Anonymous trolls, beware. In what the Washington Times calls "a decision that could reshape the rules for online consumer reviews, a Virginia court has ruled that the popular website Yelp must turn over the names of seven reviewers who anonymously criticized a prominent local carpet cleaning business."From the Courthouse News Service, Yelp must identify seven anonymous … [Read more...] about Court Forces Yelp to Reveal Anonymous Reviewers’ Identities
Book Review – The Toro Bravo Cookbook
The Toro Bravo Cookbook is more than recipes from one of Portland, Oregon's favorite restaurants. The first 92 pages are a biography. You’ll hear of Gorham’s family life, early jobs, and his travels across the United States, and finally of his landing in Oregon and the circumstances which brought him to Simpatica, Vivandi, and Toro Bravo.If you are a fan Toro Bravo … [Read more...] about Book Review – The Toro Bravo Cookbook
“Eat with Security” a Whole New Level of Stupidity
My inbox was dealt with an unusually stupid press release today, this one touting a website created by Patrick Quade (before you gasp, the actor is William Quade, this guy is a nobody), which "allows for the public to submit their personal experiences on where they received bad food, consequently, ending in food poisoning.According to the website, whenever you experience … [Read more...] about “Eat with Security” a Whole New Level of Stupidity
Making Tonic Water from Scratch – My Descent into Madness
Updated November 2025. For me, this is the time of year for a good gin & tonic, and judging by the shortage of tonic waters at the local grocery stores right now, I'm not the only one who thinks so. I thought it would be a good time to update the recipe in this article from July 2014. Don't want to make your own? Our ratings of commercial tonic waters are available … [Read more...] about Making Tonic Water from Scratch – My Descent into Madness
Book Review: The Way We Ate: 100 Chefs Celebrate a Century at the American Table
My first subscription to a food magazine (1972) wasn't Gourmet, but of a publication called 'Sphere' which went on to be Cuisine. I didn't know it was a Betty Crocker magazine at the time, I only knew that it offered great recipes, taking me to countries I could only dream of at the time. Reading this cookbook was a lovely reminder of the many recipes shared, dinner with … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Way We Ate: 100 Chefs Celebrate a Century at the American Table