‘Wich Hunting: Episode 3
Primanti Brothers - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Double stuffed, mile high sandwiches made with love for the last 79 years. Get there. About 'Wich Hunting: Anthony and I have travelled the world eating everything from Balut in the Philippines to blood sausage in Argentina. In every destination there has always been a sandwich shop. Some were good and some were bad but they all had their unique take on this ubiquitous meal. The origin of the sandwich is highly debated and we’ll dive into that on our journey as we discover, taste and debate the best sandwiches in the world.
Continue reading...Secret Tea in Camden Market
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
We all know the British love their tea. With the rise of the Starbucks era you might feel the age old tradition of tea time fading. At least visually speaking. As you scan the street landscape you're more apt to find a coffee shop than a tea shop. Don't get me wrong, you can still grab a wonderful cup of tea at any corner shop in London, just follow the builders. The difference is in how you enjoy that cup of tea. Sitting in a Cafe Nero or a Costa Coffee provides that quiet, comfortable and relaxed atmosphere "tea time" used to include. The problem is that these shops are strongly centered around coffee. From what's in your cup to the same named cake available under the glass counter, it seems like tea is fitting in less and less with our go-go-go world. From a visitors perspective, one of the MUST DO's when in Britain is to properly enjoy a proper cup of tea. (Take note of that double "proper") I hunted for this but with no luck. Then I stumbled into the quintessential tea experience in the last place I ever thought possible...
Continue reading...‘Wich Hunting: Episode 2
Monday, April 16, 2012
Il Bambino - Astoria, Queens, New York About 'Wich Hunting: Anthony and I have travelled the world eating everything from Balut in the Philippines to blood sausage in Argentina. In every destination there has always been a sandwich shop. Some were good and some were bad but they all had their unique take on this ubiquitous meal. The origin of the sandwich is highly debated and we’ll dive into that on our journey as we discover, taste and debate the best sandwiches in the world.
Continue reading...CMO Dinner
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
My friend and west coast supperclub counterpart have long talked about a supperclub collaboration. Until last week the closest we’ve come were a few test dinners and email exchanges over potential menu items. That all changed last Thursday night in a secret kitchen in North Beach San Francisco. In another cross over between my food world and marketing world Ben and I served a twelve course meal for a table of sixteen marketing executives from some of the greatest companies in the world. To share the food-marketing story love I decided to post the full story over on the Manifold blog this time. Take a look.
Continue reading...Italian Easter Egg
Monday, April 9, 2012
We hope everyone had a great Easter and wonderful passover. We spared the lambs this year and went straight beef. Glorious, thick, fat laced, aged, Ottomanelli's beef to be exact. Who needs easter egg hunts when you have this...
Continue reading...Foreign No Frills
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
As a quick follow up to a post about my love of less options and simply designed generic products, Marks + Spencers of London has a nice approach. Not as clean as Canada’s Loblaw’s and certainly not hitting the Pathmark NO FRILLS circa 1978 gold standard but commendable. A more modern design style with a bit more color and imagery used but it still has a clean and very direct communication of the product. In may cases the ingredients are treated with the same necessity to communicate quickly and strongly. On the jump is...
Continue reading...Moti Mahal vs Tayyabs
Saturday, March 31, 2012
You can't go to London without having some Indian food. It's so synonymous with British cuisine that it's referred to as, well...British cuisine. On this trip I hit two semi-famous local spots. They were drastically different in ever way; location, ambiance, food and price. I'm going to take them one by one to breakdown the tasty and terrible but know now they are both outstanding in their own way. First up...
Continue reading...Pubbed
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Most of you, I am sure, are familiar with the English pub. After this past weekend's alcoholic debauchery in green t-shirts, face stickers and tights I'm sure some of you are wishing you were not as familiar as you are. I realize Irish Pub's and English Pub's are different. I am not a fool. With this context in mind, American's idea of a pub doesn't really have clear distinction between the two. Of course, there is a big difference. For me to explain that I'd need to visit Ireland or chat with my buddy @Mulls on the nuances. For this post "The Pub", in general, is what's in discussion. Irish or English need not matter. @Mulls once told me that each family has a pub where they all gather for weddings, funerals and, yes celebrating saints. Much like the Italian dining rom table, the pub is like an extended living room. Adults, kids and friends are all welcome any day, any time. I recently visited with my British pal Patrick who's childhood buddy was also on Holiday at his house. As boys will do, we got talking about the good old days and their trials and tribulations in England. It was suggested, not by myself, that drinking was becoming an epidemic in England. Each weekend ending with trashed public property and littered streets not to mention the run on suchers and butterfly bandages at the local ER. Neither of them could pin point why this behavior has evolved to be the norm but they both agreed it has become a problem both for the general public and for the individuals personal health. The point to all this is, there is more to do in a pub than...
Continue reading...David Lebovitz’s Deep Chocolate
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Canadian is having a France fetish this year. She recently dug into David Lebowitz book "The Sweet Life in Paris", which she loved. It inspired a test kitchen experiment that began with this chocolate delight pulled from the pages of his book. It ended with some mini cake experiments, molten chocolate and tickets to Paris held on Kayak. All in an evenings work. Look for it on a Forking Tasty Supper menu soon.
Continue reading...Borough Market Madness
Thursday, March 8, 2012
If there's one place you have to visit when in London it's Borough Market. Yes, it's a little touristy. Yes, It can be crowded. Despite these negatives the culinary wonders that can be seen, smelt and tasted far outweigh the annoyances. I've been here before. You may remember. This time it was all about a traveling snack. Having just walked from Tower Bridge and heading to Knotting Hill, I needed a tie-me-over for this uber London crossing.
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