Thursday, March 26, 2009

Sour grapes

Shame on me. I should know better.

I had Chilean grapes the other week. They tasted horrible. Or, to put it more accurately, they tasted like nothing. They were not sweet at all. What a waste of time and effort.

From now on, so long as I am living in California, I am spending money on California grapes. There is no point in purchasing mediocre produce packed and shipped from afar when all I need to do is wait. It is better that I support local agriculture when it is in season.

Besides, in no time, I should have access to berries, beans, rhubarb and a mess of spring and summer produce also grown in California.

Alas... only when I find myself in Chile will I eat Chilean grapes again.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

Ice cream

"We dare not trust our wit for making our house pleasant to our friend, so we buy ice cream."

Ralph Waldo Emerson
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is a writer and reviewer on the West Coast whose essays and articles have appeared in publications such as the Oakland Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, Budget Travel, Brown Alumni Magazine, Saveur, Relish, Gastronomica, Best Food Writing 2002, www.theatlantic.com, www.npr.org and www.culinate.com. She has a bachelor's in English from Brown and a master's in literary nonfiction from the University of Oregon. Send comments, questions and suggestions to: mschristinaeng@gmail.com.

Books I am Reading

  • "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
  • "Manhood for Amateurs" by Michael Chabon
  • "The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook" by Michelle and Philip Wojtowicz and Michael Gilson
  • "Rustic Fruit Desserts" by Cory Schreiber and Julie Richardson
  • "Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger" by Nigel Slater
  • "Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life" by Jamie Oliver
  • "The Gastronomical Me" by M.F.K. Fisher
  • "Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China" by Fuchsia Dunlop
  • "My China: A Feast for All the Senses" by Kylie Kwong
  • "Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China" by Jen Lin-Liu
  • "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance" by Barack Obama

Films and TV Shows I am Watching

  • "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
  • "Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death"
  • "Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie"
  • "Waitress" with Keri Russell
  • "The Future of Food" by Deborah Koons Garcia
  • "Food, Inc."

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