@richardpf.bsky.social
Food, Wine, Sake, & Spirits Writer (passionatefoodie.blogspot.com). Author of Tipsy Sensei series. Voracious reader. Fan of TTRPGs. Cat lover.
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08.10.2025 20:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oh hey @richardpf.bsky.social
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I've revised/expanded my article "The Origin of Chinese Duck Sauce: Did Boston "Invent" It?"
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Rant: What Do You Know About Boston's Chinatown? passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2025/10/rant...
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The Science of Sake & Food Pairings. Why Sake pairs with so many different foods. #Sake #SakeDay
01.10.2025 14:38 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Happy International Sake Day! Celebrate by learning the History of Sake Breweries in the US, which extend back to California in 1902! #Sake #Sakeday
01.10.2025 14:29 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0"O what an ugly sight the man who thinks he’s wise and never drinks sake!”
--Otomo no Tabito (c. 662-731)
Raise a glass of Saké today and celebrate International Saké Day ("Nihonshu no Hi"). Saké Day originated in 1978 by a declaration of the Japan Saké Brewers Association.
On Saturday, Oct. 4, from 1-4pm, please join me for a special Sake Tasting at Victoria Hill Wine in Melrose. We'll pour 5 different Sakes, & likely with cheese. It'll be a tasty & informative event. Come and learn more about Sake, while getting to taste & experience 5 intriguing Sakes. #sake
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Do you remember when many local Chinese restaurants served bread & butter with their food? Why did Chinese restaurants first start serving bread & butter, especially considering it's not traditional for their cuisine? Let's examine some history of this matter.
22.09.2025 12:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
I've revised/expanded my "History of Boston's Chinatown and Its Restaurants: 1960s", and it's now at least twice the previous length. You'll find recipes for Duck Sauce & Chinese Spareribs, Joyce Chen & Mandarin restaurants, new restaurants, & more.
10.09.2025 11:54 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Picked up the Whistlepig 15 Year Old Estate Oak Rye Single Barrel for an excellent price at Wegmans ($50-$75 less than most stores). One of my Favorite Ryes. #whiskey
05.09.2025 21:16 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
photo de Cheap, healthy, sustainable and delicious – why mussels are a no-brainer
Cheap, healthy, sustainable and delicious – why mussels are a no-brainer
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/sep/03/cheap-healthy-sustainable-and-delicious-why-mussels-are-a-no-brainer
During the time of Cleopatra, in ancient Egypt, if a baby had teething problems, what was the solution? “The standard cure was to feed the child a fried mouse.”
—Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff
Win 2 Tickets to a special Stags' Leap Winery three-course wine dinner being held at Matria in the InterContinental Boston on Thursday, August 21, at 7pm! Read the blog for the rules on how to enter. passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2025/08/win-...
12.08.2025 13:29 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
At the Cormorant in Newburyport, I tried their Bourbon Cream Soda ($10), a simple cream soda, bourbon and bitters. And I was impressed! Refreshing, tasty, and not overly sweet. A great summer drink, and now I'll have to make it at home.
07.08.2025 16:03 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Happy National Oyster Day! Today, learn about one of the best oysters that you probably have never heard of before. The Mali Ston Oyster from Croatia.
05.08.2025 13:08 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Sorry North End, but there's no evidence that you created Scali Bread. Instead, Fitchburg has that claim to fame, back to the Sunlight Bakery in 1941. In fact, throughout the 1940s, the only references to Scali Bread were from that Fitchburg bakery. passionatefoodie.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...
05.08.2025 13:03 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Looks like Sword World, the biggest original Japanese TTRPG, is finally getting an official English traslation. Crowdfunding next year but a quickstart pdf is available
mugengaming.com/blogs/news/m...
This is Ipswich, Massachusetts.
31.07.2025 01:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Goddess colossal statue, MFA boston
From the Museum of Fine Arts, since I've been thinking about Boston today.
Funny story, was to meet my friend @richardpf.bsky.social here at the MFA but we didn't coordinate where. He found me easily...in the Greek and Roman section (because he knows me all too well)
If you ever come back to the Boston area, we'll go to the Clam Box!
30.07.2025 11:53 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Want ideas for a culinary day trip? Here's an itinerary for the Ipswich area, including bakeries, farms, a clam shack, candy shop, breakfast spots, a fish market, and more. It's one my own favorite day trips, especially on Fridays.
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Rant: You Should Celebrate World Baijiu Day! #Baijiu #Spirit #China
28.07.2025 12:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A review of the 2015 Valdespino La Especial Manzanilla En Rama: A Wine of Joy. This is a rarity, a Vintage Sherry (Jerez de Añada), and it was an impressive wine. More people need to experience the wonders of Sherry. #wine #sherry
22.07.2025 13:08 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Posto, a Pizza & Italian cuisine restaurant, recently relocated to Assembly Row in Somerville. The restaurant has long been one of my favorites, and the cuisine at the new location is just as delicious as ever. And their Roasted Garlic pizza could protect you from an army of vampires!
14.07.2025 14:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
This weekend, for my Birthday, I'll be opening this unique Palo Cortado Sherry, which is an average age of 130-150 years old. It helps you feel young when you can open a wine that is older than you. Or even two to three times older than you. #wine
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