Coriander Beer with Bloody Mary in a Barn in Chicago
Ever walked into a barn in the middle of a city? I sure haven’t, though I have dreamed of having a cow shelter in the middle of Manhattan. Wouldn’t that […]
Ever walked into a barn in the middle of a city? I sure haven’t, though I have dreamed of having a cow shelter in the middle of Manhattan. Wouldn’t that […]
They say architecture is frozen music. But in San Francisco‘s epicurean lands, it even becomes food. Off into a French bistro of sorts, quite a contrast to my Parisian escapades, for […]
The time in between other things is often spent best in sumptuous laziness. Especially in cold winters, when all one wants is to snuggle, cuddle, sip hot chocolate and gaze […]
Don’t judge someone until you’ve heard their story. It’s alarming how much storytelling is part of our daily lives, our daily stories, all mingled and mangled to create and recreate […]
“Nostalgia is a file that removes the rough edges from the good old days.” Ever had a fleeting scent or darting visual whisk you into childhood? It happens to me […]
“Well begun is half done,” said Aristotle. And he couldn’t be more right. For in retrospect, a four hour culinary ordeal in Milan took me two halves of conjoined memories […]
Nothing is as powerful as the tonic of expectation. And when exceeded, the tonic turns into syrup. Slurp away. Who would have thought that one of Europe’s four fashion capitals […]
Literature’s best undertones are bordered in parentheses. Quotes, undertones, playwrights and really anything supported by two crescents that are the beginning and end of a tale. After salivating through 11 […]
Trend hunting can either be termed a vivacious sport, or a showcase of the season’s freshest players in their exhibit-worthy finery. Either way, combining it with my inhalation of everything […]
To think that some day I’d find a place that combined my passion for food so powerfully with one for books, that I would forget about dessert! When in South […]