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Category Archive: Culinary

22 Oct

>It’s that time of year again…#770

> It’s Kerb in the village again. Used to be the celebration at the time of the consecration of a church, but people appear to have enjoyed themselves so much…
22 October, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
14 Oct

>The New Wine and Onion Flan Triathlon – #762

> The New Wine and Onion Flan Triathlon goes something like this: Biking 11km through muddy farm tracks (think: Flanders without the barbed wire and bodies) to the starting point…
14 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
10 Oct

>Sausage….#758

> …sizzle
10 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
02 Oct

>Am I nuts…#750

> ..to think that I’m the only person out there scavenging/harvesting? Having cleaned out the hedgerows of blackberries, mirabelles, Morello cherries and grapes that are left on the vines after…
2 October, 2009 at 11:00 Leave a comment
27 Sep

>And then there were two – #745

> In the queue. Blokes that is. Second one was me, queuing up for my 80c worth. One scoop of Mozart. But it really did look like a “girls’ thing”…
27 September, 2009 at 11:00 1 Comment
26 Sep

>The end of the golden summer – #744

>   Last Insalata Caprese of the season. Cuore di Bue tomatoes and torn basil leaves (both grown in our own compost), buffalo (is there any other kind?) mozzarella, good…
26 September, 2009 at 11:00 3 Comments
10 Sep

>skʊn – #728

> Mrs jb’s been baking scones. “skʊn” as in “on” Not ˈ”ōn as in “disown”. The Americans call them biscuits, which is quite strange. They have them with gravy, which…
10 September, 2009 at 11:00 5 Comments
08 Mar

>Nightmare on Ludwig Street – #726

> Lena from the Bosporus told me about this one. This guy has a hole-in-the-wall pizzeria on the Ludwigstrasse, just around the corner from the Maria Ward school, for girls.…
8 March, 2009 at 12:00 2 Comments
24 Feb

>I could get used to this…. – #714

> It’s not that I don’t LIKE Karneval. It’s just that I have NO IDEA about what’s going on. I’m rather partial to some aspects of the madness, though Apfelkrapfen,…
24 February, 2009 at 12:00 3 Comments
22 Feb

>Just think – #712

> If the cheese lady hadn’t put out free samples at the market the other day, I would never have discovered Gourmino, a really stunning Swiss cheese. Mature but not…
22 February, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments
06 Feb

>Cafe olé – #696

>   Difficult times around here, what with caffeine withdrawal symptoms and stuff….. The TSOW has been noticeably absent for a bit while the proprietors splurge their profits in Capetown…
6 February, 2009 at 12:00 4 Comments
08 Jan

>Hard times -#667

> It’s a sad state of affairs when you walk across the market in Mainz and find a gap where Caffea Moguntia‘s TSOW should be. I mean, I don’t begrudge…
8 January, 2009 at 12:00 6 Comments
11 Dec

>The 7 second rule – #639

> Going back to the Burgundy market. This chappy was doing a roaring trade, pouring a cup of batter onto his gridle and – with a flick of the hand…
11 December, 2008 at 14:26 2 Comments
10 Nov

>Twins – #608

> Not really. Pierre et Liliane Gautard from Quemigny sur Seine were here the other week at the Burgundy market in Mainz. Mainz is twinned with every whatsit and his…
10 November, 2008 at 12:00 Leave a comment
04 Nov

>Cheesecake Factory – #602

> Phenomenal stuff from someone who didn’t start baking until she was in her mumble mumbles. (Think the Roman numeral is “C”. Or is it “L”? Probably “L”) Piece of…
4 November, 2008 at 12:00 1 Comment
25 Oct

>Gone, but not forgotten – #592

> And yet another brewery that hung up its hops,as it were. Enough to make a geriatric adolescent cry…
25 October, 2008 at 11:00 2 Comments
24 Oct

>Only a mother…#591

> .. could love something as ugly as this. Celeriac or root celery. Most folks use it – together with leek, carrot and other root veges as the basis for…
24 October, 2008 at 11:00 1 Comment
21 Oct

Just call me Popeye – #588

  This guy at the market in Mainz has got his marketing mix absolutely spot on Product. Olive oil. Nothing else. One variety. Price €23 a litre. €13 for 0.5l,…
21 October, 2008 at 11:00 1 Comment
19 Oct

>Smart Alex – #586

> “Do you know where “Alex” is?”, she asked. Young flossy. Looking for a boutique, I assumed. Very gently, I said ” My dear, I think you’re asking the wrong…
19 October, 2008 at 11:00 Leave a comment
16 Oct

>Cote de Bad Kreuznach – #583

> Close your eyes and you could think you’re on the Cote d’Azur. Just look at those palms (well, open your eyes, then…), just feel the warm late autumn sun…
16 October, 2008 at 11:00 1 Comment
18 Sep

Bavarian Brekkie – #555

  Seriously. This is what they eat in Bavaria mid-morning. Weißwurst, Süßsenf, Brezeln and Weißbier One of Mrs jb’s Xmas bribes, if I recall correctly. Do the following: Empty the…
18 September, 2008 at 11:00 4 Comments
08 Sep

>Paris Trout,…. – #545

> …Pete Dexter’s 1988 award-winning novel, has only recenetly been translated into German. Made big headlines in the serious broadsheets. This chappy is no relation. This is Dinner Trout. My…
8 September, 2008 at 11:48 2 Comments
05 Sep

>So ein Pêche aber auch….#542

> “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half.” John Wanamaker US department store merchant (1838 – 1922) This is NOT…
5 September, 2008 at 13:19 2 Comments
01 Sep

>September 2008 Theme Day: Sister Cities – 538

>   Take your partner by the hand…. Mainz has a touch of promiscuity when it comes to partnering. They seem to chat up any likely looking talent and then…
1 September, 2008 at 11:00 10 Comments
31 Aug

>Brekkie – #537

> I have no idea where the blackberry vine in our garden turned up from. The strawberries aren’t an issue. I know I planted  them I stumbled over ripped my…
31 August, 2008 at 11:00 1 Comment
26 Aug

>Ratatouille….- #532

> …in a bag. Plus some tomatoes, a couple of onions and a clove or 2 of garlic
26 August, 2008 at 11:00 1 Comment
24 Aug

>I don’t give a ….#530

> …chantarelle. Eh? That’s what comes from translating colloquialisms literally. As in “Darauf gebe ich keinen Pfifferling” Or “Not worth a red cent” I rather like chantarelles, though. Fry them…
24 August, 2008 at 11:00 1 Comment
23 Aug

>Stop dilly dallying – #529

> Bunches of dill flowers on the market. Put me in a right pickle….
23 August, 2008 at 11:00 Leave a comment
20 Aug

>Hot as…#526

> …the hottest Currywurst in Mainz. The Currywurst used to be the Teutonic equivalent of Fish and Chips, both of which have been toppled from their perches by Döner and…
20 August, 2008 at 11:00 2 Comments
06 Aug

>Look, Pa! Prikas! – #512

> Mainz’s exquisite market – where else? Cut them in half and de-seed them, brush some olive oil over the skin, roast them under the grill until they’re blistered and…
6 August, 2008 at 11:00 3 Comments
03 Aug

>A pressing appointment – #509

> I just love these machines. They’re simplicity itself and anthromorphistic to boot. Just load the oranges into the hopper from where they’re fed down the stainless steel spiral (top…
3 August, 2008 at 11:00 1 Comment