Back when Roots and Grubs was taking its first faltering steps on land, I wanted to share with you a song about fowl larceny. The CD just turned up, so here it is. Freebasin’ Meat Midgets: The Chicken Bandit (617K MP3) It’s from the beloved 1997 release, Double Album. Enjoy.
Laurie and I went to New Orleans a few years ago. I was only there for a couple of days, long enough to decide that, unlike in most of the US, the average quality of food was very good (even at touristy places). The exception to this rule is vegetables, which aside from okra do […]
It’s funny how some chain restaurants are notorious while others get a free ride. The other day we went to the Original Pancake House, which is the kind of place that earns honorary non-chain status from its fans. Although, looking at their web site, I see that although it now boasts 90 locations, it started […]
Iris has long enjoyed the book Yum Yum Dim Sum, by Amy Wilson Sanger. It’s part of the World Snack series, and its collage art portrays many of the most popular dim sum items: har gau, shu mai, sesame balls, sticky rice, and so on. We’ve taken Iris to dim sum once before, but it was […]
Thai food in the US is where Italian or French food were half a century ago: a varied and highly regional cuisine seen as a monolith represented by a few stereotypical dishes. The vast majority of Thai-American restaurants are owned and operated by immigrants from Bangkok or its surroundings, and they serve mostly central Thai food. […]