Full Gastronomic Tilt

Remember how I told you about the amazing world-travelers Audrey Scott and Daniel Noll, better known as the couple behind Uncornered Market? In between some stateside downtime, Audrey was kind enough to answer a few of my burning questions. Thank you, Audrey! Read on for some fascinating food-and-travel-related tidbits.
A bit about Audrey and Daniel, from [...]

Salad
Arugula, sliced strawberries, toasted walnuts, crumbled ricotta salata, Meyer lemon vinaigrette
Toasted baguette and olive oil
Entrée
Spaghetti carbonara
asparagus, peas, portobello mushroom, seared tuna
2009 Sauvignon Blanc, Cupcake Vineyards, NZ/CA
Dessert
Crepes
Meyer lemon curd, strawberries, powdered sugar, brown sugar, chocolate drizzle

It was my friend Dan who enlightened me to the difference between short ribs and spare ribs. One blustery night last fall, he called excitedly - he was Braising! Short Ribs! Dinner that night would represent a pinnacle of achievement in terms of the taste : effort ratio.
As he continued on about the ease [...]

June is drawing to a close, and in its wake is an exhausted and frazzled, yet strangely happy me. A month of change, of newness, June has presented many opportunities and challenges and left me feeling like I can leap tall buildings and solve a Rubik’s Cube blindfolded. Though I haven’t had the time to [...]

I have returned from the glorious Pacific Northwest, where everyone was quick to remind me that it does, in fact, rain 9 months out of the year. I was fortunate to have perfect weather and no travel snags the entire trip. (Don’t you love when that happens?) I experienced so much and have many stories [...]

Good Monday morning!
I am still knee deep in papers and tests (two weeks to go!), but after missing last week it is a slippery slope. Food in brief must go on!
~ Funny: xkcd skewers Twitter and the mass hysteria building around swine flu.
~ After a successful trek to the Asheville City Market on [...]

Just trust me. It will all make sense in a minute:
~ Who loves cilantro? I do! I do! So does this guy. (Warning: site uses unabashedly crass language. If you’re offended by such language, don’t clicky the link.) This Tumblr site made me laugh so hard I snorted. Food + innuendo will do it [...]

Looks like Monday is lending itself well to a brief round-up of what’s going on around these parts.
~ Nona Mia has shot to the top of my Asheville Italian list. A full review is coming, but man oh man do they serve delicious food. No website, can’t seem to find a menu online, but trust [...]