After trial by fire, and over a week immersed in Italian culture, I have learned a few things about pedestrian physics here in Italy. 1. Italians drive very well. They also drive very fast. Italians are very aware of their surroundings as they do not rely on/need/enjoy using traffic signage to regulate their vehicular movements. …
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Some More On Rome
Its a beautiful morning here in Florence. The sun is shining and the air is crisp; a little Joan Jett playing in the background. A far cry from the hustle and bustle of the ginorma-city, Rome. WIth a little time for reflection, Ive got some thoughts about Rome. It is a wonderful city. There …
Notes On Europe: Rome
We have been in Italy for the better part of a week and we have settled into our beautiful apartment in Florence. We spent the last few days in Rome walking around the largest city I have ever seen. I would have posted sooner, but the interweb is hard to track down in Rome. Heres …
Ferran Adria speaks on water.
You have to respect the man and his absolute dedication to food and science. He is also really good at answering questions. Maybe something is lost in the translation? The magic really begins at about 2:15ish. Transcript: opnik: What’s the earliest memory of a transformational food experience?Adria, via translator: Before that, he would …
Breaking Beef
Here are a few shots of Carl and I breaking a side of beef. All our beef comes from Dennis and Denise at Dingo Farms. It is some of the finest beef I have ever tasted. Thanks to Dessa for these great shots.
Jacques Pepin vs. omelet
Jacques Pepin is the grand daddy of French cuisine. His book, “La Technique” made true French cooking available to the masses in much the same way Julia Childs books did. He also happens to really know how to make omelets.
Human Breast Milk Vs. Lady Gaga
As a quick disclaimer: I would much rather write about other things but I feel compeled to relate these stories as they come up. I find it funny that in such a short time there has been such a clamour about human breast milk products. Lady Gaga, a long standing bastion of good taste and …
Grapes into raisins.
This short clip is a wonderful time lapse clip of grapes becoming rasins. I am a sucker for time lapse video and I think this is a super neato clip.
Human Breast Milk Round III
It seems the world has gone breast milk crazy. Up until very recently, there was very little in the way of human breast milk products. Now, in the span of less then a month, I find myself writing yet another post on human breast milk. Enter “Baby Ga-Ga” British health officials were forced to sieze …
Giving the finger to fast food.
Some people are just so darned creative. This must have taken hours to do. The detail is pretty astonishing. Imagine being able to constantly reference your fingers for food establishments to avoid. It would certainly take all the brain work out of avoiding fast food. High Five. Click to see full size. Thanks to Poorly Dressed …
Vegetables in perspective.
Well, maybe not. But it sure makes a great t-shirt.
Human Milk Cheese Update
Yup, just when you thought a strange story was dead and burried along comes some shocking new developments. According to one of our readers, human milk cheese is already available on the market and has been for some time. Since 1947, the good people at Cosma Cheese in France, have been making Petit Singly cheese. Using …
The Reality of Fast Food
How do ads for fast food stack up against the real thing? For almost everyone its a no brainer, fast food looks nothing like their lush, plump and delicious ads.
Big mother shucker.
What has 6 000 time the atmosphere of the earth, blasts water at 40 000 PSI and removes the flesh from living shellfish in less then a blink of an eye?
More from Montreal
Recently, we ate our way through Montreal. Here are some pics of our gastronomic journey.