Hello, Clarice…

At long last, I have been the inspiration for a restaurant menu item -- and in exactly the way that suits my personality.I was spending some time in the kitchen with my friends at Park Place Restaurant in Goshen, NY, and in a moment of purely sick humor, I suggested...

There is nothing quite like hearing the first bird of spring. That sweet little chirp means the snow is gone, and soon the blossoms will rear their pretty heads to greet us with the colors of a new season. At last....

My kitchen is enveloped in the scent of cardamom as I test the recipes for next month's issue of Gastronomic Meditations. In fact, I'm not sure they make a Ziploc bag strong enough to contain its powerful aroma.This will not be a problem until it starts to give off the...