March 31st, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Featured, Interviews & Intersections
Painter Patrick McFarlin on everything from Mondavi to Motherwell Patrick McFarlin’s studio is only a few miles outside of downtown Santa Fe, but it feels completely off the grid. You turn from a main street when you see a hand-painted sign on scrap wood that begins “Buyers Beware,” and then follow a gravel-and-dirt road [...]
March 28th, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Amuse Bouche, Essays & Explorations, Featured
amuse-bouche (uh-MYUZ-boosh) noun Similar to but not to be confused with hors d’oeuvre. This is a tidbit, often tiny, served as a free extra to keep you happy while you are waiting for your first course to come. It gives you an idea of the chef’s approach to cooking and the restaurant’s attention to your [...]
March 19th, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Amuse Bouche, Essays & Explorations, Featured
amuse-bouche (uh-MYUZ-boosh) noun Similar to but not to be confused with hors d’oeuvre. This is a tidbit, often tiny, served as a free extra to keep you happy while you are waiting for your first course to come. It gives you an idea of the chef’s approach to cooking and the restaurant’s attention to your [...]
March 3rd, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Recipe Compendium
–Darra Goldstein, Founding Editor of Gastronomica From The Georgian Feast Beet Puree (Charkhlis mkhali) This is my favorite beet recipe, hands down. Vegetable purées, to which herbs and ground walnuts are added, are a hallmark of Georgian cuisine. In making mkhali, rely on your palate. The amount of vinegar needed depends on [...]
March 3rd, 2012 | by adminpith | published in Featured, Interviews & Intersections
Gastronomica Editor Darra Goldstein at her home in western Massachusetts. Photograph by Caleb Kenna We were recently lucky to talk to the amazing Darra Goldstein, the founding editor of Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture. Darra is an expert on Russian literature and cuisine, and a connoisseur of Russian modernist art. She has published [...]
