Cuisine
Art & Palate
Going from discovering an Australian blogs to Australian artists who paint food images…These artists featured in the book The Artist’s Lunch also have submitted recipes for this opulent book. Here’s a fantastic painting of Quinces by Jeffery Smart. And the cover of the book is equally as splendid — a feast for the eyes! That rooster’s tail feathers could be angel hair pasta. I like the artist, Salvatore Zofrea’s quote, “I see the dish on the table as the link that brings everyone together to become one.” Here’s a blog to check out, Feasting on Art. I like the way it’s set up to pair artwork with actual recipes. Very…
Artini
Hurry and vote! This fun contest is ending on April 30th. Vote for your favorite artistic + martini = artini at these hot spots around DC. The event culminates with a party at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Darn that I didn’t know about this until now. I would have had one more excuse to visit all these restaurants and sample their artini versions, for I think there is an art to making a good martini. I hope they’ll still be offered after the fact.
Serendipty 3 day blitz
So many things to write about and I find myself catching up after a three day blitz celebrating the blessing of my 20th wedding anniversary on April 17th — the one we celebrate annually — without Leap Year. Firstly, my husband, Peter, and I went to Napoleon Bistro. I figured since I had written about it we should check it out and we wanted something fairly casual, good and hip. This fit the bill. The food was excellent. The paleron, a slow-roasted meat dish, absolutely melted in my mouth. The setting was romantic in the deep-red, Empire-theme decor with contemporary black and gold stripes. The lounge with the silver, metallic…
