Author Archives: John J. Goddard

Holiday Plops

Through some miracle of Sweet Providence I’ve emerged from the bewildering commotion of Thanksgiving proceedings relatively unscathed. I suffered no emotional contusions, though I was attacked physically by a frozen prawn, a three-year-old child and a menopausal feline. Thankfully these did not come all at once.
The Supper was lovely. A standard-fare affair. The family wasn’t

Casu Marzu of Sardinia

Isn’t that a lovely loaf of undercooked bread? No, it certainly is not. It is a cheese, and not just any cheese. It is the infamous and loved, sought after and reviled casu marzu of Sardinia, Italy, which is not only the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea ruled by giant sardines, but also

Re-Launch

Yep. Clean slate.