Three Dozen Plus One
Today is my birthday. I’m not afraid of coming birthdays, and I don’t intend to stop the count-up. Despite all of its challenges (living with teenagers, IRS tax audit, five year old with pneumonia),...
View ArticleSuper Crap
Here’s what some people don’t understand: you can be a food freak without being a food snob. If ever there was a testament to that, it would be the feast of SuperBowl Sunday. The issue isn’t the...
View ArticleSouper Tuesday
After the all the caucusing, I’m sure you’ll want to burrow into the couch with a piping hot bowl of intellegence and comfort. With each spoonful you’ll feel better, listen a little less to the talking...
View ArticleOf Ice-fishing, Lust, and BBQ
Speaking of running into ex-crushes … There I was at the DMV, getting my license renewed when I thought I recognized the guy sitting in the row behind me. Because I was thoroughly primped for my...
View ArticleV-Day Food Flix
Being married to the restaurant industry means that, for me, today is not that special. My entire adult life I’ve either worked the night or sat home while my sig other does. My own special tradition...
View ArticleDay Off/On
Today is one of those odd holidays. Some people have the day off, others must work. Restaurants are clearly open, but school is closed. There’s no real celebration or gift-giving or feast involved, but...
View ArticleText Your Tuna
If you’re one of those people who is annoyed by restaurant texters, thumbs madly pumping away on their phone while they ignore the others at their table, relax. They may be saving the ocean. The Blue...
View ArticleCitrus Sensation
Some people have gone out of their way to make a perfectly good Fuji apple smell and taste like a grape. They call it a Grapple. There are also those who feel that plums should taste like apricots and...
View ArticleHarvest Moon
First of all, I swore that I would never move back home. I was city-bound and the suburbs could eat my dust, for all I cared. And I had a cute little house in Tangletown and lived a happy life with a...
View ArticleWhat I Saw at the Food & Wine Show
The convention center was predictably packed for the Food and Wine show this weekend. I managed to skulk through the aisles and saw some good stuff: Top Bite: the Hope Creamery salted butter on a...
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