2011 officially started off with a fabulously decadent New Year’s Eve dinner of caviar and blinis, foie gras, and a perfectly steamed 2-lb. lobster (per person).
I didn’t think it could get any better — and maybe it hasn’t, but that meal was the genesis for this lip-smacking and unique sweet and savory pesto.
With such an extravagant meal (not to mention ?# glasses of champagne), I could not finish my lobster so I went home with leftovers (the whole tail and 2 claws). I know that’s what most people eat first but I’ve always had a “Hoover” approach to eating lobster, sucking out the carcass and going from there.
So one day not long after the holiday (who could wait?), I popped the tail out of the freezer for my dinner.
Japanese cuisine is so much more than California rolls and the Benihana style of stove-top theatrics that most people are familiar with. And, it’s certainly more than 59-cent ramen noodle packages.
Our bloggers knew better. They embraced the clean taste, style and intricate presentation that is so uniquely and admirably Japanese. And they set their tables to appropriately show off the dishes they made. I encourage you to click through to all the blogs for their unique perspectives, more photos and, of course, the recipes.
Note: We have 3 new bloggers joining us for this leg of our tour. Please give them an especially warm welcome.
Looks like Turkey moved up the proverbial travel wishlist for a lot people during this stop on our Culinary Tour. I encourage you to click on this link — you’ll see 25 compelling photos that will have you re-thinking your next vacation destination.
And if you need further inspiration, there’s the food. From soup to desserts, we got some wonderful-looking dishes from bloggers around the globe. I know I will be making a few of them in my kitchen.
I’ve been to Turkey twice. It was both a taste and a tease — times 2!
Food was not an important factor during those brief visits so my personal knowledge of Turkish food comes from restaurants in New York and it’s similarity to Mid-Eastern countries, like Lebanon and Syria.
For this stop on our Culinary Tour, I’m sharing a few of my travel photos and a delicious vegetarian dish called Imam Bayildi.
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With no other inspiration to start this post, I give you the lyrics of Alaska’s song by Marie Drake…and, of course, the delicious dishes presented by bloggers all over the globe.
Eight stars of gold on a field of blue
Alaska’s flag. May it mean to you
The blue of the sea, the evening sky,
The mountain lakes and the flow’rs nearby;
The gold of the early sourdough’s dreams,
The precious gold of the hills and streams;
The brilliant stars in the northern sky,
The “Bear”—the “Dipper”—and, shining high,
The great North Star with its steady light,
Over land and sea a beacon bright.
Alaska’s Flag—to Alaskans dear,
The simple flag of a last frontier. Continue Reading
This is the last post in the FoodBuzz Festival 2010 series. I took hundreds of photos, met lots of interesting, smart and talented people, and I consumed a gazillion calories! Here’s a peek at the farewell brunch which was sponsored by Nature’s Pride in a private room in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel — and some people shots.
Next year…I propose to stop eating and drinking for at least a half hour at each event and take more people and/or cleverly-themed, non-food photographs. I may even be toting a new camera.
Still to come: I ATE San Francisco (the foods and places I ate in outside the Festival). Could you believe there’s more?
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