The Magic of a Mince Pie
We had already finished off the last of the Christmas roast beef. We spent Boxing Day tidying up the port and Stilton while packing. Then, on the 27th of December,...
The Snail Offensive: One Man’s Attempt to Make Escargot Trendy Again
On a visit to Vienna, I was supposed to eat a bunch of snails for lunch, so I made sure to fill up at breakfast. Given that I’m not a...
Food for an Elephant God
Gods have favorite foods, too. ** The monsoon is still hovering over our doorstep. Fat gray rain clouds swoop down low over the Mandovi River, almost grazing the fishing boats...
Heat In the Time of Roti
This article was published originally on the author’s blog and is reprinted here, in a slightly altered version, with her permission. ** The moment I step off the plane into the...
This Month in Food: May 2015
Strawberry season begins this month, the mark of the beginning of summer, that moment when you can get burst-in-your-mouth fresh strawberries by the bucketful, then wonder briefly what you’ll do...
