FLAVOURS: PIROUETTES AND PAVLOVAS
PIROUETTES AND PAVLOVAS Written by Samantha Molnar Photography by Madeline Gill Edited by Mateo Jarrín Cuvi – Sometimes I can’t talk. When I can’t talk, I dance. Sure, some people may see my graceful movements as erratic, uncontrolled gesticulating, but to the trained eye, I am conveying a complex range of emotions in a unique … Continue reading
Flavours: She’ll Come Out Swinging
by Mateo Jarrín Cuvi Grecia, my aunt’s pint-sized cook back in Quito, makes one mean empanada. We’re not talking here of the typical flour-based crust filled with meat, chicken or vegetables common to Argentina, Chile, or Bolivia, and delicious in their own right. Her empanadas de verde, fried green plantain turnovers stuffed with cheese that … Continue reading
FLAVOURS: Tasty Little Friends
Tasty Little Friends by Mateo Jarrín Cuvi Growing up, I associated the word “olive” to many things but the savory almond-shaped fruit. For instance, it recalled the first few verses of Federico Garcia Lorca’s poem Romance Sonámbulo, the wind, the branches, the gypsy woman’s flowing hair and dark flesh, all in my mind in various … Continue reading
FLAVOURS: Drop the Balaclavas, Let’s Make Some Baklava!
Welcome to Flavours, Fluster Magazine’s brand new series on the wonderful world of food. Each month Flavours will introduce you to unique and tasty ingredients, dishes and beverages from across the globe via short blog posts that combine humor, infinite knowledge and a slew of photographs borrowed from our generous and heterogeneous Flickr group. Our main … Continue reading
FLAVOURS: BENTO – Il cibo come spettacolo, lo spettacolo del cibo (Bento – Art as food, food as art)
Il Bento – Il cibo come spettacolo, lo spettacolo del cibo (Scroll down for ENGLISH TRANSLATION) di Bogo Alberto Se il Giappone ha da sempre subito il fascino dell’occidente, arrivandone ad archiviare miti e mode con dedizione spesso maniacale, è vero anche che l’occidente non si accorge certo ora della cultura Giapponese e soprattutto della … Continue reading
