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Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Where are the Best Breakfast Breads?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Every Tuesday morning I head to Candler Park for a fix of breakfast muffins from the Flying Biscuit — and usually bring in a half-dozen or so for my co-workers, who love the array (lemon cream cheese, chocolate, carrot cream cheese, raspberry blueberry, chocolate chip, banana nut) so much that Tuesday has lovingly been dubbed “muffin day” at work.
Quickbreads have their own special place for most of us, especially during the holidays. The best are moist and dense, with lots of spice and Proustian memories. A coworker brought in a scrumptious pumpkin loaf (called “party at my place pumpkin”) from the newly opened Breadwinner in Sandy Springs. Aromatic and moist, it was a perfect slice with a hot cup of joe. Another favorite is Alon’s ( in VA/HI) nutty pumpkin bread, which is so moist it will cling to the tines of your fork (if you are so inclined to use one).
Mmmmm… this is making me hungry. So where does Atlanta go for the best quickbreads, muffins and biscuits?
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$1,500 for a ham?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Next summer, a few Americans who’ve shelled out more money for one piece of prize pork than many of us spend on groceries for four months, will taste their first forkful of acorn-fed Jamon Iberico Bellota hams.
If you want to read what makes this ham so unique, besides munching on acorns for five months and a fat content that’s abundant (and closer to olive oil than saturated animal fat), check out their story on the Jamon Iberico Bellota web site.
But back to the real question. $1,500 a stunning amount of money to spend on one ham. You can pick up the low-acorn version of Iberico ham for just $800 at La Tienda, which specializes in imported Spanish foods. If you can get one — the hams are just coming in, and some customers put down deposits as long as five years ago.
Or you could spend less than $20 on a supermarket ham.
Is there any single food that’s worth that much money? What’s the most you’ve ever spent on something to eat, and was it worth it?
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