Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Edibles & Potables: Louisville Burger Week is here. Or is it Louisville Sandwich Week?

Louisville “two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between” Week begins tomorrow (Monday 18 July). https://foodanddine.com/its-the-return-of-louisville-burger-week-july-18-24/ Strictly speaking, it's simple. Burgers and hot dogs are, in fact, sandwiches. The answer...

Edibles & Potables: Stop carping and eat copi

Europhiles like me aren't afraid of carp. In fact, I have fond memories of being fed the pond-raised variety. https://foodanddine.com/edibles-potables-the-hallowed-czech-and-slovak-family-tradition-of-yuletide-carp/ Of course not everyone is a Europhile, or has the patience and fortitude to wash out...

Edibles & Potables: We got the beets (again) because it’s time for Ukrainian Borsch...

https://foodanddine.com/edibles-potables-we-got-the-beets-raw-pickled-roasted-or-stewed/ Yes, I know; this beet obsession just might be getting to me. Two weeks ago, during a literature-inspired beet digression, it was my original aim to include borsch (or borscht). The opportunity somehow slipped past,...

At The Foil, an in-depth look at Louisville’s digital food scene

"Is that a real poncho? I mean, is that a Mexican poncho or is that a Sears poncho?" -- Frank Zappa Zappa's inquiries beg a question, because what exactly is the nature of reality? Isn’t it enough...

Check out F&D’s “2022 Farmers’ Market Guide”

https://issuu.com/foodanddiningmagazine/docs/summer_2022_vol._74_/16 Our current print edition of Food & Dining Magazine is out and about (Summer 2022; Vol. 74; June, July, August). You'll find copies available, free of charge, in the metro's finest food and drink...

Edibles & Potables: We got the beets—raw, pickled, roasted, or stewed

 The menu at Lennie's in Bloomington, Indiana includes a Wild Beet Spinach Salad with strawberries, beets, sugar-roasted pecans, red onions, tomato, and Caprini goat cheese. Making the topic of "beets" a handy post-it note, we'll...

Edibles & Potables: Seven essential cookbooks, selected by The Economist

In 1988, I was fortunate (?) to land my first and only "real" corporate job abstracting periodicals at the now long-defunct UMI Data-Courier on 5th Street in Louisville, across the alley from Standard Gravure....

At long last, an Indian grocery for SoIN: Spiceland in Clarksville

LEO Weekly reports a much welcomed episode of multiculturalism for the benefit of Southern Indiana foodies in the advent of Spiceland, an Indian grocery store located at 706 E. Lewis and Clark Pkwy., Suite...

Nicole A. Taylor’s new cookbook, with recipes for Juneteenth and Black celebrations

At Teen Vogue, Jameelah Nasheed provides background: What Is Juneteenth, How Is It Celebrated, and Why Does It Matter?: Even after the end of slavery was declared, the Union had to enforce emancipation. In Texas, approximately...

Edibles & Potables: How do we feed the world without devouring the planet?

George Monbiot is a British environmental and political activist. In his recent essay at The Guardian, Monbiot considers the likelihood of a "contagious collapse" on the part of the global food industry. In short,...