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Truffles - The Fungus Among Us
May 11, 2009 | One Comment
Truffles - The Fungus Among Us

Photography: Shaved black truffle by Allerina & Glen MacLarty
Truffles are sort of the Holy Grail of ingredients. Extremely rare, expensive, and flavorful. Prized by chefs from all over the World, Truffles are a delicacy …

Coconut Water - A Taste That Lingers
November 1, 2007 | No Comment

So I tried some Coconut Water the other day, it’s a Brazilian thing I guess. I actually sampled 5 different brands. They all tasted like back sweat. There was one that was …

The 5 Mother Sauces - Tradition Prevails
October 29, 2007 | No Comment
The 5 Mother Sauces - Tradition Prevails

When Escoffier began to catalog his culinary expertise into books in a sense he created many standards for recipes and methods to prepare food in the French tradition. By doing so he modernized the …

Coffee From Around the World
October 18, 2007 | One Comment
Coffee From Around the World

I like Coffee. The thing is, once you have had great coffee it gets hard to drink that St#rb#cks stuff again. I recently was in Jamaica and had their Blue Mountain Coffee. Probably the best …