Tag: food

The Mediterranean Bakery is absolutely one of my favorite things in Alexandria.

Our bottomless portafilter arrived (shipped from the UK, so it took a bit) and it is amazing! Messy (I’m working on my tamping), but immediate improvement in flavor.

Cooking that chipotle powder got, uh, a little crazy.

Here are a couple of dark roasts I’ve had that really taste like the dark roast advertising copy we all see from time to time (smoky, rich, chocolatey, etc.): Mayorga Muy Macho; Ruta Maya’s Decaf Dark Roast (all the more amazing given that it’s decaf).

And from our usual daily Chemex, I love the Mayorga Mayan Blend ground fine and poured slowly.

(It’s been a little bit since I’ve had Corvus, but they’re amazing…also, from the roasts I’ve had, lighter-roasted, so pour slowly…)

While we’re talking beverages, Asahi beer makes an excellent beer bread, and it doesn’t seem to matter if the beer is flat.

I was greedy and burned my mouth testing this Grilled Corn with Miso Butter, hot off the grill. Amazing. Worth it.

We’ve started using Paprika for recipe management — they get so many things right in terms of clean interface, clever automation. Good shopping list. Great sync between devices. Fun.

Menu planning does feel just like concert programming — musicians and chefs are cut from similar cloth.

We must soon try Yotam Ottolenghi’s Roasted Chicken with Clementines & Arak.