Late winter / early spring in Helsinki is not the greatest time of the year. After months of pristine winter weather, long brisk walks on the ice-covered sea become treacherous affairs. Snow turns into a dirty, shoe-ruining slush and everybody seems to come down with a cold. Hearty stews are a great antidote and survival [...]

I’m sure many of you fellow foodies get occassional nagging cravings that can’t be cured by any other means than a proper cooking session with the right ingredients. In my case the problem often is that I don’t exactly know what I want. A few days ago I was once again unsatisfied with my planned [...]

We have cooked *a lot* of fish lately. More will follow, but tonight I have serious red meat cravings and will just make a sirloin steak. Last year when we travelled in Argentina, I came across the best bife de lomo I have ever eaten. Argentine beef is tasty and tender beyond belief. It was [...]

Sometimes happiness lies in simple things. The same applies to food: when the milieu is right, you’ve got the appetite and have good friends around you, even the simplest of dishes can taste delicious (or palatable at least ;) Lenkkimakkara or saunawurst is a Finnish specialty, a cheap overgrown link sausage with bologna-like consistency. Despite [...]

Lounastimme viime viikonloppuna Queensissä 74. kadulla sijaitsevassa Jackson Dinerissa joka tarjoaa halpaa ja taivaallista intialaista ruokaa buffetista. Ensikäynnillä poikkesin ei-intialaisen näköisenä joukosta, mutta nyt asiakaskunta oli muuttunut sekoitukseksi liberaalimummoja, krapulaisia hipstereitä ja paikallisia perheitä. Jackson Heightsissa sijaitsee noin korttelin kokoinen mini-Bombay, jossa sarikaupat kilpailevat asiakkaista, kulta on satsumankeltaista, elintarvikeliikkeet sisältävät aivan fantastisia maustevalikoimia, ja desit [...]