George
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I enjoy cooking and eating tasty food. Math pays the resulting bills (barely).
On ramekins and casseroles
As some of you may know from twitter, I recently purchased ramekins from Amazon, only to discover upon their arriving that they are “not open flame or broiler safe.” Since approximately 99% of my justification for buying ramekins was to make crèmes brûlées* every day (and die of a heart attack at 24), this was [...]
Recent bird-related sandwiches I have eaten
I am having trouble coming up with an intro to this post, so screw the formalities. Here are some places I ate at this week past! Gregoire Our apartment is conveniently close to Berkeley’s “Gourmet Ghetto,” where places like Chez Panisse (the one-star-in-Michelin birthplace of “California cuisine”) and the Cheese Board Collective (delicious communist pizza) [...]
Salade pour un lundi pluvieux
It’s been raining here in the bay on and off for the past two weeks or more, so I’ve been working from home, making myself lunch, and getting about zero work done. This recipe was inspired by (1) Giada de Laurentiis’ caramelized pancetta and fennel salad, (2) A very tasty spinach salad I had at [...]