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 [...]
It’s a sullen gray kind of day here in Oakland, and I’m puttering about trying to gather my thoughts. In fact, I am staring at a million little notes scattered across my desk. They say things like: “Drop book off to the Monterey library,” “Contact LA store for reading in the spring,” and “Write every [...]
I’m taking my lead here from a recent post by David Liebovitz on his blog titled 15 Things I’d Miss About Paris If I Moved Away (And yes, I know I’ve cheated and only given up 10). If you don’t know about David, he’s a pastry chef living the good life in Paris (a far cry from [...]
