Table Setting
[Cheese and wine, November 2008.] I was watching some silly movie the other night that took place in England. The plot was pretty lame (but …
Saucey
[2008 apple sauce, October 2008.] When I was growing up we had in the backyard from roughly June through October (or, some variation of): plums, …
Friday, On Me
[Saturday snack, August 2008.] Last night I walked home from work, all the way up Market to the art supply store to pick up watercolor …
On Leftovers
[Soup and cranberry juice, one of my favorite dinners, November 2008.] The trouble with leftovers is that you can get tired of them. Or, at …
A Bit Of Comfort
[Dinner, November 2008.] Buttermilk mashed potatoes. Chickpeas with garlic and spinach. Roasted cauliflower and carrots. I can think of fewer things that can make me …
From the Harvest
[Pumpkin, barley and root vegetables, November 2008.] For all of my incomprehension about just how exactly we’re right smack in the middle of November and …
See You There?
[Not from Ad Hoc, but still pretty good, July 2008.] For ages I’ve been dying to go to Ad Hoc restaurant in Yountville “for the …
Home, Again
[Jessica’s flowers, November 2008.] Though I was in DC for less than 48 hours, I managed to: revisit many old neighborhoods; have brunch (eggs Florentine, …
Words to Dream By
[In the backyard, April 2008.] Voici mon secret. Il est très simple : on ne voit bien qu’avec le coeur. L’essentiel est invisible pour les …
On Love, Joy — and Chocolate
When I really think about it there are these common themes: love, family, death, sex, reconciliation, food. All the rest is peripheral — even music, …