My enthusiasm for cupcakes has been up there on the excitement meter for many years. I have trudged across many city blocks in New York City, braved heat and rain in DC, and taken a cab ride in Chicago with the sole purpose of procuring cupcakes from a specific bakery. But lately I have found my attentions drifting….to pie.
Archives for November 2011
The Elegant Farmer’s Wedding Piejacking
The Long and Winding Road- Italy part 2
Italy Day 4 Driving out of Rome is a terrifying experience. There are hordes of commuters riding scooters into town as we are departing the city and heading towards Tuscany. They don’t care what lane they are in. In fact many of them seem to be headed right towards us. I wonder about the accident […]
Roman Holiday- part one
In the past eleven days I have consumed more carbs than I thought was humanly possible. Pounds of pasta, loaves of bread, daily servings of gelato or pastries or both, and a whole lot of cheese. (Is cheese a carb?) I have a good excuse. No, I am not preparing for a marathon. I just […]
Bistro D’oc: Laissez faire service but not fare
I had a really nice meal at Bistro D’oc recently. The duck confit was beautifully-prepared and accompanied by a generous serving of thin, crispy, salty pomme frittes. On the other hand, our server made so many bumbling errors that I was begininng to think he was doing a bad impression of Inspector Clousseau. It’s […]
"Food Rules" Michael Pollan (and my mom)
Michael Pollan Photo credit: Alia Malley A Guest Post by Joshua Gardner I have to give my Mom a lot of credit. When I asked if we could tear up half the back yard and plant a vegetable garden she said okay. She even did some of the digging!* When I told her we should […]