Mar 9
Gluttony on my India Trip – Part 2: Kerala
I hope you enjoyed Part 1 with all the food I ate in Bombay Here is part 2 with some pictures of food I ate and some of what everyone with me ate on our Kerela trip:
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Mar 3
Gluttony on my India Trip – Part 1: Bombay
Every time I visit India, I eat a lot. A few years ago during a visit, I gained 7 pounds in three weeks. Since then, every time I visit India, all everyone wants to know is what I ate and how much weight I gained. Well this time around, I gained nearly 5 pounds in…
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Mar 1
What’s Nuts? Gelatin in Nuts
No matter how many blog posts I write and the topics I write about, the most visited page on this site is my post about gelatin in yogurt. Now I found an even more confounding mechanism for innocuous delivery of gelatin via another food that doesn’t need it – dry roasted peanuts. Yes, you read…
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Jul 31
Canada Vacation Foooooooood……. Montreal, 1000 Islands, Niagara Falls
Just got back from Montreal, Thousand Islands and Niagara Falls and here is the food we ate everywhere. The most important part of a Gujarati’s vacation: Montreal Canadian Food Beavertails at Queues de Castor and Poutine at Maison Smokies – a food truck in Old Port, Montreal: Review: Both things were delicious. See how my…
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Jul 1
The King of Mangoes in the US
This entire site could have been about mangoes. Seriously. Nothing but mangoes. I don’t know how I went this long without talking about mangoes. Different varieties of mangoes, what time of the year you get them, how do you know the perfect day to cut them? What are the different ways to eat different kinds…
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May 29
The Best Food In Charlottesville – Part 5: Maru Korean Restaurant
Maru has quickly become one of our favorite spots to eat, one of those few places for which we will deal with the parking situation in Downtown. I had no idea what the big deal about Korean cuisine was until I tried Maru. I’ll let the photos speak for themselves. Let’s just say everything tastes…
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Sep 11
The Best Food In Charlottesville – Part 4: Brazos Tacos
Brazos Tacos has the best tacos in Charlottesville, hands down. They are so good we have Taco Wednesday catered by Brazos every week at work. Lots of vegetarian options, my favorites being Triple Pickle and Tres Quesos and The Bill. But seriously you can’t go wrong with anything. They have a great family friendly location…
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Jul 25
The Best Food In Charlottesville – Part 3: Peter Chang
I first heard of chef Peter Chang when I accidentally stumbled upon a mile long line at Taste of China many years ago from the people following him around the country. While there, after the most delicious Chinese food, we happened to meet Peter Chang in person and he offered us some of the best…
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Jul 24
The Best Food In Charlottesville – Part 2: Vu Noodles
Vu Noodles is the most unknown among my favorite places to eat in Cville. I would be completely satisfied just alternating between the Ginger Lemongrass Tofu and the Noodles with Tofu Caramelized Onions every other day forever. They are just so good. I know a few people who wouldn’t touch Tofu but will gladly do…
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Jul 23
The Best Food in Charlottesville – Part 1: Lemongrass
The Internet is full of posts about the X best places/items to eat in Y city. Sometimes suffixed with “before you die”. Take for example this one about Charlottesville – 43 Things to Eat in Charlottesville before you die. You can tell that this was written by someone who is not truly a foodie or…
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