2013 in Food in Pictures

Schoop’s!

Sean’s special wedding pretzel for J & I

Chinese medicine: cordyceps

Salsas from the bar at Pollo Vagabundo

Latham Zearfoss’ lovely installation at R&C

Fresh octo at Greek Islands

Shimeji shroomz

Cheese goo w/ chicharron: E2thaZ3

Late night snaxx mosaic w J

The boyz overdoing it at Ghareeb Nawaz

Home made grilled pork neck larb

Chinese medicine: gecko

Renegade cabeza stand on Western @ Logan

Entomophogy book from Bob Loescher’s food book collection @ Flaxman Library

My first Town Topic!

Happy accident at Riegor Hotel & Exchange for Bread KC! brunch

Reluctantly, my fave BBQ (so far) in KC @ Oklahoma Joe’s

Molly Hewitt killing it on the food product art

Birthday lunch: Kai Tod @ Rainbow Thai

Birthday lunch: Naem khao tod @ Rainbow Thai

Birthday dinner: Chilled tofu @ Sumi Robata Bar

Birthday dinner: assorted skewers @ Sumi Robata Bar

Bubblegum-lookin raw kibbeh @ Al Ajami, Dearborn, MI

Bachelor party lengua

Cockles salad @ Isaan Station, LA

Carmen’s big ol’ airport calamari martini

Survival snaxx for Mike’s bday: foraged mushroom pinxtos & Spam musubi

Nice looking lobster roll from Odie Dog’s food truck, Douglas, MI

nuff said

Bizarro Lunch, Ox-Bow

The how-many-rubberbands-does-it-take-to-explode-a-watermelon-game

Escabeche

Chicken

Hen

Epic haul of honey & hen mushrooms that I cooked up for our wedding rehearsal dinner

Manitowoc, WI

Bounty of the Northwoods camping bfast

Wild blueberries (w wedding band)

Best pulpo of the year at Boston Fish Market, Des Plaines

Mural @ Stony Sub

Deep fried Jim Shoe @ Super Sub, Marquette Park

Porcine love @ Carnitas Uruapan

Hoop house at Growing Power

My man, Yoland’s Mississippi Delta Tamale cart

Flirty Momo food truck, Milwaukee

Hmong farmer’s market, Milwaukee

Hmong grocery, Milwaukee

Dainty sandwiches at Duran European Sandwiches

Old school: Heston Supper Club

J’s meyer lemon tree

Egg Foo Young @ “Little” Three Happiness

The always-photogenic Pollo Vagabundo

Found donut-scape, West Loop

Holiday cheer @ R&C

Food porn from Piranha in the Stew

Solomillo (sirloin) pinxto @ Gondaria’s, Donostia- San Sebastián

Suckling pig pinxto @ La Cucaracha de San Telmo, Donostia- San Sebastián

Jamon Iberico de Bellotá

The classiest of the pinxto bars with their cured fish, Bar Antonio, Donostia- San Sebastián

Igueldo pinxto, Bar Antonio, Donostia- San Sebastián

Merluza (hake) with fried peppers and onions, Petretegi Tolare Sagardotegia, Astigarraga, Gipuzkoa

Learning the cider pour steez, Petretegi Tolare Sagardotegia, Astigarraga, Gipuzkoa

And how the locals do it

Weird xmas snake cake, Donostia- San Sebastian

Decadently classy pan-euro Xmas eve snacks

Doner guy, Mustafa’s Gemuse Kebap, Berlin

The legendary Mustafa’s Gemuse Kebap, Berlin

My first (and last?) currywurst, Curry 36, Berlin

Berlin grocery store oddities

Berlin grocery store oddities

The good stuff: smoked speck

Amazing portable wood-fired oven, Alexanderplatz Christmas Market, Berlin

Kofte sandwich, Gel Gor, Kreuzberg, Berlin