When we headed to Romania, I expected goulash. I expected sausages. I anticipated nights of knocking back Palinca and Visinata. I knew...

So you’re thinking about visiting Iceland — for the starkly beautiful landscapes, a glimpse at the Northern Lights, or to learn more...

Fall is the time of changes, of transition and letting go, and this year, well, perhaps the transitions are rougher and the letting go...

This post should really be titled “Leaving Los Angeles,” but I did that two years ago, when I uprooted from the smoggy basin and planted...

We’ve all heard some version of when not to eat an oyster. Don’t eat them in months without an R! Or is it ending in an R? Or is it said...

Washington is well-known for its craft beers, farm-to-table cuisine, and world-class wineries. Everything that makes these industries so...

So, you’ve been taking a break from sweets after the indulgence of the holiday season. But aren’t you about done with your Whole 30, your...

Maybe it’s a little bit decadent to be sipping absinthe in the afternoon, but absinthe has always had a bit of naughtiness to it, hasn’t...

This year would be the first Thanksgiving I’d be spending with my honey, and the first in my new home “village” of Oysterville, WA (pop....

The fragrant citrus orchards of Ventura County, California produce 80% of the lemons grown in the U.S. Husband and wife team James...

If you could name one iconic fruit of the fall, it would probably be that tart, crimson wonder, the cranberry. No Thanksgiving dinner...

A little over  a month ago, I made a dessert of homemade buttermilk ice cream and cardamom orange shortbread for a multiple James Beard...

My summer solstice ritual for a couple of years now has been to burn away the old and set intentions for the new, accompanied by a fine...

So yeah, I’ve been away a while, and a lot has happened since I talked to you last. I made this my new front yard: I did a little...

While I am now officially a Pacific Northwesterner, last year at this time I was just getting my sea legs – a term which, now that I live...

Vintage – a pretentious word for antique? A fussy way to say “old but well-preserved?” A euphemism for middle age co-opted from oenology?...

I love the breath of possibility that comes with starting a new year. 2013 began with a dreadful head cold, lots of Dungeness crab and a...

I’ve already lamented the quick passage of summer, which here in SoCal is flaming out in a blaze of 102° glory. I’m ready for even the...

Yes, this is a blog about the summer solstice and I’m posting it in August. Admit it, the summer’s gotten away from you too. The earth...

Let me start by saying two things. The alternate title for this post, had the results been different, was Tiramisoup. Secondly, I don’t...