Food
Chopped Liver Stories
Part Two I can’t understand why people are so down on liver, especially on chopped liver. I take their rejection of it personally. I want to shout at them: “I’ll bet you’ve never even really … Continued
Author: Ari
Food
Chopped Liver Stories
Part One It’s nearly twenty years now since I wrote this essay. I think it was a year or so after my grandmother, Belle Perlis, passed away. Writing is one of the best ways I’ve … Continued
Food
Eating Great Anchovies
To understand just how readily Mediterranean peoples eat anchovies you really have to visit one of the many wonderful markets, say in Marseilles, Barcelona or Genoa. In the Mediterranean people shop for anchovies with the … Continued
Food
Buying Better Anchovies
Ari on Anchovies, Part 3 of 3 Although you and I see them mostly in tins or jars, anchovies actually do start out swimming in the sea. This seemingly obvious fact always makes me wonder … Continued
Food
Affirmative Anchovy Action
Ari on Anchovies, Part 2 of 3 If you are already an anchovy lover then you’re probably pretty familiar with the concept of keeping one’s fervor for these little fish on the QT. Being into … Continued
Food
Professions of an Anchovy Lover
Ari on Anchovies, Part 1 of 3 The food world today is filled with some seriously glamorous subjects; for openers, Bacon, of course, is as big it gets. Balsamic vinegar (the real stuff of course), … Continued