Archive for the 'Fowl' Category
What We Talk About When We Talk About Chili
Saturday, March 20th, 2010Scenes like this unfold regularly on stage and screen, usually in hospital or police dramas. Someone in an official uniform, a handsome but somber-faced physician or a dutiful detective, has been tasked with issuing news that no family member ever wants to hear: There has been a horrible tragedy, and nothing will be the same [...]
The New Orleans Po-Boy Festival: A Rich Day for a Poor Boy
Friday, December 4th, 2009Over the years, I’ve been implored by a number of earnest do-gooders to become part of their organizations, to join hands, fight the good fight and help make the world a better place. Save Lake Pontchartrain. Save the Wales. Ban the Nukes. Nuke the Wales. Pave Lake Pontchartrain. And so on. But never before has [...]
Happy Turkey (Stuffed With Duck, Stuffed With Chicken) Day!
Monday, November 23rd, 2009It probably wouldn’t take a rocket surgeon to figure out that Thanksgiving is easily my favorite holiday of all holidays. It’s been that way for years. There are numerous reasons for this: First, there’s not having to wear a tie and drag oneself to religious services. In fact, there’s no religious obligation at all, [...]
The KFC Double Down: This Is Why The Terrorists Hate Our Freedom
Friday, September 25th, 2009Some weeks ago, I was startled by a surging news item that I thought couldn’t possibly be real. There was this video — a YouTube video, in fact, and we all know how reliable those tend to be — that someone took of a television advertisement. It’s grainy and the sound is high-pitched and tinny, [...]
When The Chef Is Trying To Kill You
Friday, July 10th, 2009I recently took a long vacation with my family to Portland, Oregon, foremost to celebrate my brother’s college graduation, but perhaps more importantly — we being a family of New Orleanians — to do as much Pacific Northwest eating as we could manage. And I have to say, the food scene in PDX is inspiring. [...]
Back in the Carnivorous Kitchen: Pigeon Pot Pie
Saturday, April 12th, 2008So, I’m noticing that I haven’t posted very many actual food stories on this site in quite some time, which I know is pretty sad. Luckily, I’ve been traveling (more on that soon) and getting back to the kitchen. Just this past Sunday, I spent some time with the fabulous Cathy from NotEatingOutInNewYork, talked about [...]
I have an eponymous Feast!
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008In order to celebrate the release of my meaty tome, the wonderful people at D’Artagnan are offering an amazing, limited-time offer on a package of their outstanding products. Yes, now you can purchase “The Shameless Carnivore Feast,” featuring: free range buffalo medallions; wild boar bacon; four venison chops; two veal chops Milanese; smoked duck magret; [...]
A PRO foie gras protest?
Monday, March 17th, 2008Noticing that vegetarians, vegans and the PETA ilk have mostly cornered the market on food-related protesting, the wonderful people at D’Artagnan felt that proud carnivores could stand to be pro-active and vocal in supporting our cause. And what carnivorous cause needs the most support these days? Foie gras, of course! As you might be aware, [...]
Carnivorous Hero of the Week: Dagwood Bumstead
Tuesday, September 12th, 2006While I’m usually more inclined to count people in the nonfiction, ie. “real,” world in my pantheon of carnivorous heroes, every now and again I’m forced to make exceptions. Now, I realize that the funny papers aren’t exactly high art — though some pop-culture/media studies nerds might disagree — but they have, over the past [...]
Think salad is just rabbit food? Not in MY house!
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006Ever since I embarked on this little carnivorous adventure of mine, I’ve fielded a wagonload of questions regarding my dietary habits, ranging from the genuinely curious to the utterly inane: Do you eat ONLY meat? Is your cholesteral, like, totally out of control? How many animals do you eat a day? Et cetera. One of [...]
