tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104057314237058438.post1971006803243034919..comments2012-08-16T15:53:17.786-04:00Comments on <center>Off Trail Cuisine</center>: Simple LuxuriesBen Chartoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12897854191715571765noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104057314237058438.post-27572650690996826012012-08-16T15:53:17.786-04:002012-08-16T15:53:17.786-04:00I was talking to Sari (at the iSchool..here...in u...I was talking to Sari (at the iSchool..here...in un-exotic U-S of A) and am recommending your blog to her. Shes a supreme foodie as well, and has been to Italy and the Middle East on food tour adventures. <br />I would like to scope out Little Italy in Syracuse and try some Italian cooking tom-foolery --*enthused head nod to your post involving fresh mozzarella and basil*--could be very buckets of fun.<br /><br />keep on! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104057314237058438.post-28713567673109289332012-08-02T10:47:10.641-04:002012-08-02T10:47:10.641-04:00Thanks, glad you enjoyed the post! Haven't rea...Thanks, glad you enjoyed the post! Haven't read the chapter yet, but it sounds right up my alley (Escoffier + dashi + radio lab = my kind of link). And yes, "benne" means "good" in the dialect of "Totally Wrong Italian" ("molto benne" translates to "very buckets", clearly my intended meaning).Ben Chartoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12897854191715571765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7104057314237058438.post-69900931289840263482012-08-02T10:05:49.095-04:002012-08-02T10:05:49.095-04:00My mouth is watering! (e l'aquolina in bocca!)...My mouth is watering! (e l'aquolina in bocca!)<br /><br />The mention of umani: have you read "Proust was a Neuroscientist" chapter on why denatured protein is so delish (i.e. meat=yum)? (A "taste" of the chapter...though the *actual* chap. is a better read) http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15819485<br /><br />a question: is there a different dialect of italian where "bene" is spelled "benne"? <br /><br />thanks for the post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com