I’ve known the Sunday Dinner folks for about eight years now, ever since my friend Aamer invited me along to one of their first underground meals. It was billed as a “pre-colonial Mexican feast” or something like that. The jicama salad was insanely delicious, and I would have eaten anything covered with their mole, including…
Cooking for Mom, part 2 | Baked Eggs with Hot Toast and Bacon | Recipe
Breakfast casseroles and quiches are delicious, but when it comes to that most versatile of proteins, I prefer the baked egg. The presentation is cool; the ingredient options myriad. And there’s no easier way to give yourself an egg with a set white and warm yolk that is both toothsome and velvety. So – how…
Cooking for Mom, part 1 | Some options for your Mother’s Day brunch.
Just in case you needed reminding this week: your Mom loves you, and will continue to love you, no matter what you wind up making for Mother’s Day brunch. It’s a good thing, too. I’m pretty sure I put my mother off crepes forever when I poured an entire bottle of vanilla extract into the…
The Mighty Bacon Dumpling.
Hey, there. A twelve-month Mexican wrestling tour took me and the83k away from you all, and for that, I apologize. But while barnstorming through Jalisco and Sinaloa as El Poderoso Tocino Bola De Masa, I had time to to consider what I’d focus on once I’d returned to you. I wondered if you’d recognize me, body…
The83k, in the ROK: Sashimi. Sweet baby Jesus, Sashimi.
The weather in Seoul is like Chicago right now – and April rain is frequent. The walk from the house to the sushi spot Uncle Seung treated us to dinner at threatened a downpour, but we managed to stay dry. The restaurant’s modest rooms, heady with the scent of ocean, were cozy and filled with families and…
The Eighty-Three Thousand | I like food. I hope you do, too. 