Eating Books https://www.eatingbooks.com/ Well fed. Well read. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 05:51:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://i0.wp.com/www.eatingbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eatingbookslogo-imageonly.png?fit=32%2C29&ssl=1 Eating Books https://www.eatingbooks.com/ 32 32 81691628 Bibim Naengmyeon 비빔냉면 (Cold Spicy Noodles) https://www.eatingbooks.com/bibim-naengmyeon-cold-spicy-noodles/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/bibim-naengmyeon-cold-spicy-noodles/#comments Sun, 08 Sep 2019 20:09:58 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=5980 My mom smoked Virginia Slims. She drank coffee in paper cups from subway vending machines. Perfume trailed behind her in a wake of cigarette smoke and sandalwood. She counted money like a Blackjack dealer, the flick of a tongue against the tip of her finger and bills cascaded in a blur. She was beautiful—before all...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/bibim-naengmyeon-cold-spicy-noodles/feed/ 2 5980 David Bowie Reading Challenge https://www.eatingbooks.com/reading-challenge-david-bowies-100-favorite-books/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/reading-challenge-david-bowies-100-favorite-books/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:26:39 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=6264 “I’m a real self-educated kind of guy. I read voraciously. Every book I ever bought, I have. I can’t throw it away. It’s physically impossible to leave my hand! Some of them are in warehouses. I’ve got a library that I keep the ones I really really like. I look around my library some nights...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/reading-challenge-david-bowies-100-favorite-books/feed/ 0 6264 Stranger Things U.S.S. Butterscotch Sundae https://www.eatingbooks.com/stranger-things-u-s-s-butterscotch-sundae/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/stranger-things-u-s-s-butterscotch-sundae/#comments Sun, 21 Jul 2019 17:54:19 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=5943 “Ahoy ladies! Would you guys like to set sail on this ocean of flavor with me?” Not everyone is lucky enough to experience the Starcourt Mall or treats from Scoops Ahoy to celebrate the new season of Stranger Things. For those of us who don’t reside in California, I present to you the U.S.S. Butterscotch...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/stranger-things-u-s-s-butterscotch-sundae/feed/ 1 5943 My Mother is a Con Artist. So I’m Cooking Korean Food. https://www.eatingbooks.com/my-mother-is-a-con-artist-so-im-cooking-korean-food/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/my-mother-is-a-con-artist-so-im-cooking-korean-food/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:17:47 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=5951 My mom is very good at two things: lying and cooking. My instincts in the kitchen stem from watching her sauté fish, boil stew and cook rice. I marveled at her ability to unravel the skin of apples with one curling stroke of the knife. She’s the stereotypical AsianMom™: overtly judgmental, critical of my eating...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/my-mother-is-a-con-artist-so-im-cooking-korean-food/feed/ 2 5951 Emoni’s Lemon Verbena Tembleque https://www.eatingbooks.com/emonis-lemon-verbena-tembleque/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/emonis-lemon-verbena-tembleque/#respond Tue, 07 May 2019 12:00:00 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=5877 “My aunt Sarah says it’s in our blood, an innate need to tell a story through food. ‘Buela says it’s definitely a blessing, magic. That my food doesn’t just taste good, it is good—straight up bottled goodness that warms you and makes you feel better about your life.” With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/emonis-lemon-verbena-tembleque/feed/ 0 5877 In Cold Blood’s Last Meal https://www.eatingbooks.com/cold-blood-last-meal/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/cold-blood-last-meal/#respond Thu, 18 Apr 2019 16:00:25 +0000 http://www.theartofeatingbooks.com/?p=2949 The post In Cold Blood’s Last Meal appeared first on Eating Books.

]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/cold-blood-last-meal/feed/ 0 2949 Interview: Game of Thrones Cocktails https://www.eatingbooks.com/game-of-thrones-cocktails/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/game-of-thrones-cocktails/#respond Sat, 06 Apr 2019 19:19:44 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=5552 A water balloon filled with a red cocktail, slit to spill blood like The Red Wedding. A burning rosemary sprig represents the mercy arrow Jon shoots through Mance Rayder. These are just a few elements that make Game of Thrones Cocktails such an interesting project. The Cincinnati duo comprises Lauren, an accountant, and Brian, a...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/game-of-thrones-cocktails/feed/ 0 5552 Novel Nights: Steinbeck’s Cannery Row in Monterey https://www.eatingbooks.com/novel-nights-steinbecks-cannery-row-in-monterey/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/novel-nights-steinbecks-cannery-row-in-monterey/#respond Sat, 13 Oct 2018 16:40:32 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=5152 “Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream…its inhabitant are, as the man once said, ‘whores, pimps, gamblers and sons of bitches,’ by which he meant Everybody.” A lot has changed in Monterey since John Steinbeck published...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/novel-nights-steinbecks-cannery-row-in-monterey/feed/ 0 5152 Ohio Ice Cream Trail https://www.eatingbooks.com/ohio-ice-cream-trail/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/ohio-ice-cream-trail/#respond Sun, 29 Jul 2018 20:07:16 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=5078 Ohio is home to over 2,200 dairy farms and hundreds of ice cream parlors, so the sheer selection at your disposal can seem daunting. Tourism Ohio broke it down for you with 15 must-try scoop shops, launching the Ohio Ice Cream Trail this past month. I took the arduous task of tasting all the best ice cream...

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]]> https://www.eatingbooks.com/ohio-ice-cream-trail/feed/ 0 5078 VASO Rooftop Lounge https://www.eatingbooks.com/vaso-rooftop-lounge/ https://www.eatingbooks.com/vaso-rooftop-lounge/#respond Thu, 24 May 2018 00:26:26 +0000 http://www.eatingbooks.com/?p=4923 I have no problem with Columbus upping its rooftop game, and VASO is no exception. Located inside The AC Hotel at Bridge Park, a glass elevator takes you to the top floor where Spanish-inspired tapas, cocktails and panoramic views of the Scioto River and Downtown Dublin await. Private cabanas and fire pits line the outside...

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