My Five: Favorite Italian-American Dishes
I remember with pain that gloomy day, in about 1978, when Italian restaurants in the US switched over to ristoranti, when the red-checkered tablecloth was rolled up and replaced with…
The Green and the White: The Amazing Tale of Modern Asparagus
Well, no one has mentioned it, as far as I know…but didja know that we are living through The Great Asparagus Apostasy? And I am happy to be alive! Betrayal.…
Recipe for Gazpacho: The Real Deal
Rosengarten Classic. Originally Published: Posted on Internet in 2007 Gazpacho It is high gazpacho season once again…and time once again for me to go highly ballistic about how messed-up our gazpacho-making…
My Five: Fave Restaurants in the South of France
Who is not seduced by the south of France? And we’re not talking simply Riviera, here: the whole damned southern stretch from the Atlantic Ocean on the west to the…
The Real Deal Meal in Curaçao
Traveling anywhere in the world today, in my book, means a constant, frustrating search for authenticity. It is easier than ever to fall into the traps of non-local food, or…
The Very Exotic Mind-Set of the Japanese Gastronome
Photos from Japan, Spring 2007 Originally Published: ROSENGARTEN REPORT, Issue #57, May 2007 Yes, we’ve become a nation of sushi-lovers. But are we Americans really in tune with the Japanese…