Weblog » Tags » food (all)
-
Cold Jasmine Rice in Hot Weather
Thailand's hot season, which felt hotter than normal this year but according to the weather service was not, is just winding up. One of the few positives to the hot season is that many restaurants serve a seasonal specia… -
Deep Fried Sous Vide Bacon Dinner
My friend Nat prepares the most fantastic dinners. A few weeks ago he bounced an idea off me: sous vide unsliced bacon and then deep fry it. Before I knew it, a date was set and a dozen guests invited.The PreparationNat… -
Baking Pumpkin Bars for Eighty
Recently, a friend was cooking at a dinner for eighty people, one of these social events where everyone pitches in to help cover the costs of the food. Being from the panhandle of Florida, she was preparing a Cajun-inspi… -
Eat Responsibly Day at Bo.Lan
Each first Saturday of the month, the upscale, down-home Thai restaurant Bo.lan hosts a farmers' market they dub "Eat Responsibly Day." Located on Sukhumvit Soi 26 in Bangkok, chefs Duangporn "Bo" Songvisava and Dylan Jo… -
Visiting Adams Organic Farm in Thailand
A chance meeting with an American expat whose family is in the seed business leads to a behind-the-scenes tour of an organic vegetable farm in Korat province.Full video here; story follows:When I moved to Thailand a bit… -
Food in Bangkok: The Bibimbab
Recently a new Korean restaurant opened near the mouth of Sukhumvit Soi 24 immediately across from the Emporium. It is called The Bibimbab and its menu focuses on the classic Korean one-pot meal which features a ridiculo… -
Baking: Lychee and Rhubarb Pie
Two weekends ago I traveled to Samut Songkhram, the smallest of Thailand's 77 provinces, located about ninety minutes to the southwest of Bangkok. There I had lunch with Ajarn Yai (literally, "big teacher"), the retired… -
Saigon Journal
My entry about bánh mi I made for brunch a few weeks back reminded me of a trip Tawn and I took to Ho Chi Minh City in February 2006 with my high school friend Ryan. The whole entry is here, in case you'd like to peruse… -
Bánh Mi Brunch
A few weekends ago we had friends over for brunch. I had slow-roasted a pork shoulder and thought it might be nice to thinly slice the meat and make Bánh Mi, the Vietnamese style sandwiches, as a main course.Appetizer: c… -
The Problem with Governors Eating Pink Slime
Even 8,000 miles away, I've been unable to avoid hearing about "pink slime" - or, if you prefer, "finely textured lean beef" - and the resulting commotion being made as people come to learn that the ground beef they are…
TrueRecent Weblogs
-
Flying to SFO
This blog is always a bit delayed. We're actually ... -
Cold Jasmine Rice in Hot Weather
Thailand's hot season, which felt hotter than norm... -
On the Ice in Bangkok
Near the end of school break (which runs from Marc...
