A GLOBAL GARNISH

A Traveling Chef Shares Food and Fundamentals

Warming Up in the Twin Cities with Hot Stone Bowls (Dolsot) and Be Bim Bap

Posted on 2013/01/23 by The Global Garnish Geek

Korean Stone Bowl (Dolsot)

Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN (the Twin Cities), one of my favorite Midwestern cities, has always intrigued me for its ethnic diversity. I can understand why the Swedes and Norwegians settled there — lots of ice, snow and long winters. You can see why they would enjoy the popular Minnesota winter sports: cross-country skiing (which I love), ice-fishing (which I find bewildering), and curling (which I find fascinating and will be the subject of a later post). Continue reading →

2012 Smorgasbord Menu — Assembled by Friends of A Global Garnish

Posted on 2013/01/04 by The Global Garnish Geek

Pickled Herring, Eggs, Cucumbers and Beet Salad

Pickled Herring (Inlagd Sill), Eggs, Cucumbers and Beet Salad (Rodbetesalad)

Every year for the past 17 years, my good-hearted friends have allowed me to plan our menu for our year-end progressive dinner. They really are silly about the whole process — each year thanking me profusely for planning the menu and giving out assignments. Don’t they know that this is an ideal situation for me?? Have fun planning a lengthy menu and then give out assignments for everyone else to prepare?? It is second best only to having a commercial kitchen and staff at your beck and call. Continue reading →