Monthly Archives: June 2012

June is for foodies

Love that fire Did you ever wonder why the Iron Chef America competitors confidently begin cooking immediately after the secret ingredient is revealed? (Besides your suspicion — or knowledge — that most “reality shows” are staged and choreographed like mad.) … Continue reading

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Another hodgepodge

I miss Cool Breeze! I went often for chaat when it was owned by my friends the Nayaks. But now that they’ve sold it, I’d feel like a traitor if I patronized it. Thank goodness Biryani House is still in … Continue reading

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Beans and bread

 Includes: Lantern, Chapel Hill, N.C. and Watts Grocery, Durham, N.C. I am, once again, woefully behind in my blogging. My keyboard just can’t keep up with my mouth! First, a cherries confession Well, guess what? The liquored-up cherries I made … Continue reading

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