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La Republica Dominicana – the food review.

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About a week and a half ago, Shef and I had the good fortune to escape the NYC winter and found ourselves applying the SPF in the Dominican Republic. It was an odd time to be there, coming as it was on the heels of the big earthquake in neighboring Haiti, but at least we could tell ourselves  we weren’t staying in some big ass all inclusive resort. It was a short trip of five days so we didn’t have a chance to really explore the island but what we saw of it left us wanting to go back.    It’s a beautiful country with complex and interesting history and we met some really friendly and engaging people.  And thankfully as befits an island country with a rich tradition of cultural invasions, the food was good, homey and delicious. Click on the photo for the full story.

We didn't get to eat these but they sure looked fresh and delicious.

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Memorable Meals, Autumn-Winter, 2009. Part 3

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Two blog posts in one day.  Wow. Don’t worry I won’t make a habit of it.   I  just wanted to get this done so I could move on to 2010 posts (coming soon in 2011).  I really wanted to include some family meals as part of Memorable Meals, 2009 and fortunately we squeezed in some quality time with the fam this past Christmas so I got some extremely notable meals in just under the wire.  And sure enough, as is normal with my family there was much cooking, eating and discussing the finer points of food, politics and culture.  I won’t bore you with the culture and politics stuff (I have to admit, we spent a little too much time talking about Tiger Woods).  I’ll just bore you with the food stuff.  Click on the photo below for the full story (of what’s going on in that picture.)

Cheryl and Dad: two pros at hot pot.

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Memorable Meals, Autumn-Winter, 2009. Part 1

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Yes, yet another long lag since my last post.  But fear not.  Though I’ve neglected this blog, I haven’t neglected dear food or my enjoyment of it.  Please enjoy this first installment in a three part (because really, aren’t the best stories  told in trilogies?) account of a few of the more notable meals and food inspired gatherings of the latter part of 2009.  Click on the snouts below for the full story of a delicious weekend in Pennsylvania.

oink?

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Turkey = Lamb

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And I’m back.  It’s been a long  but eventful 3 months but I’ve returned and am writing my first post as a married man.  I feel different.  Or it could be that I don’t have to suck in my gut anymore.  Now that I’m hitched I can totally let myself go! Awesome.  Something else that’s awesome: Turkey – the country.  Shef and I were fortunate enough to spend our honeymoon there and fortunately for you, I’ve decided to write about it.  So without further ado, I present to you…

Turkey, a country where Europe becomes Asia and East meets West is simply put – and I can say this having spent three whole weeks there on a honeymoon – a beautiful and captivating country, rich with culture and history… and kebabs, lots of kebabs.

Click on the roasting lamb for the full story.

Horizontally mounted roasted lamb. That is some meat!

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Hong Kong: 5 days of mouth stuffing goodness

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Once again, I must ask forgiveness for the long lag.  I am unexplectedly (over) employed so I haven’t had much time to devote to the ol’ blog.  But more on this job later when I figure out how to merge the experience of working on this medical show to food – hmm, we are what we eat?

Anyway three weeks ago, I found myself jobless and in Hong Kong.  It happened like this:  My parents and my sister and her family had long been planning on going to HK to visit my grandmother.  I’d just been back in October so I should spend the time “looking” for work.  However in a quick conversation with my mom, she told me they were planning on getting a formal family portrait while in Hong Kong and maybe I should just check for cheap tickets.  So, being the impulse buyer that I am I ended up getting a rather cheap ticket and convinced Shef to cancel her winter trip to Cali and come join the fam in HK.  So there you have it.  While it was a short trip, it was a sweet trip. In fact, it was pretty succulent and delicious.  Check out the full story/ photo essay.

Night time view of the skyline from the peak.

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