23 Jun, 2008
While this should really be treated as the official “Round 1″ lechon attempt, the first dry run described here yielded very decent results, so I guess this is now officially Lechon #2… All you have to do is a take a good close look at the lechon skin in the photo above to…
22 Jun, 2008
When are they in season? I haven’t the foggiest clue. It used to be that they were abundant from November to March, and I thought that was the peak of the season when I wrote this earlier post, here. Then for a couple of years, last year in particular, there was…
20 Jun, 2008
Just a quick blurb to announce that there is a Pampanga Food Festival at the Salcedo Market tomorrow, Saturday, June 21, 2008. There will be several restaurants serving kapampangan cuisine and other vendors with sweets and other native delicacies. If you are a fan of Kapampangan food, don’t miss it!
19 Jun, 2008
I have always enjoyed “Greek-style salads,” despite never having visited Greece in my first 43 years on this planet. Yet like Cesar or Caesar Salads, the versions of “Greek Salad” that you get in restaurants vary so much in quality that it is truly a hit and miss proposition. On the “miss”…
18 Jun, 2008
After a morning spent climbing the Acropolis, then walking to and through the Athens Central Market, we were famished. And being in the hometown of the gyro (pronounced yee-ro), it was definitely the first thing we wanted to eat. So just after leaving the fruit and vegetable section of the Athens Central…
17 Jun, 2008
While the meat and seafood sections of the Athens Central Market were spectacular, I was a bit mystified as to why I couldn’t find the produce section as easily. It was definitely not the main feature of this market, and that is a bit unusual when compared to other large city markets. …
16 Jun, 2008
The same day that we climbed up the Acropolis, we walked back down into the Plaka district, then decided to make our way to the Athens Central Market on foot. The main market of the city was moved here in the 1870’s, and for the most part, is famous for its meat and…
15 Jun, 2008
It’s nice that there is a day to honor your Dad. And I was thinking of writing another reflective Father’s Day post like this one I wrote in 2006, and another in 2007. But I woke up in a jet-lagged daze this morning and opened our newspaper only to be bombarded with…