Years in Food
- February 3, 2021: 2020 in Food
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A Cubano from Enriqueta’s in Miami is a great way to start the year.
I decided to break off the cookbooks from my Year in Books post because there were a lot of cookbooks this year—and a lot of food that isn’t book related.
When the year started, it was going to be a year of glorious travel—and glorious food. In early February I had a craving for a really good Cubano. So I texted a friend, used some airline points, and we went to Miami and Key West. The Cubano came from Enriqueta’s Sandwich Shop. We also hit a lot of bakeries; this chocolate-filled pastry came from Rosetta Bakery.
It snowed in Texas while I was in the water at Miami Beach. So that worked out well.
Then, in March, I went to Raleigh for a business meeting and stayed on to try some new restaurants and visit some used bookstores; that’s when things started getting weird. The evening I arrived, walking back to the hotel after a very nice meal, I noticed a sign at a CVS:
SOLD OUT OF CLOROX WIPES HAND SANITIZER ALCOHOL MASKS LYSOL
It was like the slow descent into an end of the world movie, such as Vincent Price in The Last Man on Earth.
The very nice meal I was walking back from was Bida Manda where I’d had crispy pork belly soup and stuffed Anaheim peppers. I had a lot of very good food in Raleigh, but that first meal was a standout.
A chocolate pastry from Rosetta Bakery in Miami is not a bad start to the year.
Crispy pork belly soup at Bida Manda in Raleigh. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful trip.
Raw salmon marinated in lemon juice and basil; and pan-fried salmon skin on the side. The French definitely know how to live.
- The Case for Books in 2015
- In 2015, I read a lot of books… and bought a lot more. That’s not a sustainable market plan.
More New Year
- Ten years ago today
- What was I doing ten years ago? Watching movies, writing, and complaining about bad incentives in technology. It’s been a good decade for all three of those.