Tag Archives: Food

Mochi is a glutenous/sticky Japanese rice cake. It is traditionally served in Japan around the Japanese New Year. It is used for sweets and ice cream but also served with soup and other dishes. How it’s made according to the all knowing Wikipedia: Mochitsuki is the traditional mochi-pounding ceremony in Japan. Polished glutinous rice is […]

On January 4th we went to Matsuhisa for my Mom’s birthday dinner. There were 4 of us and we probably had about 12 dishes between us all. Everything was pretty amazing. One of the most unique combinations was asparagus tips with a hollandaise sauce and salmon eggs. Fish eggs have become my favorite food this […]

In my previous post I linked to the Southern Foodways Alliance site. I learned about them years ago when my dad was involved in food-writing. His area of specialty was Appalachian food. On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend their annual fundraiser dinner at Blackberry Farm. Blackberry hosts the SFA and attendees for the […]

Here’s a round up of Knoxville Food Finds from some local eaters. Anna Bogle: I discovered Aroma Cafe – Cuban restaurant in Eagleton Village (between Vestal and Maryville) – they have ridiculously good Cuban snadwiches, Tostones, and Papas Rellenos. Aroma Cafe 2570 East Broadway Ave Eagleton Village, TN 37804 (865) 982-4933 Katie Ries: Super Asian […]

About 5 years ago I took a year off. The travels began in February in Paris where it snowed for the first time in 15 years. It was cold, I had a big sleeping bag of a jacket looking as unfashionable as you can in the most fashionable city in the world. I was warm […]

Every Thanksgiving it seems my Dad and I get into an argument about salt and how it tastes. He says salt, is salt, is salt. It all tastes the same. Every year we do a tasted test because I have no less than 6 different kinds of salt at my house right now, and every […]