After the events of this past week and some personal soul searching, I am struck by a comment author Ruth Reichl posted on her blog about why she writes about food, especially during difficult times. It was in response to a reader that suggested she should maybe stop writing about all the great food she [...]

Novella Carpenter

Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City, delivered on her promise to open her Ghost Town farm to visitors yesterday and arrive they did on surely the hottest day in Oakland so far this year. I mean it was fricking hot!! We narrowly missed her chicken slaughter demonstration–ok with me–and yet still landed in the [...]

Well, people keep asking when my book will be out, and I have to confess it’s still months away from being in my hand. Writing and producing a book is sticky business, not an easy task from start to finish. Even with as many players it takes to get it done and to do it [...]