash my single-purpose dishes with soap all the time. Things like my tofu press, my black tea diffuser, my Chemex, my compost plastic dish, etc. For the most part,…

One of my regular haunts has a new house blend. Tastes great! Here’s to a new week. Let’s do this. 💪 By Ruben Schade in Sydney, 2026-08-24.

tried a new (to us) restaurant, RegarioTheir menu is mostly Spanish and Italian cuisinewe ordered the Galician octopus...950 yen (plus tax)The octopus was so tender! and the potatoes were perfectly…

My partner bought this pre-made bake-it-yourself garlic bread from Trader Joe's : I resented it. Maybe because it was wrapped in plastic, maybe because it's unhealthy and greasy. Plus, its form…

i don't normally feel the urge to document what i eat at restaurants but i had a week of surprisingly memorable meals. wild crab and sweet corn tagliatelle at forma pasta factory chicken katsu sando…

Bread Lab • Field Notes My Wife Bought Me a Bread Box. She Had an Ulterior Motive. A surprisingly effective marital intervention […]

If cordial is the sweet side of citrus, this mandarin shrub drinking vinegar is its sharper, slightly more grown-up cousin. I had plenty of mandarins to play with and was looking for yet another way…

Here, finally, is my last report from the missus and my brief visit to New York/New Jersey last October. From that trip, I’ve previously reported on pizza eaten at the Manhattan branch of…

This morning i opened a new-to-me tea: Korean jungjak. It's really, really lovely! Hits all my favourite flavor and feel notes, so i can see adding this to my regular rotation. Unfortunately, this…

More than a century before Japanese whisky became one of the most coveted spirits in the world, a young merchant in Osaka had a simple observation: the wines and liquors being imported from Europe…

Last weekend, the village of North Loup, Nebraska, population somewhere around three hundred, threw its 125th Annual Popcorn Days. A carnival took over Highway 11… Continue reading →…

Following on from my previous article about biting the bullet and retiring completely from my current part-time job, I received a number of suggestions about how to enjoy the additional time I’ll be…

The leeks Oven on first start 2.49 € a kilo. At that price the leeks stopped being a side and became the reason for the cook, 4.41 € for the whole tray

Ieder jaar verbazen mensen zich over het “vroeg” verschijnen van de eerste pepernoten/kruidnoten in de winkel. We hebben de data van de afgelopen jaren bij elkaar gesprokkeld. Daaruit…

Perched at the bar right in front of the kitchen for lunch where I can watch the chefs at work. My favourite spot to sit when dining alone.

weather: ☀️ sigh critters: too hot for critters cherry coca-cola. somehow not refreshing at all--like there's too much syrup? 4/10. olipop cherry cola. pretty good, but the flavor is kinda wimpy.…

The Just Born candy company, makers of Mike and Ike® brand candy (and of Peeps® brand marshmallow candies!) has some real talent for unsettling flavor and candy names.

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When I first got this and the Franky Natural, I thought they were an a/b release. Comparing the same bean with different processing is always a fun experience. In this case, that turned out to be all…

Host Mom messaged me the other day whether we would like beef or grapesI told her whatever she chose we would be grateful to receiveThen she messaged and asked thinly sliced or bite sized yakiniku…

verjus Dom de la Pinte Cuvée d’Automne NV Arbois $84 at verjus 36-40 bucks msrp (but totally sold out) exceptional flavor for value hits all the right notes for jura maybe a little more yellow…

Here is this week’s Bombay restaurant report, only four days late. My last report from Bombay featured a return—to Highway Gomantak in Bandra—and so does this one. In this case…

Wait until the water is boiling BEFORE putting the eggs in. If you put the eggs in first, when the water is cold, and then heat up and boil the water and eggs together, the shell will be a lot harder…

A fresh herb salt can be a great way to use up herbs when the garden's overflowing, and a learning experience that'll give you a deeper understanding of different herbs you grow, and how their…

I like trying out new roasters and I like funky packaging, so this pick-up from Edinburgh’s own Cult Coffee Roasters is a win-win for me. Actually, a triple win: check...

Winter is not too far away and soon we'll need something warm in our bellies. There is still plenty of time to get practice in to make sure your roast potatoes are the absolute best. Firstly, Maris…

…and hopefully gatherers someday. I’m forever seeing threads of connection across a variety of foods and drinks, practices, and more. Like this set. While doing some research for a piece…

The Ardnahoe 5 Year Old is this distillery’s Inaugural Release. The whisky has been matured for five years in both ex-Bourbon and ex-Oloroso sherry casks and is bottled at 50% abv. Hunter Laing…

These were full cases of beer, a sign that summer is in full spring, and that it's still darn hot. I imagine the grocery store's fridge is full.

We got a pizza oven! At work...

That's right - there actually is a National Spumoni Day, August 21! The Zack's Beyond Our Plate YouTube channel refers to the Italian dessert as The Magic Of Spumoni ! <iframe width="560"…

Baichatang is a boutique brand I had some limited exposure to over a decade ago. They press northern (Lincang) tea and have been around a surprisingly long time (1994). As far as I can tell from my…

These tender, puffy rolls dotted with poppy seeds are easy, amazing and come out right every time! Potatoes give a beautiful golden hue and a delicate potato flavor that is really more rich than…

What a way to go. Death by Chocolate Zucchini Bread Instead of a single loaf I use five mini pans. Easy to freeze. Less calories when thawed. 335-350 F for about 40 minutes It's a thick batter. My…

Why should lemons get all the glory?! Bitter marmalade with a generous splash of whisky &#8211; bitter as, but beautiful just as intended. I find it delicious in small, thin doses. My Englishman…

Mugito Mensuke in Osaka draws long lines for its rare guinea fowl ramen broth. Here's what makes this Bib Gourmand shop worth the wait.

Three new beers from Heaney Brewery to round the week off. Correct Me If I'm Wrong , with the brewery's sober logo playfully scrambled on the label, is a "farmhouse ale", which I'm taking to mean a…

Water kefir bubblin&#39;, probiotic for my gut Homebrew fizzy drink, watch the culture bubble up Healthy option for the kids, ditch the soda Ferments in a day--simpler than kombucha

I Prefer To Eat At Home Because&#8230;. I prepare my own food. Maybe the food was contaminated before it came to me. But I have no vermin or roaches in my house. I keep my home clean. And I prepare…

More salad than snack, but truthfully, it can be eaten as either a predinner snack or a dinner salad.

I would not do anything ahead of time here, other than toast the buckwheat or pumpkin seeds.

A ranked guide to 25 NYC cheese blintzes at Polish restaurants, kosher dairy cafes, diners, and one dedicated blintz counter.

I noticed something a few moments ago as I was having a cheese omelet on a stale onion roll for lunch. (Since there are virtually no bakeries left in amerikkka, just about all of the bread you can…

Say what you like. Beer is pretty good but, be honest, toast is the best. See that there? My yellow tomatoes on cream cheese mixed with my green onions, chives and basil. Pennies worth of seeds, just…

This is one of my favourite rosés of the summer. No, change that. Forget summer: Llumí Rosat 2023 is one of my favourite rosés – a wine so full of fruit, flavour, aroma, colour and all-round brio. It…

In the summer of 2025, I got into ordering Caesar salad at restaurants whenever I saw it on the menu. In this post, I&#x2019;ll list, briefly describe, and rate the ones I had. The rating is from 1-4…

Just a brief note - Pulse N Pause Coffee has been doing pop-ups at Paper Son in SF on and off for the last couple of weeks and I legitimately think it's the best coffee I've ever had. If you get a…

Guys this is crazy. On Monday, I dreamt that I searched up the healthiest food on google, and there it was.

The Scotch Hunters meet monthly to taste newly found single malts. This time we met at Don’s home to taste four new single malts. At the end, Don pulled his almost empty bottle of Blackadder 10 year…