If I’m not chasing down an unusual meal in a dodgy alley with the excellent Sarah, wise Veronica, or ravenous Ian, you might find me researching a book or otherwise nerding out in Vietnam.
The Quintessence of Ham
The story of his assiette of popes-eyes, the quintessence of ham for sauce, and the gravy of twenty-two partridges for sauce for a brace, was always beyond the credit of any sensible person. –William Verral, A Complete System of Cookery
