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The best find at your Farmer’s Market isn’t the food.
Posted on March 9, 2010 | 12 Comments“I spent 20 years in the grocery business, I never saw my kids and I felt under appreciated. Today, I am here, having a great time, selling the best frick’n... -
What I learned from Chef
Posted on February 17, 2010 | 4 CommentsLast week on one of my favorite blogs there was a posting about Anthony Bourdain’s experience at French Laundry. Watching the video, its easy to become wrapped up in Bourdain’s... -
Drinks to share with your Valentine: #4 Champagne
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 2 CommentsI felt elegant just holding the bottle. The sanguine heft of the mysteriously dark glass piqued my curiosity. “That is a really nice bottle of Champagne. He must really like... -
Noodles made with a handful of this and that.
Posted on January 16, 2010 | 1 CommentA great portion of my family is German, I have Bucholtz and Heinzelman surnames in my genealogy to prove it. Germans are known for many things: invading countries, fine engineering... -
The lazy locavore confession
Posted on January 7, 2010 | 3 CommentsI believe in eating local. I DO! I especially like the local Italian restaurant around the corner. No, no. I am kidding. I like using natural, local ingredients when I... -
Fit Foodie: Vegetarianism through a meateater’s eyes.
Posted on January 5, 2010 | 1 Comment“Ewwwwwwwww! That’s disgusting! How can you eat that?” my friend M screams as I indulge in a foie-gras hotdog (yes, it exists). Surely, my face registers my puzzled amazement that...