“We as Americans have learned to grapple with the natural resource questions. “Where’d that pig come from? How was it raised?”. But we haven’t gotten as good at asking the human resource questions, like “Who were the people who perfected this dish? What’s their story?” We haven’t gotten there but it’s time to.” -John Thomas…
Tag: Barbecue
A Lesson in BBQ Via Texas Brisket
Determining the best place to get barbecue in Texas is like trying to find the best pizza in NYC, at first it feels like an impossible task. Refusing to give away a whole day to waiting at world-renowned Franklin’s BBQ, I heard la Barbecue was one of the next best spots. When I found out…
A Panamanian Chef and His Secret Sauce: A Love Story
On a quiet, unsuspecting road in Bocas Town, I spotted smoke wafting from an open barbecue and I knew I’d found it. I travelled thirty minutes on a bumpy, flooded road to get myself to Octo, for what I’d heard was one of the best restaurants on Isla Colon, maybe in the whole country, for…
The Nourishing Chronicle 