Of all the food shows I have watched in the last few years, one of the most interesting ones is a show on China Central Television called A Bite of China. As far as I can tell, there are currently 7 episodes, all of which are available online with English subtitles (links at the end of this post).
The summer has been too short, this year. Maybe it’s because the academic year ended late for me, or maybe it is because we never really had much sunshine in Groningen this year. Maybe it’s just that we’ve have too many irons in the fire. New house, young child, full-time jobs, tables to build, food columns to write, research projects to supervise, spoons to carve… The list is endless. Not that I’m complaining. As intense as the year has been, it has also been incredibly fulfilling and rewarding.
Well, I promised that the next pizza I made at home would be of the Neapolitan variety and I hate to break my promises, so drum roll please for the latest and greatest in Neapolitan pizzas!
Last September, after talks with the editor of the UK, the newspaper of the University of Groningen, I started writing a fortnightly food column for them. I suggested we call this column “The Epicurean”, she agreed, and the first piece was published on September 16th, 2011. Today, after a year’s worth of columns, I decided it was time for a refresh of the design of the Epicurean page on this site. Have a look.
The first apartment I lived in in Groningen had no oven. No, I don’t understand it either, but it’s not that unusual for a Dutch rental property to come with no oven or space for an oven, should the tenant wish to bring their own. For two years I roasted my chickens, legs of lamb, and occasional eggplant in a dinky little combination microwave and convection oven.
Until I find some more free time to work on the table and update the progress here, here’s a musical interlude.
