Food in These Unsettling Times

It’s hard to know what words, what perspective to even begin with here. We’re experiencing something so disorienting, so unsettling, so turning-our-world-upside-down, so downright frightening. So truly universal in scope. The emotions, worries, roller-coaster of it all is pretty overwhelming. But there’s food. Food has of course LONG been a [...]

2020-04-08T21:23:44+00:00April 8th, 2020|Cooking at Home, Family and Friends|

A Great Get-Away: Portland

Much as I like to think I'm an organized person, inevitably there are trips when I realize too late something that I failed to pack. Usually remedying the problem just takes a trip to the drug store for some toothpaste, or relying on the room's alarm clock rather than my favorite [...]

2010-12-06T09:28:05+00:00December 6th, 2010|Northwest Character, Regional Treats, Travel|

On the Road: Kentucky

It's probably just as well that the camera was still in my suitcase in the back of the rental car. Probably wouldn't have been a good idea to be taking pictures while driving yesterday afternoon. There had already been a serious accident on I-64, a backup I'd soon be caught [...]

2016-05-04T14:39:22+00:00July 30th, 2008|Restaurants, Travel|

Tastelessness

No judgement here. This isn't about a person's lack of fashion sense nor someone else's questionable "did you hear the one about..." humor. Right now I'm eating a bowl of breakfast cereal that is familiar enough that I feel like I'm tasting it with each spoonful. The crunch and texture help [...]

2008-06-19T07:04:08+00:00June 19th, 2008|Food and Drink|

Wine Pairing, Made Simple

I'm trying to keep an open mind about this..... I got a press release this morning about a new line of wines called Wines That Loveâ„¢.  It sounds a bit odd at first, but read that as "Wines That Love [fill in the blank]." And you can fill in that [...]

2008-05-14T17:31:56+00:00May 14th, 2008|Food and Drink|

A Food Life List

At the culinary professional conference I attended in New Orleans a few weeks ago, one of the most engaging and inspiring workshops I attended was called "Framing the Farmer: A Food Life List, Ten Food Experiences Before I Die." The farmer in question was the eloquent, insightful, soulful Mas Masumoto--author [...]

2021-02-15T21:19:58+00:00May 7th, 2008|Food and Drink|

Back to NOLA

I leave bright and early tomorrow for a week in New Orleans, where I'll be attending the annual conference of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. I'm on the board, so being at the conference is something of a command performance. But I've only missed one conference--San Antonio, for no [...]

2016-05-04T14:05:23+00:00April 12th, 2008|Travel|

On the Road: D.C.

This will be one of those "a picture is [hopefully] worth a thousand words" posts. Although unfortunately, you end up getting nearly a thousand words as well. My little digital camera must have been near capacity when we got home last week from five days in Washington D.C. I can't [...]

2016-05-04T14:01:04+00:00March 31st, 2008|Travel|

Open That Bottle Night #2

For the general population, it was the ninth annual OTBN,  but here at my house it was just the second year we'd joined in the fun. OTBN is a sort of unofficial wine holiday, brilliantly dreamed up by the wine writers from the Wall Street Journal who grew tired of [...]

2008-02-29T20:11:39+00:00February 29th, 2008|Food and Drink|
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