Month: April 2008

The United States of Arugula

The United States of Arugula by David Kamp is a delightful romp through American culinary history. It begins with a discussion of America’s first cookbooks and restaurants, discusses the impact Julia Child, James Beard and Craig Claiborne and runs through our culinary culture touching on […]

The Leblon Caipirinha

Celebrate with Brazil?’ National Drink! We love lime cocktails — margaritas, mojitos and now the Caipirinha (kai-pur-EEN-yah). It’s refreshing like a mojito, just a tad sweeter and a nice alternative to one if don’t any mint on hand. You must have cachaca (ca SHA sa) on […]