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Yes, buy that $6 vegetable

February 23, 2014 by antdina

Some people have the beach.  Others have a mountain trail. A place to collect their thoughts. A place to walk away from everyday hassles and senseless chatter. In this place the mind quiets, the senses open and peace enters the soul. Foodies have similar places. Gourmet grocery stores. Out of the way shops which feature the local and the inventive. Or hole-in-the-wall restaurants with no street sign. These are places of safety and comfort.  And they are also places to […]

Categories: The Taste Lab • Tags: Castel Franco lettuce, Castel Franco radicchio, Castelfranco, Central Market, Chuck Close, Fibonacci, radicchio

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The hambone in the splitpea soup is Alton Brown

February 2, 2014 by antdina

Maybe it was 2004 with the opening of the film Napoleon Dynamite. Could have been 1984 with Revenge of the Nerds. Somehow being off center, socially awkward yet academically brilliant became in vogue. The muscle of the mind triumphs over the muscle of the meat. Likewise an uncanny twist of fate has emerged for the sciences.  Now rockstars of chemistry and physics take to the kitchen and either draw critical acclaim or host television shows. Alton Brown of Good Eats and […]

Categories: Storytelling • Tags: Alton Brown, Alton Brown Live, Alton Brown tour, Austin 360, Easy Bake Oven, Edible Inevitable, Good Eats, hambone, Iron Chef, kitchen table, Napoleon Dynamite, Revenge of the Nerds, Scott McCloud

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