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Get them engaged through a culinary slight of hand

April 28, 2013 by antdina

People lose track of the ordinary.  It’s by design.  Our brains push into the subconscious routine elements of life.  The subway trip to work.  Folding laundry. Tying shoelaces.  All of them fall below awareness because it takes too much energy, too much time to be thoughtful about every turn, every fold, every loop.  When you think about it, it’s quite an elegant system.  The conscious brain is reserved for critical judgment.  The rest falls into muscle memory. It’s a good thing unless you […]

Categories: Food Finds, Storytelling • Tags: Alex Kahn, carrots, clove, coriander, duck, haricot vert, hunter, Magician's Oath, Montalcino, Morocco, parmesan, ravioli, roma tomato, smoked chicken, Trento

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Stop looking and start cooking: a new recipe you already know

April 21, 2013 by antdina

Why is it that so much rides on dinner?  Instead of a chance to stretch the imagination, we play it safe. That is because we aim to please. We spin around the kitchen preparing a meal that ends with smiles.  Until it doesn’t.  Routine has a way of foiling our intent to delight. Precisely because it is routine. The mind enjoys surprise.  A change in pattern brings novelty and excitement. So when freedom comes in the form of cooking for yourself, sieze the […]

Categories: The Taste Lab • Tags: chili, cilantro, Coyote Cafe, honey, Mark Miller, Mexico, New England, one, onion, Play with food, Scallops

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Name that tune in 4 bites

April 14, 2013 by antdina

You can tell the child of the 1970’s by his references to TV growing up.  A program called Name that Tune pitted two contestants against each other in a reverse bid.  Each would count down the number of notes they promised that they could hear before guessing the song. Usually seven notes were at the bottom of the bidding war.  However mighty memory with trained ear could pick it up in four. That’s where my attention turns to when the […]

Categories: Food Finds • Tags: barbeque, BBQ, Christine Keff, duck al'orange, Flying Fish, Name that Tune, parsnip, sauerbraten, Steelhead

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