Let’s address the last part first. When the weather’s hot, it’s hard to get motivated to cook, much less eat hot foods. That’s one reason salads are so popular in the summertime. Of course, having the garden fixings doesn’t hurt the pop index for salads either! Still, I bet you want something quick to [...]

Yes, it’s already May. (Wasn’t it just last week that we were eating leftover Christmas ham?) Spring has sprung, for most of us. Today signals the middle of the season (cross-quarter day), much as Groundhog Day marks the passing of the middle of winter. It’s traditionally a day of celebration for workers; it’s even [...]

Got a hankering for fish & chips? It’s a great pub grub kind of meal, and even if you’re on one of those New Year’s diet thingies, you still need one “cheat day” to keep healthy (or at least sane). What better way than with [...]

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If you can identify the “National Dish” shown above, then you’re a better man than I am. Or at the very least, weirder.

It’s a material called milt. Not MILK. The polite name is shirako. Think caviar, only the male portion. Or for those of you from the [...]

From what I’ve seen and read, and heard from folks in Ireland on previous trips, there’s little love lost between the Irish and the English. Setting aside history and politics, though, and there’s at least a bit of common ground: Fish and Chips.

Ireland consumes quite a bit of seafood and fresh water fish and [...]

What’s a Salmagundi, you ask? Well, I’m glad you asked; and I’ll tell you:

I don’t know, exactly.

It’s a great word, though, you have to admit. Actually, a quick search finds the answer: It’s a salad dish from England’s 17th century. It had some of this, a bit of that, and whatever you could find to [...]

No, his secret isn’t anything quite [...]

We’re Baaaack! Time for another edition of funny food, and the people who make it that way…

Burger King Management: “Damn the Economy! Full Steam Ahead!”

Who cares that there’s a recession looming? Burger King certainly doesn’t seem to. A recent announcement indicates they will release the world’s most expensive cheeseburger in the U.K. – A whopping [...]

As the Holiday season approaches I thought I’d share some festive colors and a bit of news that’ll make you smile. First, though, I have to report on the Grinch, English style…

The New International Face of Ronald McDonald

The English reputation as a land of cheesed-off, narky misanthropes has been validated once again. Seems with Christmas [...]