Today I spent four hours using my tongue in new ways. A small group of us at work have been selected to take “Sensory Training” classes and I could not wait to continue expanding the knowledge of my palate. I love tasting and I love creating. Knowledge of the tongue intrigues me as much as… Continue reading Long Live the Tongue
Tag: Food
Mexico: Mole Ole
What part of mole do you not understand? Let’s just say during the short stint in Mexico, it became my raison d’etre. We had it green (made with pepitas), we had it red (made with pecans). Sometimes it was more sweet, other times, salty, and another time richly smoky. I could eat my way through… Continue reading Mexico: Mole Ole
When in Chicago
The assignment I gave myself was to try all new restaurants during this particular excursion in Chicago because it is so easy to return to the beloved ones. THURSDAY NIGHT: Nacional 27. We started with the Grilled Shrimp Adobado with pineapple-vanilla salsa. Tasty. Next came the Slow-Roasted Gunthorp Farms Pork Cubano, served with a combination… Continue reading When in Chicago
Chicago- Mercat a la Planxa
I intend to detail my adventures in the culinary mecca that is Chicago later this weekend. Briefly, I can say I miss it. I guess it’s not such a hard stretch to envision myself living there at some point- great clean city, amazing architecture and art, phenomenal food and drink, nice people. The downside of… Continue reading Chicago- Mercat a la Planxa
When in Minneapolis
Before heading out to Minneapolis, I lamented to my foodie-loving friend Gin that I was unfamiliar with it and had ill-conceived thoughts of its culinary offerings. A few days later she sent along a few rec’s and I also hit the show, talking to neighboring vendors about where to find the yum in town. This… Continue reading When in Minneapolis