Entries from The Amateur Gourmet tagged with 'Prune'
What I Ate On My 30th Birthday
My birthday always begins with the Angel of Food hovering over my bed and handing me a pass that says, "EAT FREELY," which is not so much a mild suggestion, but an absolute imperative. There's no "maybe I shouldn't"s on my birthday--the word "shouldn't" is verbotten, as is "mustn't" and "oughtn't" (is oughtn't a word?)--my mission is a clear one: devour the city in 24 hours or less....
Recent Meals at Adour & Prune
Brillat Savarin famously said, "Tell me what you eat, I'll tell you who you are." As much as I'd like to believe that most people go through their lives believing this, my hunch is that most people don't think it's a character-defining moment when they sprinkle Splenda into their coffee. Instead, I think many people subscribe to a different notion. Their adage might go something like this: "Tell me WHERE you eat, I'll tell you who you are."...
