Cookbooks tend to fall into one of two categories. The first is the coffee table variety - pretty to look at and read, but not all that practical. French Laundry cookbook, I'm looking at you - not many people are going to spend two days making a Caesar salad. On the other side are the more frequently used practical books; the ones that are typically splattered with food after a … [Read more...] about Book Review: Le Pigeon – Cooking at the Dirty Bird
Food Writing Archive
This category could be about anything having to do with food: Food Haiku, Limericks, Contests, Essays, Trips down memory line, musings about life... whatever strikes my fancy, and doesn't fit into the other categories
Interview: Gabriel Rucker – Portland’s Giant in His Prime
Over the next few months, I'll be running a series of articles which first appeared in About Face Magazine by Chris Angelus of Portland Food Adventures. Here is the first one - an interview with James Beard "Best Chef Northwest" award winner 2013, Gabriel Rucker. "The counter at Le Pigeon -- just go with what Gabe wants," That’s a common response from Portland’s chefs when … [Read more...] about Interview: Gabriel Rucker – Portland’s Giant in His Prime
Book Review – The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home
When I first started flipping through "The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home" by local authors Michael Zusman and Nick Zukin, I was a bit puzzled. It's not a slick book. Yes, there are glossy photographs, but they aren't impossibly perfect as are those in many books these days. There is no dust jacket, and the layout is a bit utilitarian. Don't get me wrong - the photos and layout … [Read more...] about Book Review – The Artisan Jewish Deli at Home
If I Should Fall Behind
I don't do a lot of personal writing here anymore, but in this case, I'm making an exception with a tribute to my sister, who recently died from cancer.Pam was a quintessential Berkeley hippie. A free spirit, child of the 60s, early commune resident, fanatical about alternative medicine, and as far left as you could go - a fervent believer in every government conspiracy. … [Read more...] about If I Should Fall Behind
The Winner of the 2013 Food Haiku Taste of the Nation Tickets Is…
With 73 entries in just five days, the response to our last minute food haiku was great! There were so many good ones to choose from it took quite a while to narrow down the top choices. Unfortunately only one prize is available, but first I want to give honorable mentions to the runners-up:By psp2pdx pea shoots and favas bounty at my fingertips who’s green with … [Read more...] about The Winner of the 2013 Food Haiku Taste of the Nation Tickets Is…