It’s Not a Burger. It’s a Bifteck Haché.

Enough fun at my expense! The time has come to defend myself. Anytime I mention I’m a bit of a Slow Food foodie and very concerned about Food Fraud (see Continue reading →

Chefs’ Secret Ingredient

One of my favorite things to do is chat with chefs and get myself invited into their kitchens to observe the techniques and expertise that result in exceptional dishes and Continue reading →

Your Food: Mislabeled, misnamed, falsified, diluted, faked.

After receiving the American Farmland Trust newsletter, I was prepared to launch into how one cannot love food and not also be interested in where it came from, who produced Continue reading →

Kubota Garden Photos

Kubota Garden

Kubota Garden is a large traditional Japanese garden owned by Seattle, set in Rainier Beach, a weary looking neighborhood in South Seattle. It is traditional in its extensive use of Continue reading →

Seattle Japanese Garden Photos

Seattle’s Japanese Garden

It’s now late January, during a real cold snap at 14′F, with icy conditions from a couple of snowy inches we got a few days ago. It was just enough Continue reading →

Brussels Sprouts can be loved

Give Brussels sprouts one more chance! This dish brings out their true flavor. Brussels sprouts are one of the weirdest looking plants I’ve ever seen. They grow on stalks and Continue reading →

Aldrich Mansion

I’m fortunate to have rare and exclusive access to the former mansion and estate of Senator Nelson W. Aldrich (1841-1915), Rhode Island’s Republican Senator, for the purpose of research and Continue reading →

Cats in the Cosmos

Smitten by Julia’s Cats–Julia Child’s Life in the Company of Cats, a petite and well-written book by Patricia Barey & Therese Burson, I decided to post my own feline ensemble.  I Continue reading →