by Rick Bailey
I listened. The first time I tasted artichoke, I was already in college. As far as I know it was not an item they stocked at Pat’s Food Center in Freeland, the one-stoplight farm town where I grew up. If I had seen one at all, it was probably the likeness of an artichoke on someone’s apron.
Categories: Eating, Recipe, Uncategorized • Tags: artichokes, Carciofi
by Rick Bailey
These are people who know and care about local food. For years I would ask my Arabic students, Where do you eat? In what restaurants do you find the best, most authentic Arabic food? The response was predictable: a bewildered smile. Then, also predictable, the answer: At home. Whatever they ate in a restaurant was, by default, going to be second best. Eating around in Dearborn, I tended to look toward the kitchen, hoping to see an old lady or […]
Categories: Eating, Life in Italy, travel • Tags: artichokes, cassoni, farro, guanciale, piada, Rimini, romagna, tagliatelle
