Tacos are, to use the American vernacular, awesome, even amazing. I first had tacos as a child in Sweden. They were the crunchy variety, filled with mince and topped with grated cheese, sloppy salsa and sour cream. Since then I have made my own hard-shelled tacos, tried soft shelled ones…
Some six or seven years ago I had spinach and artichoke dip for the first time. A friend of mine, then living in Broxburn but originally from the US, served it as snack before dinner. It was creamy, reassuringly green and very tasty. That remains the best spinach and artichoke…
Holidays are wonderful. You change your perspective and habits for a while and eat, drink and nibble things that you wouldn’t normally. The thing I enjoy about the US is that it is so similar to, yet so different from, the UK. The portion sizes used to put me off…
Castagna, a Portland, Oregon restaurant showcasing local ingredients in an innovativge fashion.
