Tag: foodie

  • Beef, Brine, Heat & Harmony

    Picadillo: A culinary symphony in several movements Composer: Mr. Hungry Overall Rating: ★★★★★ There are dishes that announce themselves with complexity. They arrive carrying a long list of spices, sauces, herbs, and techniques, each demanding its moment in the spotlight. And then there are dishes that understand something far more important: You don’t need a…

  • A Complicated Relationship with Food 

    I have a very interesting—and complicated—love affair with food. Not an unhealthy relationship. Not necessarily. I mean, I’m not saying food has control over me. I’m simply saying that if food ever needed a restraining order, there would probably be some very uncomfortable questions asked in court. Because I love food. I genuinely love food.…

  • Cookbook Incoming? It’s Complicated.

    There comes a point in every serious home cook’s life when they entertain a dangerous thought: “Maybe I should write a cookbook.” It’s a bold idea, considering there are already thousands of cookbooks lining bookstore shelves, millions of recipes floating around the internet, and approximately fourteen billion people posting videos explaining the “one secret ingredient”…

  • The Algorithm Knows I’m Hungry

    As much as I hate to admit it, I—like countless others of my kind—spend more time scrolling the socials than I care to say out loud. But I’m admitting it here today. The time spent scrolling is considerable. It’s not an addiction (and I know some self-anointed social media experts will roll their eyes at…