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Crispy Duck Confit Tacos with Grapefruit Plum Salsa
If duck confit, the process by which you cure duck legs in salt, then slowly poach the meat in its own fat at a low, constant temperature over… Read More »
A Comparison of Fast Food Fried Fish Sandwiches
In 1962, Cincinnati, Ohio-based McDonald’s franchisee Lou Groen had a problem. His local clientele was close to 90% Roman Catholic, which was causing his restaurant to founder mightily… Read More »
Cuppa Cuppa Cuppa Cake
Close your eyes and lean back in your seat, imagining the most decadent, sophisticated dessert you’ve ever had. Was there an artful interplay of salty and sweet? A clever… Read More »
Today’s Sandwich: Ham Italian (Rusty’s Grocery)
Today’s sandwich is “Ham Italian” from Rusty’s Grocery in Topsham. It combines ham, American cheese, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, pickles, and oil on a sub roll. Location: 2… Read More »
Potato and Pepper Frittata
My great-grandmother lived in a tall building in a big city not so far away. She was old. Wig-wearing old. Old country old. She didn’t own a television but… Read More »
Classics: Maine Lobster Dip
There’s something about this dish that has a delightfully 1950s vibe to it; something that makes me want to put on a ruffled apron with a pair of… Read More »
Breakfast Tacos con Chicharron
I‘ve had a nearly insatiable craving for habanero peppers lately. I’ve been mixing up quick-pickled habanero to ladle onto leftover pot roast nachos. I’ve been spiking my canned… Read More »
The Cabin
Have you ever fallen so instantly head-over-heels in love with the way a restaurant feels, been so immediately comfortable and at home, that you find yourself willing to… Read More »
