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You’ve peached my interest

August 2, 2015 by antdina

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. Three. Yes, three is the answer. At least according to Eric Silverstein and his wandering intellect for tasty things. This reformed lawyer, now chef-inventor from The Peached Tortilla, marries the unlikely to the irresistible. He plays the fiddle of American border cuisine with an Asian accent. And in the process, lays out a passion for distinct tastes. Like a set of domino blocks which form an intricate pattern. A road from […]

Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: bahn mi, BBQ, cauliflower, Eric Silverstein, Peached Tortilla, pickles, tacos

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Food pyramid for the modern mind

May 31, 2015 by antdina

A lizard, a monkey and Socrates walk into a bar. The lizard orders a Tecate beer to which he adds salt and a squeeze of lime. The monkey looks at the beautiful woman in a tight red dress, then back to the bartender says, “I’ll have what she’s having.” Socrates slowly inhales the room then asks, “Where is the rabbi in this joke?” Abraham likes to study successful people. This is an odd choice. His peers act on the belief that to truly know the […]

Categories: Storytelling • Tags: 1313 Main, BBQ, Blackfinn, Culinary Bro-Down, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, poke

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Who invited the Dutch to the BBQ?

January 13, 2014 by antdina

It must have been something to see. Dutch immigrants normalizing in the Carolina colonies. People who mastered canals at home and adventured across the globe. Unafraid. Bold. Lovers of Gouda and windmills. Saddling up with the culture of the long drawl. A culture that perfected pulled pork, biscuits & gravy as well as fried chicken. How else might we explain how coleslaw adorns America’s Southeast? The Dutch “koolsla” (cabbage salad) is now our Summer side dish. It must have been […]

Categories: Design • Tags: BBQ, brassica, cabbage, coleslaw, Dutch, eggroll, food history, Food Timeline, Franklin barbecue, RDG, The Refinery, timeline

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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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You’ve peached my interest

Food pyramid for the modern mind

Who invited the Dutch to the BBQ?

Name that tune in 4 bites