Monthly Archives: April 2008

Blueberry pancakes and senseless self-promotion

Posted on April 30, 02008 by Fremont

After a meeting with a fella from my department, I followed a craving for blueberry pancakes to Coffee in the West Village. This is one of the exceptions to my no blueberries except from New Jersey in July rule. I’ll … Continue reading →

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A good prandium

Posted on April 29, 02008 by Fremont

For those of you still wondering what the hades prandium is, here is a pretty near-perfect picture of one. The natural lighting is just about spot on too. I’m still crunching, like a hard pretzel, through tomorrow night. For those … Continue reading →

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Rain days

Posted on April 28, 02008 by Fremont

The monsu and its residents seem to be enjoying their new locale. Rain days in Gotham are perfect for staying in and getting work done. If it rains straight through the 13th, is fine with me. I won’t feel guilty … Continue reading →

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Sakura are blooming

Posted on April 27, 02008 by Fremont

Seventeen days left. Still working on edits and writing. But wanted to share and care some beautiful sakura with you and you and you. If you’ve any romantic inclinations, this is the season to prepare a picnic lunch for a … Continue reading →

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A bowl of oat bran

Posted on April 26, 02008 by Fremont

Have you eaten your oat bran today? Eighteen days left in the term. Writing and editing continues. Buen provecho et bon nuit..

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Smoke break

Posted on April 25, 02008 by Fremont

Writing and editing under deadlines. If I were still a smoker, now would make a fine time to step out onto my balcony. But, the only thing smoking, or smoked, in this house was the brook trout from the greenmarket. … Continue reading →

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Prandium this week

Posted on April 24, 02008 by Fremont

I’m not going to my dearest Fairway again this week. The news reports of worldwide grain shortages actually have me somewhat scared away. I don’t want to contribute to a run on the markets here in Gotham. Usually on each … Continue reading →

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Fruitarian in Siberian spring

Posted on April 23, 02008 by Fremont

02007 vintage cold storage apples have seen their days. Please don’t make me eat another one, with their puckering skins and flesh turned to meal. A monsu from the last bunch I bought at the Morningside greenmarket’s been sitting on … Continue reading →

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Water on Tap—Uptown edition

Posted on April 22, 02008 by Fremont

For this week’s Water on Tap, Daily Prandium phoned six health food restaurants in the nearly upstate neighborhoods of Gotham. Contact information for these establishments are listed here. To refresh your recollection, the premise of this series is simple—to learn … Continue reading →

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A fiddlehead fancy

Posted on April 21, 02008 by Fremont

On a warm, variably sunny and cloudy Sunday afternoon in April, along a swampy riverbank somewhere upstate, a girl and her two poodles, a Slow Foodist from Munich, a wacky naturalist foraging guide, and a bunch of amature foragers went … Continue reading →

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Reading the A train

Posted on April 21, 02008 by Fremont

The MTA and Poetry Society select poems, as part of the Poetry in Motion program, to post on Gotham’s beloved metro system. One from this years’ selections includes an excerpt from In My Craft and Sullen Art by Dylan Thomas. … Continue reading →

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Ssh, I’m foraging fiddleheads

Posted on April 20, 02008 by Fremont

Daily Prandium is off this morning to forage with Wildman Steve Brill. Today is the big day. We should find fiddlehead ferns, among other rare and delightful wild edibles. Will report back this evening. Ciao for niao..

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Don’t be a hater

Posted on April 19, 02008 by Fremont

The food world seems to harbor it’s share of blog haters. I first encountered this back in mid-March at a panel discussion on campus. I was mildly put off by comments then, especially considering the panelists are involved with blogs … Continue reading →

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I had a winegasm in Queens..

Posted on April 18, 02008 by Fremont

..and survived to tap the tale. It’s really not much of a tale, or I’m not tapping it here. But somehow a friend convinced me to drive out to Astoria for dinner and a movie. Amazingly, I didn’t get lost … Continue reading →

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A weekday afternoon in springtime omelette

Posted on April 17, 02008 by Fremont

The weather has been so fine. Two poodles have been hiking me up to the park and making me practice throwing the ball until my shoulder aches. No worries. I can handle all sorts of aches. The walks, the sun, … Continue reading →

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Dinner and lunch, breakfast pending

Posted on April 16, 02008 by Fremont

Yesterday, a colleague and new friend, N and I had lunch at Community Food & Juice. It’s a newer place in Morningside, and opened maybe several months ago. We made plans after bonding last week on the night we both … Continue reading →

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Hungry ghost

Posted on April 15, 02008 by Fremont

If there’s an aftercarbon, this would be a terrible place to wind up. Itadakemasu..

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Trois poulets pour deux poodles

Posted on April 14, 02008 by Fremont

Poodle penicillin Serves two poodles with belly aches Roast poulet breast, chopped One egg scrambled and chopped Chicken bouillon Dry biali chopped, leaving off any parts with onion Divide ingredients about evenly into two small bowls, then mix with a … Continue reading →

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Water on Tap—Upper West Side edition

Posted on April 13, 02008 by Fremont

There has been much brouhaha in the press about drinking tap versus bottled water. Last summer, heads of the food world like Alice Waters, Marion Nestle, and Michael Pollan declared tap is best. And environmentalists cited concerns related to the … Continue reading →

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Prandium this week

Posted on April 12, 02008 by Fremont

The larder is running low—on the fresh produce end; there’s never a shortage of starch—and haven’t been to the Greenmarket in the past week. This doesn’t look pretty. Prandium this week.. Café au lait (Porto rico fair trade beans & … Continue reading →

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Gross out safe treyf

Posted on April 11, 02008 by Fremont

I made my way back downtown to HSF today. The restaurant is at a diagonal opposite, to the south and east, from my abode on this island of Gotham. That is pretty far. HSF happens to be where I had … Continue reading →

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I’m having a secret affair

Posted on April 10, 02008 by Fremont

After a meeting tonight on campus with my partners for the Vermont milk to maple project, I walked over to Chinatown. I went looking for a restaurant that serves chicken feet to take pictures of for the ‘gross out’ foods … Continue reading →

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More dreams of Orphic Memory Sausages

Posted on April 9, 02008 by Fremont

The picture’s of a watermelon sculpture by Hugh McMahon, who’s also quite well known for his pumpkin carving. The piece went on display tonight for the second night of the Umami food and art festival. I played the good art … Continue reading →

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Dreaming of Orphic Memory Sausages

Posted on April 8, 02008 by Fremont

Volunteering tonight for opening night of Umami was a great excuse to get out of my place for the evening and meet folks like myself working in food, art, and publishing. But it was also a great event that took … Continue reading →

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Will write for food

Posted on April 7, 02008 by Fremont

Recently I received a call for a freelance writing job. The timing was somewhat serendipitous as I planned to pick up my French passport at the Consulat the next day. Yes, the two events are relational. But I won’t be … Continue reading →

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Umami: food and art festival

Posted on April 6, 02008 by Fremont

The Umami food and art festival opens Tuesday at 7pm with a water tasting, followed by Mimi Oka and Doug Fitch’s performance piece, Orphic Memory Sausage. They instantly became my new favourite artists when I visited their studio last autumn … Continue reading →

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The true cost of free tater tots

Posted on April 5, 02008 by Fremont

After scanning through my picture files, I decided to open the office. I Just couldn’t bring myself to stay away today. It feels like cheating. But I have been considering finding a contributing writer to give me one day off … Continue reading →

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Fiddlehead fest 02008

Posted on April 4, 02008 by Fremont

It must be spring. The fiddleheads are back. The first batch of fiddlehead, aka ostrich, ferns of the season arrived at Fairway on Wednesday—4:30 on the nose—the produce manager told me when I called to inquire. The first shipment came … Continue reading →

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Liberté Ambassadeur

Posted on April 3, 02008 by Fremont

My devotion to Liberté is now elevated to a whole new level. It’s provoking that warm fuzzy, special feeling and tingling sensation allover. I signed up to volunteer as a Liberté Ambassadeur. You can get the warm fuzzies allover too … Continue reading →

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Prandium this week

Posted on April 2, 02008 by Fremont

Perhaps a new cyber friend and fellette blogger Amloki, who writes about writing, will appreciate this dilemma. I am tapping under a Monday deadline for a new freelance writing job I started last week. For every word I tap it … Continue reading →

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Daily Prandium—April edition

Posted on April 1, 02008 by Fremont

Welcome to the April edition of Daily Prandium. I hope you’re enjoying reading as much as I am growing and evolving with it every day. This month’s editorial calendar is booking up and will include amuse bouches, more of my … Continue reading →

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