Grilled Oysters with Tarragon Butter
I never had a grilled oyster until I moved to the Pacific Northwest. It seemed almost heretical to take such a delicate, luxurious food ...
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crispy tofu pad thai
Like a lot of people who go way back in the land of food blogs, I learned how to make pad thai from Pim ...
Bonnat Chocolate
I learned about Bonnat chocolate on a trip to Voiron way-back-when, well over a decade ago, when I wanted to visit the Chartreuse distillery, ...
Martinez Cocktail
There’s a lot of discussion, and some dissension, about the origin of the Martinez cocktail. It’s made with gin and vermouth, and is served ...
fig newtons
I have grandma tastes. I don’t have a pocketbook full of butterscotch candies or a plastic cover on the sofa or anything, but I’m ...
Eating, Dining, and Drinking in Edinburgh (part 2)
Continuing our edible (and drinkable) adventures in Edinburgh, I insisted after we hit the farmers’ market that we stop at Mary’s Milk Bar. A ...
Eating, Dining, and Drinking in Edinburgh
One of the many places on my bucket list of places to visit has been Scotland. In each place on that ever-growing list, there’s ...
asparagus and egg salad with walnuts and mint
I found my new favorite spring lunch salad while I was hiding from a pot of brisket, which is the kind of thing that ...
Chocolate Pots de Creme
I’m not a huge beer drinker. I joke that I only drink beer if I’m on a sunny beach in Mexico, thinking that someone ...
L’appart Talk at The American Library in Paris
This Wednesday, April 4th, I’ll be at The American Library in Paris as part of their Evenings with an Author, in conversation with Alec ...
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