Author Archives: Sarah

Rice to the Top

Found by on Wednesday, 6th July 2011
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» Esquire

Can understand why Tour De France cyclists are staying away from gluten these days. A yellow jersey is very unforgiving.

So while you were chowing down on your first of many Independence Day hot dogs this weekend, the Tour de France kicked off in the town of La Barre-de-Monts, France. Over the course of the next three weeks, two-hundred cyclists will ride over two-thousand miles at speeds usually only achieved by motorized vehicles. Ever wonder how these guys manage to spend six hours on the bike every day and still eat enough to even stay conscious, much less competitive? So do we.

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Eating Out Is Hard to Do

Posted by on Sunday, 3rd July 2011
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» Cheque Please!

As Murray took blow after blow on Friday, I had a fair amount of sympathy.
Watching his final set from a bar stool in St John’s Wood, it became apparent we were both in for a humiliating night.

I’d been stood up. And what was worse – it was by an ‘Ex’. Apparently, three years after our break up, his irritating habits would continue to bite me in the arse.

“OMG, I’m soooo sorry, I totally forgot,” he whimpered in genuinely disarming way when I finally got hold of him. Where was that tone of contrition during our actual relationship, I wondered during my two-hour, humid trek back across central London to bonny Peckham? Continue reading »

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Getting Berry Merry

Found by on Wednesday, 29th June 2011
Serious Eats
» Serious Eats

NYC peeps even drink seasonally. Off to make vodka with Jersey Royals.

Last week, while roaming through the Union Square greenmarket I spotted something that stopped me in my tracks. A giant jewel-like mound of bright red, almost translucent, sour cherries sat beneath a tent. Anyone who's familiar with cherries knows that the arrival of sour cherries means you better get them while you can, because before you know it they'll be out of season and you'll have a whole year to think about what you could've made. I've played that game one too many times, and immediately filled a bag with those little beauties.

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Serving Up Rough Justice

Found by on Monday, 27th June 2011
Wall Street Journal
» Wall Street Journal

Why Taiwanese food blogging is reserved for the brave.

Write a negative restaurant review, get labeled a criminal? That’s the situation a Taiwanese blogger finds herself facing after a court in the city of Taichung sentenced her to 30 days in detention for writing a critical review of a local restaurant.

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Gastro Porn

Found by on Friday, 24th June 2011
Fork In The Road
» Fork In The Road

Food porn replaces real smut. But will slavering metrosexual men notice?

Peep World, the porn shop located near Madison Square Garden, is closing down to make way for a "very large gastropub." Counter in the East Village is sticking around longer than expected because the restaurant that is supposed to replace it, an East Village outpost of Empellon, is waiting for its liquor license.

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Eat Away At History

Posted by on Thursday, 23rd June 2011
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» Cheque Please!

Tricky to get a side of old-fashioned charm with your ethically-sourced scallops at The Northall

When the rain comes down in London, it has a marvellous habit of washing away the present. The water drowns out crass modern shop fronts and their Victorian façades come into focus.

On one such night, the former 19th century Metropole hotel welcomed me like a grand old ship. Berthed on the corner of Whitehall Place, its arch-windowed nose pointing straight towards the Thames.

Tripping up the stone steps of the now ‘Corinthia Hotel’, my slightly damp face was ready for an evening of elegance. Continue reading »

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Wabbit Wabbit Wabbit

Found by on Thursday, 23rd June 2011
Luke Haines Outsider Music
» Luke Haines Outsider Music

Britpop's Luke Haines cooks up bunny wunnies.

Everything's 'underrated' now isn't it? Elvis Presley – used to be the King Of Pop, been dead for about a thousand years, hasn't had a hit in even longer. No one knows who he is. I carried out an experiment recently where I handed out pictures of 'Elvis' to total strangers on the street. Not one of the ten thousand people I spoke to recognised the former 'King of Pop.' So yeah, Elvis, totally underrated. I'll tell you what else is 'underrated' apart from Elvis, Stereolab, and Radiohead: Rabbit stew. Actually Rabbit isn't 'underrated' at all, rabbit is probably appreciated about as much as it deserves. It's all right, it's just not as nice as fillet steak. So, fucking rabbit stew. First things first. Off you go down to the bottom of the garden, to the wabbit hutch, where your five year old daughter's beloved bunny wunny lives. Sorry Mr Flopsy Mopsy, but you had it coming.

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American Man’s Guide to the Pronunciation of Scotches

Found by on Wednesday, 22nd June 2011
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» Esquire

This must get even more fun when combined with a tasting session.

Auchentoshan: AUK-en-TOSH-en
Bruichladdich: Brook-LADDY
Bunnahabhain: Boo-na-HAHB-en
The Balvenie: Bol-VAINNY

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Fish on a Friday

Found by on Friday, 17th June 2011
Eating Asia
» Eating Asia

What to do when you're too lazy to get the bamboo steamer out of the cupboard… and in Penang

We are settled in, kind of. I've unpacked the kitchen, and the rest of the house too — sort of. My office is nearly together, and we now have internet at home, which means I can get back to spending time in this little space. But it's late Friday afternoon and unlike in Kuala Lumpur, where we regularly worked until 8 or so, in Penang we make a point of enjoying our evenings. So I plan to close this computer while there is still light in the sky, take the dogs for a walk, and then kick back and contemplate dinner.

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Trading Blows

Found by on Thursday, 16th June 2011
The Guardian
» The Guardian

Once again we see the dangers of market forces on small food producers.

In recent years Borough Market in Southwark, London, has not always been attracting the right sort of press. Wrangles over leaseholds, rent increases and a climate of fear among traders have all had an airing in the national media. More recently still, seven long-term traders, myself included, were told they could no longer trade at the market. But what exactly had been our crime?

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