Well, it's been a few weeks of pure indulgence, and I for one am not complaining. I just had a cup of my Cardamom Hot Chocolate from this week's issue, and later in the week I'm moving on to the Thai Curry Truffles. Too bad it isn't a PMS week,...
In case you are unaware, baristas (baristi?) from the mid-Atlantic region of the US will gather in Washington, DC next month to face off amidst the steamy fear of impending espresso doom."Each barista has 15 minutes to prepare four espressos, four cappuccinos, and four signature drinks of their own creation....
I was at my new friend Jean-Louis Guerin's restaurant this week for a day of eating, talking, eating, philosophical rumination, eating, and a bit of eating. I did not realize how much food one can ingest in the course of an eight-hour stretch, but I believe I sampled every food...
It’s a shame that so many people know the fig only as the icky dried fruit or the filling of that famous Newton cookie....
That is about the best title I can come up with at this late hour, as I've just finished a 48-hour straight work marathon. (That's spelled s-t-a-r-t-u-p, kiddies...
Well, after a motherboard meltdown issue, I am finally able to resume the rest of my life. I hate being this dependent on a piece of machinery for my livelihood, but there you have it.Tomorrow our normally scheduled updates will resume, with a little bit of extra content added in...