In the kitchen I remember that as a child I didn’t like lettuce and everything that looked like it. I claimed that it was all just a slightly different grass and that it was for rabbits. And I’m not a rabbit!My mother was a smart woman. She knew that it wouldn’t help if she forced…
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Katz’s Delicatessen
Anyone who has seen the movie When Harry Met Sally should raise their hand. Well, I haven’t. But I’ve heard a lot about it. And Meg Ryan has always been my favorite.But first things first.Katz’s Delicatessen is a legendary, kosher-style (but not kosher) deli in New York City’s Lower East Side that has been serving…
Beef Bourguignon
French Red-Wine Beef Stew These days, the 25th Winter Olympic Games began in Italy, Milan – Cortina. At the opening ceremony, which impressed, they showed everything they are proud of. From Leonardo da Vinci, through Verdi to Giorgio Armani. All the credit to them, but I didn’t notice anything related to Italian cuisine. Otherwise, they…
Mexican Food
Do you remember when and where you first ate real Mexican food? And by that I mean Mexican, not some sub-genre, like Tex-Mex. Or even worse, some quasi-Mexican restaurant somewhere far away, in Europe or somewhere else… But first, let’s clarify what the difference is. Just briefly.Tex-Mex is a Texas-based fusion of American and Mexican…
Wild Boar Goulash
So, when we have already prepared bread dumplings, it would be fine to also use them as a side dish to something. And what better way to go than with goulash. And if there is a goulash, let it be a goulash made from wild boar meat.Psst, for dumplings see the previous post …So we…
Bread Dumplings
How many times have you been in a dilemma about what to serve as a side dish? Potatoes, bread, boiled rice, noodles? How about something different, bread dumplings for example?Bread dumplings are a traditional Bavarian side dish, made from bread, milk, onion, eggs, and herbs and are among the most beloved staples of Alpine home…
Coney Island
Luna Park and Original Nathan’s Famous Frankfurters When I was a young boy, a traveling luna park came through Celje once a year. A carousel, a shooting range with balls, some tired exotic animals. And the world opened up. In our minds, we traveled to foreign lands with circus performers, observed unusual animals, foreign peoples….
Good Ale, Raw Onions, and No Ladies
McSorley’s—what can we say about this so-called institution in the East Village, NYC? So much has already been said, painted, and sung about it. And there are so many legends surrounding this Irish pub.The pub was founded by John McSorley in 1854 under the name The Old House at Home. It is considered the longest-running…
Oyster Bar at Grand Central Terminal
Whenever I came to New York, one of my first stops was Grand Central Terminal. And I always quietly walked past the Oyster Bar.Why Grand Central? Because it’s a magnificent building and it opened to great fanfare at 12:01am on Sunday, February 2, 1913. More than 150,000 visited on opening day. And as they say…
Breakfast in America
Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night, “to break one’s fast”.Everyone has breakfast. At least most of them. Well, I rarely had breakfast when I was still at work, which is nothing to brag about….