Grains of paradise is a unique and flavorful spice that can add a great flavor to nearly any meal.

While we were in Boston a few weeks ago for our honeymoon we went to the most insane “food court” in the entire country. It also just so happens to be inside the historical Quincy Market. I swear to God that every type of food you could possible imagine was available: Chinese, Italian, Greek, Southern [...]

Pluot?  What on earth, might you ask, is a pluot?  I was wondering the same thing myself when I saw the pile of these guys at Giant Eagle, so I decided to pick a few up.  Of course, the brain trust working the produce department had a sign up that said, "Plouts", so I walked [...]

I came across these little guys last week in Giant Eagle ($1.99) so I thought I would give them a try.  The first thing I noticed was that these little bastards were sticky as hell and no matter how many times you wash them the stickyness never goes away.  In that way they reminded me [...]

Remember last week when I wrote about El Lobo and I said: The drink selection is limited to bottled pop and some really weird rice milk stuff, but we weren't adventurous enough to try that crap. Well we went back last weekend and I learned two things, I am a judgemental asshole and rice water [...]

A friend of mine down the street hails from the South American country of Peru.  At a recent dinner party he and his wife brought down a traditional Peruvian dessert of mazamorra.  The best description of mazamorra comes from the Lima Beans and Dehli Cha blog, "Mazamorra is something between Jello and pudding".  It has [...]

I visited some friends and family in the Southeastern United States a few weeks ago and here is a wrap-up of what I ate during that week. Tried Johnny Rockets for the first time in my life at Underground Atlanta.  I will never make that mistake again.  I thought it was over-priced fast food at [...]

I'm starting a new category today, The Food Virgin.  Like many people, I've led a pretty sheltered food life.  I don't think it was anyone's fault in particular, but there are a lot of foods out there that I have never even tried before.  Whether it was out of fear or just disintrest, I've never [...]

No, not like that. I live on the East-side of Cleveland. Anyway, I tried two fruits this weekend that I had never eaten before, papaya and mango. Both have a very complex flavor I wasn't quite able to wrap my mind around. Maybe I was thinking too hard, but I could tase so many flavors [...]