Monday, March 18, 2024

Edibles & Potables: In Bangladesh, putting an end to adulterating turmeric

As a reminder, “Edibles & Potables” is F&D’s Sunday slot for food and dining topics that range outside our customary Metro Louisville coverage area, and every other Wednesday (more or less) is given over to “Hip...

Edibles & Potables: Comfort food, like Hungarian goulash soup

The sun was shining this morning, but the thermometer showed 6 degrees F. As the world came hesitantly into focus while I crawled out of bed, my brain posted its usual a.m. orientation notes,...

Edibles & Potables: Shrimp, potatoes and ale, via Belgium’s coastal “Tram 0”

This Belgian coast is hard to love and easy to scorn. It lacks the rugged profundity of Scandinavian fjords or the fractal chaos of Ireland’s Atlantic coast. Its colour palette is grey-beige and its...

The Taste Bud: Kevin tastes Righteous Felon Craft Jerky, and is both pleased and...

It's been a spell since we checked in with our friend and colleague Kevin Gibson. Kevin as yet is selflessly engaged in the pursuit of flavor for the benefit of his readers, as here: The...

Edibles & Potables: “New Year’s food traditions around the world”

On January 1, 2010 my wife and I spent the day in Nuremberg, Germany (our flight home departed on the 2nd). We had spent the entirety of the holiday season in Bamberg, learning the hard...

Merry Christmas, Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays

 What is your family's tradition for food and drink on Christmas Day? Movies rank highly for many. One of my favorite Christmas movies isn't Die Hard, and also wasn't plucked from the burgeoning Hallmark canon. It's...

Edibles & Potables: Scrooge’s journey of enlightenment begins in 3…2…1…

Scrooge (1970) is the musical version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, starring the late, great Albert Finney. In the truest sense of "literally", studios don't make films like this any longer. Finney...

Edibles & Potables: Ancient food traditions for the winter solstice (and Saturnalia)

The Winter 2023 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online. Click here to check it out. For the record,...

Edibles & Potables: “England’s First Celebrity Chef” (at Gastro Obscura)

The Winter 2023 issue of Food & Dining Magazine is now available in all the familiar places: Louisville area eateries and food shops, newsstands and online. Gastro Obscura is a division of Atlas Obscura; they're...

Edibles & Potables: Carp(e) diem, or a Christmas in Slovakia, 1991

As a reminder, "Edibles & Potables" is F&D's Sunday slot for food and dining topics that range outside our customary Metro Louisville coverage area, and every other Wednesday (more or less) is given over...