It was only 10:30 in the morning and I already had proof there really is such a thing as a stupid question. He was white, middle class and pasty—I could pretty much peg him as a Trump voter—and, pointing at a gorgeous red standstone butte formation, he asked a fellow white, … [Read more...]
RECIPE: Lamb Chop with Beet, Turnip, Green Garbanzos and Sweet Pea-Mint Jus
If duck isn't my favorite meat, lamb is. Perhaps because they are both products of the spring, lamb and sweet peas have a natural affinity. Lamb and mint, on the one hand, and mint and peas, on the other hand, are similarly natural affinities. The other defining ingredient … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: You know it when you see it at Aqui es Texcoco
In his concurring opinion in Jacobellis v. Ohio, 378 U.S. 184 (1964)—one of the most famous in Supreme Court history—Justice Potter Stewart said of hardcore pornography: "I know it when I see it." He might as well have been talking about "authenticity" and Mexican food. My most … [Read more...]
MEDIA: Part II of the interview on “FOOD FOR THOUGHT” radio show on KNSJ radio, 89.1
We talk Cali-Baja food, Barbacoa as the original BBQ, the good fortune to be fed like a Mexican kid, being IDed as a food writer, ramen and MasterChefs Nathan Odom and Claudia Sandoval in Part II of my interview with Keith Langhorn -- and, crucially, co-host Mercy Baron (the … [Read more...]
MEDIA: Interview on “FOOD FOR THOUGHT” radio show on KNSJ radio, 89.1 (Part I)
British food, sweetbreads and Santa Maria Barbecue were all fair game last Thursday when I was interviewed by Keith Langhorn of KNSJ radio, 89.1 on the FM dial for his "Food For Thought" program. Here is Part 1 of that interview, scheduled for airing on Saturday, May 28 at 7:30 … [Read more...]
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