what’s the first thing you think of when you think of amsterdam? what’s a specialty the city is known for that makes travelers from all over the world flock to this metropolis of canals and churches? what famous item is wrapped up in the identity of this global destination and truly makes amsterdam amsterdam?
obviously, it’s [...]
Archive for August, 2009
amsterdam, part two: a quest to experience all the city’s local (and legal) specialties
Posted in eating out and about. food porn included., tagged amsterdam, local, travel, weird specialties on August 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
amsterdam, part one: exploring an amazing foodie street in a city of munchies
Posted in eating out and about. food porn included., tagged amsterdam, bread, dessert, travel on August 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
i knew i was in a city of good eating when one of my first morning stumbles was into a shop called ‘cheeseland’ with wheels of emmenthaler the size of a monster truck tire or a dog bed for a large-ish golden retriever. to give you a sense of scale, that wedge has a larger [...]
an early morning food adventure at the wholesale fruit and vegetable market
Posted in educational tidbits on food and food production, tagged london, markets on August 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
unsurprisingly, it takes quite a lot of carrots to make roasted carrot dip for 100 strangers. same goes for the eggplant, red onion, and zucchini needed to make somewhere between 18 and 20 pans of roasted vegetable foccacia. rather than pay regular prices and lug massive bags home from the supermarket, our crew of rambling [...]
a rambling feast of strangers at the treehouse gallery in regent’s park
Posted in exciting food events, we made this, and it's AWESOME! - random food creations, tagged cool food events, london, rambling restaurant on August 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
this last weekend i spent one of the most beautiful saturdays i can remember in a truly magical place – the treehouse gallery at regent’s park in london. this dreamy fantasy land, filled with the tallest of towering structures and the humblest of tree stump seats, played host to an open gathering of food and [...]
the unexpected illumination of the rambling banqueteers
Posted in exciting food events, we made this, and it's AWESOME! - random food creations, tagged cool food events, london, rambling restaurant on August 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
following up on the last post about the oubliette arthouse and the fifth plinth, here’s the second half of our eating-as-performance installation: the unexpected illumination of the rambling banqueteers. squeeeezed into the tiny above entryway were 11 intrepid diners facing a confused array of passers-by and a toasty warm mealtime surrounded by spotlights and burning [...]
the mad hatter tea party at the oubliette arthouse
Posted in exciting food events, tagged cool food events, london, rambling restaurant on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
behold the red queen, serving tea via extra-long straws out the letter box to tourists on oxford street! in honor of tomorrow’s rambling feast of strangers, i’m finally getting around to posting photos from the last rambling restaurant event: the mad hatter’s tea party and the unexpected illumination of the rambling banqueteers at the oubliette [...]
the go game street food adventure takes competitive eating to a new level of creativity
Posted in exciting food events, tagged london, san francisco, street food on August 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
the go game is running a street food adventure to celebrate the first san francisco street food festival! talk about an amazing event – it’s the best of san francisco street food, a benefit for the amazing non-profit incubator kitchen la cocina, and a chance for eating-obsessed SFers to show off their foodie knowledge, their [...]
the veg bag game: easy roasted tomato zucchini bread soup
Posted in recipes, vegetarian, tagged kitchen creativity, recipes, vegetarian on August 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
note: parts of this (the non-rambling, correctly punctuated parts) were originally published here at eat.drink.better. read there and support an awesome green blog.
one of my favorite parts of the week is picking up my growing communities veg bag from hackney city farm. every time, i still feel really lucky to live in a place [...]
ice cream sandwich cookie #3: accidentally awesome honey cinnamon squares
Posted in dessert, recipes, tagged baking, dessert, kitchen creativity on August 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
i’ve gotten a pretty quick schooling in american vs. british english since moving to london. trash = rubbish. bathroom = loo or toilet or ‘the ladies’. cell phone = mobile phone (had to make that conversion fast considering i run a business based on mobiles). and on the food side: zucchini is courgette, arugula is [...]
ice cream sandwich cookie #2: a lazy lemon rosemary cookie recipe
Posted in dessert, recipes, tagged baking, dessert, kitchen creativity, recipes on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
the simple lemon rosemary cookie above was born out of pure laziness. thought process: what else is in the house besides the basic cookie ingredients?
1. potatoes. meh…can do better.
2. pasta. not useful.
2. lemons! good.
3. ham. baaaad.
4. a plastic tray of plants masquerading as a ‘garden’ with oregano, basil, sage, rosemary and thyme. yes, perhaps we [...]


