October 2010
14 posts
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Recipe: Roasted Pumpkin Flan, A Recipe from Carmen...
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by Jonell Galloway
Puerto Rican chef Carmen Gonzalez is a master at blending the scents and flavors of Puerto Rico with New American Cuisine. She has owned numerous restaurants in the U.S., appeared on national television, and received a long list of awards.
What interests me more is the recipes she posts on her site, which are easy to make yet full of exciting flavor...
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Chartres, easy getaway from Geneva: Restaurant...
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by Jonell Galloway
Rambling ’round France: Chartres Cathedral, a Gothic wonder
Chartres makes for an easy, affordable weekend jaunt. There is no lack of things to do.
The Gothic cathedral is of course, the main thing to see, and you can spend 2 days just exploring that.
The cathedral itself, both inside and out, is truly one of the wonders of the world. The crypt...
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New York Times: Pop-up Restaurants in London, Up...
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by Jonell Galloway
The New York Times says there is a “wave of restaurants” in London “that are temporary, roving or both is bringing new energy to this city’s already vibrant dining scene. Known as pop-up restaurants and supper clubs, many are run by gifted veterans of restaurants like Noma, in Copenhagen, or Chez Panisse, in California, professionals...
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Life is Like a Good Meal
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Life is like a good meal. If you choose good ingredients, prepare them carefully, choose a perfect bottle of wine to go with the meal, you will have crafted yourself a good meal. But if you don’t choose carefully, you might end up with a rotten meal, or a rotten life.
—Me, Jonell Galloway
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Recipe: Frita, or Sweet Pepper and Tomato Compote
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Recipe translated from the French and adapted by Jonell Galloway
Original recipe by Christophe Certain
Mediterranean countries each have their own version of sweet pepper and tomato compote. In France, they call it piperade. The Pieds-Noirs — French colonials born in Algeria — call their version of this Mediterranean classic “frita”. Unlike...
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WatchThe Rambling Epicure
by Jonell Galloway
Video maker Nancy O’Mallon is always in search of a good story related to the plate for her site About Harvest, and this year she has been featuring tours of different wine regions around the world. In this video, we learn about New Zealand wine.
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Drinks Are On Me: Champagne Campaign, Days 66, 67,... →
The Question
Do you want to sip Champagne on a beer budget? Do you want 80+% of the flavors of Champagne at less than 50% of the cost? Who doesn’t?!
The History
Blanquette de Limoux was the world’s first sparkling wine. Dating back to the 1500s the monks of the Benedictine Abbey of…
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“Get serious about what you put in your mouth!”
– Me, Jonell Galloway
Food Sites I Like
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by Jonell Galloway
New York Times Dining
The Guardian Lifestyle Food & Drink
BBC Food
Larousse Cuisine
Leite’s Culinaria
Alessandro Guerani
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The Philosophy of Fine Dining in Crissier,...
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Fine Dining, Rudolf Steiner Style
by Jonell Galloway
The Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner was the inventor of the spiritual movement anthroposophy, a kind of intuitive ethics which has thrived in Switzerland, chiefly through the Waldorf schools and through foundations and communities inspired by his teachings. Biodynamic agriculture originated out of this philosophy,...
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The Mindful Eating Series: Interview with David...
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by Jonell Galloway
The Mindful Eating Series: Interview with David John Kong-Hug
In the context of the concept of Mindful Eating, I plan on posting a series of articles that show people who are already practicing this in one way or another, without necessarily calling it by that name.
David John Kong-Hug at the Boulevard Helvétique farmers market in Geneva.
I’d like to...
