Category Archives: Meat

Pies, Peas and Mash

6th
Feb. × ’10
By Sarah
I’ve discovered food comes with an accent.  In Britain, at least.  I had cockney meals that were jocular and sardonic, and posh meals that had all the refinement and the subtle perfection of a good British boy sitting straight up and say, “Shall we go to the library, mum?” Pie is straddling these two linguistic/culinary worlds.  [...]
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A New Year’s Barbacoa Feast

20th
Jan. × ’10
By Sarah
Barbacoa, let it be said, is NOT barbeque.  It’s denser and meatier, with a different kind of smokiness and an emphasis on spice over sweetness.  It has ground chile paste where barbeque has hickory, dark gamey goat where barbeque has beef.  The meat peels off the bone and dissolves in your mouth, piqued by a [...]
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