Jul
18

Global Dining in London

I was back in London last week. Been going quite a bit lately – 3rd time in the last 5 months. I love going back, and these short trips just give me enough to satisfy my cravings. After all, it is my favorite city!
Whenever I am there, I plan my week so that I can [...]

Oct
31

Wall Street Journal Article: Let Them Eat Dog

Read this in The Journal this morning. Thought it was amusing so added it here
A modest proposal for tossing Fido in the oven
By JONATHAN SAFRAN FOER
Despite the fact that it’s perfectly legal in 44 states, eating “man’s best friend” is as taboo as a man eating his best friend. Even the most enthusiastic [...]

Mar
30

In Appreciation of Padma Lakshmi

Anyone who is a foodie and watches Top Chef knows who Padma Lakshmi is – former model, cook book author, tv host and just a super sexy, beautiful woman. To top it all, she loves to eat – now that’s sexy!
Came across this ad for her (thank you Kedar) and I just felt it needed [...]

Oct
12

Oktoberfest, with a Difference

Last night we got together for our wine club again, though this time we decided on Oktoberfest as our theme and went with beers. Since we’re not sticklers for “rules” we stretched the concept and went with beers, not necessarily German and the German food was not exactly German either.
Our core group includes the Pandya’s [...]

Feb
10

Belgian Beer and Cheese Tasting

Last week our monthly wine club got together for another night of tasting both food and drink. This time out we went to Johan and Leen’s, our neighbors from Belgium. The theme this time out was different. We decided to try Belgian beers and cheese. You’d think that cheese is an odd choice with beer [...]