Month: September 2006

insta-blogging…

White Truffle Honey Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. While I’m waiting for my French press to steep (unleaded joe), I find myself slathering white truffle oil on Cabrales cheese. No joke, I’m “insta-blogging” right now – I got out my camera and took a picture of the jar, uploaded it, and voila! Oh, and now my […]

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insta-blogging…

White Truffle Honey Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. While I’m waiting for my French press to steep (unleaded joe), I find myself slathering white truffle oil on Cabrales cheese. No joke, I’m “insta-blogging” right now – I got out my camera and took a picture of the jar, uploaded it, and voila! Oh, and now my […]

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grocer’s daughter…

Grocer’s Daughter Chocolates Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. I first encountered Mimi Wheeler’s chocolate truffles at Zingerman’s Deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At the time, they struck me as very odd looking. Certainly, they looked more like the real thing – truffles from the earth – than the other molded chocolates. Mimi’s chocolates are nobby. They’re […]

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grocer’s daughter…

Grocer’s Daughter Chocolates Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. I first encountered Mimi Wheeler’s chocolate truffles at Zingerman’s Deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan. At the time, they struck me as very odd looking. Certainly, they looked more like the real thing – truffles from the earth – than the other molded chocolates. Mimi’s chocolates are nobby. They’re […]

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review: the third rail…

For far too long, SORedux, or rather its proprietor and chef, Pete Peterman, has terrorized the lives of many a good foodie. Speaking for myself (but I suspect many others), as an eGullter, Peterman, and his restaurant, SORedux has become the third rail on eGullet – you touch it, you die. So too is this […]

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review: the third rail…

For far too long, SORedux, or rather its proprietor and chef, Pete Peterman, has terrorized the lives of many a good foodie. Speaking for myself (but I suspect many others), as an eGullter, Peterman, and his restaurant, SORedux has become the third rail on eGullet – you touch it, you die. So too is this […]

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the sweetest things…

The Tengs, friends of mine, own a small private farm in Richmond, Missouri. Tom’s entire 25 acres is dedicated to Asian pears. He has about four or five different varieties. Tonight, we went to his restaurant, China Tom’s, and got to try some of them. His wife brought out a platter with two different kinds […]

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the sweetest things…

The Tengs, friends of mine, own a small private farm in Richmond, Missouri. Tom’s entire 25 acres is dedicated to Asian pears. He has about four or five different varieties. Tonight, we went to his restaurant, China Tom’s, and got to try some of them. His wife brought out a platter with two different kinds […]

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