Since giant squids have somewhat nicely and mysteriously found their way into my everyday life over the last month (should it be ’sucker-cupped their way’?), I thought I’d finally pay tribute to Nigel, the Portuguese octopus who so valiantly gave its gelatinous self to my guests and I not so long ago. I love the [...]
Category Archives: gastronomy
London Culinary: Jellied Eels
08/03/2009 – 22:49
In an attempt to give meaning to a Sunday hangover, a brilliant idea emerged: to try jellied eels. I don’t know if it’s the ceaseless search for cheap London thrills, a passion for new food, a nostalgia for extreme sports, a punishment for an alcohol-induced sense of guilt, or just shear (stupidity) bravado, but the [...]
La mayonnaise Thomy ou le goût de l’ironie
05/03/2009 – 14:17
Fabriquée par Nestlé Adriatic, société basée à Zagreb, et exportée dans tous les pays de l’ex-Yougoslavie, la mayonnaise Thomy est distribuée sous la rubrique “miscellaneous edible preparation”. Moi non plus, mon vocabulaire ne me vient pas trop en aide lorsque j’essaie de décrire cette “préparation comestible autre”.
Pour ceux et celles qui connaissent l’affection particulière que [...]