May 2011
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The Yonah Schimmel Knishery
Archive Shot: A view in the window of the Yonah Schimmel Knishery on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City…
May 1st
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April 2011
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Monterey Farmers' Market
Archive Shot: A vendor sets up his organic produce stand in the early morning at the farmers’ market in Monterey, California…
Apr 30th
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Barby's Coffee Shop
Archive Shot: The sign above Barby’s on Highway 198 in Three Rivers, California, an antique store and coffee shop which also sells local seasonal fruits…
Apr 29th
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Le Bistrot, Passage Verdeau, Paris
Archive Shot: A barman at Le Bistrot in the Passage Verdeau prepares coffee in the early morning, a basket of croissants is waiting on the counter…
Apr 27th
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A Visit to Muggia in Trieste, Italy… La Voglia Matta visits the coastal Italian comune of Muggia on the border with Slovenia in the South-East of Trieste. Includes many photos of the streets of Muggia as well as local foods such as salmon salami and sweets known as Putizze Triestina. Chiara also makes mention of a local still wine made from the Glera grape variety, the same grape used to...
Apr 26th
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Winter Cherry:
Physalis alkekengi (Chinese lantern, Japanese lantern, or Winter cherry; Japanese: hōzuki), is a relative of P. peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble Chinese lanterns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physalis_alkekengi
Apr 24th
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Be Still Life My Quick Heart: Cressida Campbell  Kitchen Utensils Still Life with Crabs and Bottle  Paul Lazerges  Jason de Graaf  A Binary Set Pulp Fiction II  David Edwards  William Baptiste Baird  Spring Chickens A Leg of Mutton  Unknown (French)  George Brookshaw  Apples The Artist’s Kitchen, Paris  Alson Skinner Clark 
Apr 21st
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Health Food:
Archive Shots: Foods known for their health giving and medicinal qualities (and a Chinese Medicine knife) from multiple photo sets (images are linked)
Apr 20th
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Path & Philosophy:
A New Article at my Main Site about Japan and Japanese Cuisine: The principles that guide Japanese cooking are universal there, this becomes evident as you travel from one place to another. Regional dishes made with completely different ingredients draw from the same set of unspoken philosophies, concepts that you can find written down in a number of places, but that people in Japan (from...
Apr 17th
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Assam Breakfast, Tea, Snacks:
A long list of Assamese Jolpan: Jolpan, or snacks, are often served at breakfast in the Cuisine of Assam, although they may also be served at Bihu festivals or weddings. The word jolpan includes all the preparations namely jolpan, pitha, laddu and tea. Other common jolpans served for breakfast may include roti, luchi, ghugni and sometimes paratha etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jolpan
Apr 17th
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Multilingual Spice Rack:
Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages… “On these pages, I present solid information on (currently) 117 different spice plants. Emphasis is on their usage in ethnic cuisines, particularly in Asia; furthermore, I discuss their history, chemical constituents, and the etymology of their names. Last but not least, there are numerous photos featuring the live plants or the dried spices.” ...
Apr 16th
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Happy New Year
April 14th is the Thai New Year known as Songkran (สงกรานต์), a day also celebrated in many other places: Songkran is also celebrated in Laos (called {Bpee Mai} ), Cambodia (called Chaul Chnam Thmey, Cambodian New Year), Myanmar (called Thingyan), and by the Dai people in Yunnan, China (called Water-Splashing Festival {Po Shui Jie} ). The same day is celebrated in South Asian calendars as well:...
Apr 15th
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Traditional Food Science:
Archive Shots: Traditional foods with scientific reputations (images are linked)
Apr 14th
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Thai Fruit Carving
Kae Sa Luk - Thai Fruit & Vegetable Carving (Video) Kae sa luk, the centuries-old Thai tradition of transforming fruits and vegetables into elaborate displays, began in the court of King Phra Ruang. Meals were expected to please both the palate and the eye. Using specialized tools to make intricate incisions and excisions, artisans—either palace chefs or the daughters of aristocrats—would...
Apr 13th
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Mercato di Rialto & La Pescarìa
Archive Shots: The Rialto Market (Mercato di Rialto) and The Rialto Fish Market (La Pescarìa / La Pescheria / Mercato del Pesce al Minuto) in Venice / Venezia / Venèsia, Italy
Apr 12th
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Cook's Book of Ingredients:
THE ILLUSTRATED COOK’S BOOK OF INGREDIENTS Several Authors and Photographers, Dorling Kindersley (DK) Publishing 2010 By far the most comprehensive single printed reference on ingredients I’ve ever seen, with pictures of everything, even includes cooking tips, flavor pairing suggestions and notes on seasonality. Some things in this book I didn’t even know existed, such as: ...
Apr 9th
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Remembering Japan...
Archive Shots: Remembering Japan, in my thoughts, hoping things are gonna be alright …
Apr 9th
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Going to dig into the archives for a while.
Apr 8th