With many cuisines I love to explore, the pub grub of the United Kingdom always fascinates me the most.  For years I’ve heard to death of how bland and dull food from Ireland and England always is, but I beg to differ in this culinary culture of the pub.  Perhaps it’s the beer, or the [...]

It was one day when Zuzana took me to see her aunt, and she brought out a casserole that worried her.  She was worried that my non-Slovakian self would not like it.  Look at that image.  What’s not to like?  One can imagine casserole with leftovers out of the fridge and even think of something [...]

To this day, I’ve always been surprised at the poor opinion many share of English and Irish cuisine. The noted opinions came from comedians like Denis Leary and Tim Allen, with ideas that the food is boiled all day into a nice liquid you can sip through a straw or it’s just plain bland. In [...]