Tag Archives: food

Celebrating One Hundred Years of Caesar Salad: From Tijuana to Bordeaux

Lynn July 7, 2024 12 Comments

July fourth was the one hundred year anniversary of the Caesar Salad, one of my absolute favorites. The salad’s four-day celebratory festival taking place in Tijuana, Mexico ends today (July seventh). Tijuana you ask? It was there the salad was concocted by Césare Cardini, an Italian immigrant who arrived in Tijuana in 1920. His restaurant was appropriately named Cesare’s and… Read more »

Nathan Myhrvold Captivates – Food & Drink: Modernist Cuisine Photography

Lynn June 9, 2023 6 Comments

Nathan Myhrvold’s new book Food & Drink: Modernist Cuisine Photography is captivating and beyond creative, dishing up photographic interpretations of some of the simplest things.

The Food Scene – Les Chartrons

Lynn October 8, 2015 4 Comments

Our third day in Bordeaux we discovered a lively outdoor market a few blocks from our apartment. While this Sunday Marché des Quai is a great place to stock up and grab lunch and/or dinner, venturing into nooks and crannies of city neighborhoods is where the fun is, the recreation. (Note: this sport does take mental and physical effort) The… Read more »