Ireland is not exactly world-renowned for its cuisine. Not quite as much of a food outcast as England mind you but also not quite on par with the French. So prior to departing for the Emerald Isle, we here at Food City Bytes decided to do a little investigating into what type of food dishes [...]
Entries from May 2006
May 9, 2006
50 Book Challenge: Part Deux
Less cooking or food related books this time.
Part Deux, here are my book tabs to date:
50 Book Challenge:
31) Powell, Julie. Julie & Julia: 365 days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment. A I really
enjoyed this; her NYC centered stories are engaging and easy to relate to.
30) Smith, Ali. Hotel World.
29) Steingarten, Jeffrey. It Must Have Been [...]
May 6, 2006
“I did mi bit for Ireland!” – Ciarins Bar
"All Round Winner! ……Guinness" :
Ciarins Bar, originally uploaded by Brockenbrough Photos.
As you may have noticed, we here at Food City Bytes have been on a hiatus…..Well a Vacation(!) gasp could it be true that time was granted away from work! to parts unknown. Ok, well not so unknown but definitely unknown to us. To Ireland [...]
May 6, 2006
Beware of Bull ( ! )
When walking in a field of (lime)stones and cow poop
searching on the horizon for a dissolving 12th century church remnant
be sure to watch for: electric fences
be sure to watch for: BULLS!!
Beware of Bull ( ! ), originally uploaded by Brockenbrough Photos.
'Nuf said.
(and take off that red Chef's hat ya' fool!)
May 1, 2006
So You Speak Italian?
Ever notice how many Italian restaurants there are in New York?
Osteria Al Doge, originally uploaded by Brockenbrough Photos.
Just on my block where I used to work there are three different restaurants that all revolve around Italian themes. Often they have part of their menu written in Italian too.
Trattoria dopo Teatro 2, originally uploaded by Brockenbrough [...]
