Posts in November 2009
Visit to Niman Cattle Ranch
I have been using Niman Ranch beef and pork for going on 15 years. I have been to pork farms, seen confinement houses, met the Niman pork farmers in the Midwest, including two instances that were quite emotional. I decided I needed to see the cattle ranchers that raise the Niman beef we use because a recent tasting I participated in made me realize there were other companies out there trying hard to get a piece of the pie. This due diligence proved incredibly worthwhile.
Read MoreTravels with George, 2009: India (Week 1)
After a hellish 42-hour journey, my wife Paula and I made it to Delhi. It is hard to comprehend the sheer number of people, flowing like a river; natives, foreigners, black, brown, white, young and old, holy men and beggars, intermixed with cars, pedicabs, scooters, bicycles, cattle, goats and mangy dogs. The air is thick with smoke and incense, blending with pungent smells…some good, many bad, along with noise and chaos, yet no sense of threat. The food...
Read MoreTravels with George, 2009: India (Week 2)
We have covered hours of driving in this wild country in both rural and urban environments. In order to describe the conditions I must first detail the participants in the roadside community, beginning with animals…cattle, water buffalo, goats, pigs, dogs, and sometimes camels and elephants.
Read MoreTravels with George, 2009: India (Week 3)
Indian cuisine has a long and storied history. Many culinary experts consider it to be one of the world’s most complex, so I can only write about our experience from a lay point of view. To pretend to have any expertise would be disingenuous.
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