Hi, my name is Michael, and I’m a fish soup fiend.
More broadly, if it comes from river, lake, ocean or sea, and it bathes in bouillon, I’m all over it like slime on a trout. To wit, I once went on a road trip to Boston with my great friend to see a Tom Waits concert, and he is shocked to this day by how much clam chowder I consumed on the way there, while there, and on the way back. Regardless of the venue, whether diner, tavern, truckstop or phone booth, if there was clam chowder to be had, it was mine all mine.
Fish soup in particular, in all of its forms, fires up my heart’s little cockles, and for reasons deeply nostalgic. From my grandmother’s kitchen to the coast of Finland, I have been marked over the course of my life by more than one bowl of note. One place, however, where I didn’t expect to be falling head over heels one steaming spoonful at a time was on a beach in Mexico in my damp swimming trunks. We’ll get to that, but first, a little souped-up prelude…
Hi, my name is Michael, and I’m a fish soup fiend.
More broadly, if it comes from river, lake, ocean or sea, and it bathes in bouillon, I’m all over it like slime on a trout. To wit, I once went on a road trip to Boston with my great friend to see a Tom
Some dishes in life are more like good friends than food. They’re honest, dependable, supportive, encouraging, and when you see them, you light up, knowing full well that you’re in for a good ol’ time. They’re there for you when you’re up, there for you when you’re down, and whenever you might be in need
The taco is a magical little thing that we at The Hungry Herald apparently hardly ever knew, and a few months in Mexico have let us know just how unacquainted we were. From bone marrow to manta ray, the things we’ve found tucked into tortillas so far have had us wowed and re-arranging our brains
Remember Chi-Chi’s? I don’t.
Although the Tex-Mex restaurant chain with the eyebrow-raising name (go ahead, Google its meaning in Spanish) was big when I was a kid, I don’t quite recall ever making it out to one of their locations, despite my fascination with reports that they were somehow deep-frying ice cream. I guess we weren’t
Welcome to our very first instalment of The Hungry Hungry Glossary, an ever-growing lexicon of intriguing culinarily relevant terms that we hope will add a little flavour to your day. Let’s take a tiny tortilla of a time out now and talk about a word we’d like you to stick in your pantry tout de
Just wow. In Cabo San Lucas, at Land’s End, lies a pair of beaches that together and separately are simply in a league of their own. Playa de Los Amantes (or Playa del Amor) and Playa del Divorcio share the very tip of the Baja peninsula, just shy of the spot where the Sea of
Some dishes in life are more like good friends than food. They’re honest, dependable, supportive, encouraging, and when you see them, you light up, knowing full well that you’re in for a good ol’ time. They’re there for you when you’re up, there for you when you’re down, and whenever you might be in need of a good kick in the ass, they readily oblige. Also, if the other food unfortunately happens to kinda suck, they just have that special je ne sais quoi for making it all better. Yup, we’re looking at you, pico de gallo…
Welcome to our very first instalment of The Hungry Hungry Glossary, an ever-growing lexicon of intriguing culinarily relevant terms that we hope will add a little flavour to your day. Let’s take a tiny tortilla of a time out now and talk about a word we’d like you to stick in your pantry tout de suite if it’s not already in there…
Just wow. In Cabo San Lucas, at Land’s End, lies a pair of beaches that together and separately are simply in a league of their own. Playa de Los Amantes (or Playa del Amor) and Playa del Divorcio share the very tip of the Baja peninsula, just shy of the spot where the Sea of Cortez and the Pacific Ocean meet in spectacular fashion. Two sides of the same cape, if you will…
Pumpkin. Beer. Something about those two words put together that gets us at The Hungry Herald all frothy under the collar. We can think of no better way to officially welcome back autumn and all of its bounty than to raise up a glass of the stuff and think on
National Pickle Day has passed and Pickle Week is a few months away, but there’s no reason we shouldn’t be celebrating these wondrous things year round. Please check out our recent pickle post here if you haven’t already. Now crack open a jar of your faves and let’s take a
It’s that time of year again. You guessed it, we’re talking rakfisk time! If you’re not already somewhere in the vicinity of Fagernes, Norway, get off your ass and do something about it. The Rakfisk Festival is just around the corner, a few mirthful and pungent days commemorating the Norwegian
Just wow. In Cabo San Lucas, at Land’s End, lies a pair of beaches that together and separately are simply in a league of their own. Playa de Los Amantes (or Playa del Amor) and Playa del Divorcio share the very tip of the Baja peninsula, just shy of the
Some dishes in life are more like good friends than food. They’re honest, dependable, supportive, encouraging, and when you see them, you light up, knowing full well that you’re in for a good ol’ time. They’re there for you when you’re up, there for you when you’re down, and whenever
Remember Chi-Chi’s? I don’t.
Although the Tex-Mex restaurant chain with the eyebrow-raising name (go ahead, Google its meaning in Spanish) was big when I was a kid, I don’t quite recall ever making it out to one of their locations, despite my fascination with reports that they were somehow deep-frying ice
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