Yesterday, for the first time, I cracked open my copy of The Preservation Kitchen, the book I have been writing with Paul Virant since 2010. It had only just arrived via Fedex, an advanced copy from Ten Speed Press. Even though I knew the book was on its way, its arrival still felt unexpected, like [...]
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Even though my trip to Italy was only in April, it is starting to feel like months ago. The trip, while enjoyable, wasn’t a vacation. It was in the name of research for the SPQR cookbook. We’re coming to the final miles of our marathon, and with that comes a sense of urgency. I feel [...]
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Old news: Spain won the World Cup. My uncle Miguel was probably delighted. (He’s Basque and Mexican; his business partner is an ardent fan of Ar-hen-tina. Miguel’s migraines would have returned if Lionel Messi had been able to connect with the back of the net enough times to advance the Argentina team to the finals. [...]
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My visit to Seattle was filled with a lot of great meals and a few welcome surprises, starting with our first dinner in town. It was one of those rare, warm Pacific Northwest evenings. We walked a few blocks up from my sister and her boyfriend’s apartment in Ballard–a neighborhood described by a t-shirt as [...]
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My cousin Mark has been in Spain for the better part of a year. In contrast, I’ve stayed stateside. But I don’t mind all that much: I can travel vicariously through Mark’s photo blog, Muse + Mundial. It’s been fun. Mark captures the kinds of images that make you want to buy a ticket on [...]
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