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Posted by Trey Popp on December 11th, 2012
You catch more flies with honey than vinegar—at least that’s how the saying goes.
And I’m not saying it’s wrong. But I’m pretty sure it was coined by someone who never tasted good vinegar.
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Posted by Trey Popp on December 10th, 2012
Your foodie friend has All-Clad. He has a Le Creuset dutch oven. He’s got a cast-iron skillet, an enameled omelet pan, and an electric slow-cooker. Is there any kitchen cookware he doesn’t have?
Probably not a Chinese sand pot. But he should.
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Posted by Trey Popp on December 7th, 2012
So by now you’ve mail ordered your Maras and Urfa peppers, right? Which means its time to think about dessert, and I have two words for you: canned fruit.
Not just any canned fruit, though. No, the holidays call for something special. Something like…
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Posted by Trey Popp on December 6th, 2012
The holidays are full of bad advice for foodies. The New York Times Dining section made this plain on Wednesday in their gift guide, which recommended that readers buy three pounds of Washington cherries for $79. Also, .6 ounces of ground ginger—note that decimal placement—for $24.
The Times isn’t the only offender. (And hey, they also plugged Art in the Age’s Sage spirit, so they’re not all bad.) But you know what I’m talking about. For every ten foodie gift ideas, seven are insanely pricey, four are hard to get—mental Venn diagram time—and half of what’s left will probably just make your gourmet friend scratch her head while smiling awkwardly beneath the tree.
It doesn’t have to be this way. For the next few days, I’m posting better gift ideas: Things that your favorite foodie probably doesn’t have already, that are affordable on any budget, and that might just become as indispensable in their pantry as they are in mine.
Beginning with…
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