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Labouyi Bannann: Haitian Comfort

Posted on January 16, 2010 by Michael Procopio

I don’t much feel like being clever today. My thoughts are 3,286 miles away in Port-au-Prince, a city I have yet to visit. Perhaps it is the fact that I live in a city that has been devastated by earthquakes … Continue reading →

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The Henri Bergson: A Chicken-and-Egg Salad Sandwich

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Michael Procopio

Which came first: the chicken salad or the egg salad? It’s a question I’d never bothered to ask myself before this year. Until recently, I don’t think I’ve ever much cared, since I’ve never considered myself much of a creamy, protein-based … Continue reading →

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Poke the Ones You Love This Christmas.

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Michael Procopio

As it turns out, Mele Kalikimaka really is the thing to say on a bright Hawai’ian Christmas Day.  So, in honor of all my friends from The Islands Big and not-so-Big, I am saying “Merry Christmas” with a big bowl … Continue reading →

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Fritos Misto.

Posted on December 19, 2009 by Michael Procopio

About a week ago, I had some friends over for snacks and mulled cider before heading off for an evening of strange aural excitement. As we were all gathered around the coffee table chatting, I asked my friend Rebecca what … Continue reading →

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Glögg– A Holiday Godsend

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Michael Procopio

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Every %@*&-ing where I go. The store windows, the hideous wreaths on the bumpers of SUVs, the Holiday sweaters, the music (please, God, make it stop). I’m already up to my turtleneck … Continue reading →

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Elsieberry Pudding

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Michael Procopio

I have always had this thing for Southern people. I don’t know exactly what it is about them, but I tend to collect them much in the same way I collect Canadians and Edward Gorey first editions. Maybe it was … Continue reading →

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Turkey Hash: A Black Friday Breakfast

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Michael Procopio

(Yes, I know it is Saturday, but this post was written yesterday for the Friday slot over at Bay Area Bites. Please suspend any sort of calendric disbelief you might harbor and stay with me…) Well Happy Black Friday, everyone, … Continue reading →

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The Cesare: Tossing My Own Salad.

Posted on November 22, 2009 by Michael Procopio

I’m a sucker for a great Caesar salad. Call me old school, but there are few things that can beat it in my book. Garlicky, lemony, cheesy, and anchovy-y, if there is such a word. If there isn’t, there should … Continue reading →

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Persimmons: Fu. Yu.

Posted on November 14, 2009 by Michael Procopio

If you think these fuyu persimmons seem to be looking wide-eyed off into space, you’re wrong. They’re looking into the future– namely, theirs. Shortly after this photo was taken, they were mercilessly vivisected and consumed by me, the author of … Continue reading →

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Tarte Tatin: A Promise Kept

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Michael Procopio

The other day, I received an email from my friend Ron, who had recently returned from a long weekend in Paris, which is something people who live in New York can do without killing themselves, time-wise: “I had such a … Continue reading →

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