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Last Update: Mon Jun 9 06:48:24 2008

+ The French Cafe + I don't tend to write a lot about bad food or restaurant experiences, since there are so many other interesting things to write [...] rolled around, and the traffic from Lincoln to Omaha was brutal. We made it to the Old Market, which was packed with throngs of

+ London + Well, Berch on Food is back from this fall's set of travels, and I have a full sheaf of notes and several gigabytes of photos to [...] We boarded on time and were escorted to our "suites" on the Boeing 777. There are only 10 seats in F on United 777s, and each is a

+ Eating in Pleasanton + Berch on Food spent most of the last half of September and the first half of October in Europe, and of course there's plenty to be [...] to the hopefully-to-be-revived Eatin' in Lincoln for the name, and to the amazingly energetic Eater SF for the inspiration.)

+ Nebraska roundup, part 3 + This last trip began in a decidedly unusual manner, in that when we headed from the airport into Lincoln's Haymarket district [...] Chinese classics -- kung pao beef and chicken, General Tso's chicken, Mongolian beef, salt-and-pepper shrimp, and a variety of s

+ Coming soon - the all-new Berch on Food! + Watch this space for further developments. Berch on Food was off the air for most of the last two weeks due to network [...] after the network was repaired. All is well, Berch has not stopped eating, and there are exciting developments in the works...

+ Nebraska roundup, part 2 + Looking forward to another trip to Nebraska next week reminds me to put together a roundup of my last trip in February and [...] formed into a bun and baked in the oven. It's not clear how the bierock became a Runza -- whether the name is traditional or invent

+ Turmeric + Part 2 of the Nebraska Roundup is on deck, but in the meantime I wanted to rave about a couple of local places, both somewhat [...] Goat Curry from Punjab.) On my recent trip with a group, we were able to sample a good selection of delicacies, starting with th

+ Nebraska roundup, part 1 + Since eating the Chanukah brisket with my dad last December, I think I've spent nearly as much time in Nebraska as I have here [...] clams, octopus, squid, and fish, all sauteed with broccoli and cauliflower, garnished with avocados, lettuce, limes, and orang

+ The Berch family brisket + It is said that all Jewish holidays reduce to the simple formula, "They tried to kill us -- we won -- let's eat!" (original source [...] flat, and very lean, and produces the flat cut. The upper muscle, often called the "cap", is somewhat dome-shaped. You want bot

+ Turducken + It all started when my dad decided that he really didn't want to cook Thanksgiving dinner this year, after all. He's 88, and while [...] Mateo was putting on a special dinner, but it looked a little more elaborate than my dad might like. I solicited advice from fr

+ Berch on Cruises, part 3: helicopters and glaciers + Wednesday, August 9, dawned cool and grey like much of the week preceding. I was up early, out on the balcony, trying to divine [...] safety vests and ice overboots. The flights were running on time, which meant a quick walk over to our craft, which was a Euroocopte

+ Berch on Cruises, part 2: formal night, ports of call, and the thermal sanctuary + Our first full day on the ship was uneventful, though it began with somewhat of a mistake: we decided to try the dining-room [...] a hoary old tradition dating back to the age of ocean liners and widely grumbled about among passengers, who nevertheless manage