Bistro Lampion
Posted on June 2, 2006 - Filed Under Zagreb, croatia, food and drink | 1 Comment
It was a tongue-twister of a lunch in Remiza, a hodgepodge suburb of Zagreb with winding alleys and back roads. We had originally planned to leave for Kućište today, but some unforeseen conflicts with the van Josip had lined up prevented the departure. Instead, he, Anton (Josip’s brother-in-law, partner and chef at Restoran Argosy in [...]
Read More..>>Pork Rinds
Posted on May 26, 2006 - Filed Under croatia, food and drink | 1 Comment
This is Croatian bacon. It is known as panceta in Dalmatia, but the northern continentals refer to it as špek, the Balkanized version of the German word for bacon. It’s really just ordinary cured, smoked pork belly, but most of the bacon in Croatia is drier and more dense than what we’re accustomed to in [...]
Read More..>>Travel Advisory
Posted on May 25, 2006 - Filed Under Places, croatia, food and drink | Leave a Comment
As of next Friday, I should be in Kućište on the Pelješac Peninsula of Croatia’s southern coast to resume my research of Dalmatian food and wine. This village is just a stone’s throw from the discovery of an Illyrian cave temple at Nakovana, and right across the Pelješki Kanal from the isle of Korčula, birthplace [...]
Read More..>>Buffet Upstairs, Band in the Basement
Posted on May 18, 2006 - Filed Under Uncategorized, croatia, europe, food and drink, media, music | 1 Comment
After ice cream from Vincek, I walked with Kornelija to her hiking club’s weekly meeting. It was held on the second floor of a multi-purpose building near Zagreb’s main railway station. There was some work being done on the electricity in the building that night, so the lights periodically went out during the meeting. No [...]
Read More..>>Ice Cream in Zagreb
Posted on May 18, 2006 - Filed Under Zagreb, croatia, europe, food and drink | Leave a Comment
My friends in Zagreb have been very good to me, treating me to the best of everything this city has to offer. After the Festival Starih Zanata at Trg Bana Josipa Jelačića, I went for an ice cream with Kornelija - but not just any ice cream.
We walked a couple of blocks over to Vincek [...]
Read More..>>Moving Fast
Posted on April 19, 2006 - Filed Under Places, croatia, europe, food and drink | 1 Comment
21 Rastoke u Slunj, Lika region Dobar dan, prijatelji… I spent three days in Zagreb, during which most everything was closed due to the Easter holiday. Still, I managed to acquire enough provisions to last the weekend. I cooked a few meals with local food and Nannette shot some nice images; we’re gradually [...]
Read More..>>Zagreb
Posted on April 15, 2006 - Filed Under Places, croatia, food and drink | 5 Comments
I have arrived in Zagreb and was quite relieved to learn that I can get an American Donut. I am currently at Charlie’s House of Internet on Nikola Tesla Ulica, contacting as many people as possible before shopping for groceries. It is Easter tomorrow, and Easter Monday is a national holiday in Croatia. Everything will [...]
Read More..>>Kobe Beef Flap
Posted on January 15, 2006 - Filed Under food and drink | Leave a Comment
Of the many, MANY questionable methods employed in food marketing, it’s instances of things like “Kobe Beef Burgers” appearing on restaurant menus that will provoke me to split hairs almost without fail. Let’s review some facts before proceeding:
Wikipedia’s Kobe Beef entry
“Meat Marketing Hits New Heights” from the Tacoma News Tribune, Sept 22, 2004
In the case [...]