It is good. It is thick, no doubt, but good.
Ruhlman has earned his keep as a culinary journalist, having focused his interest on the plight of chefs, he has made his mark. WHAT makes a chef? What is the motivation, the measure, the conjecture? WHY be a chef?  WHO has earned that name, HOW do [...]

We snuck in a brief trip to Boston, Massachusetts last week. It has been our goal to steal the kids away and go explore the great city of Boston. And I must say, it was far too short a trip to take in this history rich, fall-embracing, food wise, grownup city. We really only had [...]

Tip of the week is ‘tongue in cheek, ‘ since I don’t actually offer tips every week. And to be fair, I won’t be offering them each week going forward. I will, however, give you a tip this week—and many other randomly assigned weeks. You can peek at some of my past tips, given invariably [...]

It has taken me a few weeks time to muster up the courage to write about this very book. For no other reason than the fact that it is my blog’s namesake. It is like commenting on fashion after reading the annals of Vogue, or sharing your thoughts on politics to the nearest, listening governor. [...]

I loved this company even before I tried their pistachios. And not just because they sent me a box full of goodies—though that didn’t hurt.
I love them because of their branding. So few foodstuffs impress me when it comes to creative marketing, but this company is dedicated to giving pistachios their [fun] day in the [...]