Cook More, Talk Less Sometimes it's a good idea to cook more and talk less. I find this is particularly true when I'm feeling overwhelmed, burdened, stressed or sad. I ...
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Cook More, Talk Less Sometimes it's a good idea to cook more and talk less. I find this is particularly true when I'm feeling overwhelmed, burdened, stressed or sad. I ...
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From Maine to California, chefs and sommeliers are recognizing what certain cultures have understood for centuries, that fermented grain-based beverages flatter and are flattered by cheese, which is itself a ...
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My sole memories of food until my fourth birthday have to do with watermelon, which was the only thing I remember wanting to eat. Then we went on a vacation, ...
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We made the first World’s Biggest BLT at the Kendall-Jackson Heirloom Tomato Festival in 2003. It was timed to coincide with the publication of The BLT Cookbook. At about 14,976 square ...
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Note: When I wrote this article in 1994, there was an excitement about the connection between Sonoma County and Provence that blossomed quickly. Shortly after the article appeared, it was translated ...
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Many factors have converged over the last two decades to create this synthesis of Provençal sensibilities and Sonoma foods, not the least of which has been the influx of ...
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Called my friend Jerry the other evening. "What's happenin' ?" I asked as I stirred onions and garlic simmering in olive oil. The aromas were provocative and ripe with promise. "Making ...
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Upon my return from ten days in Provence the questions, of course, have been inevitable: Is it as much like Sonoma County as you said? (Yes.) Did you have a ...
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I am what you could call microwave illiterate—I don’t understand its particular language and have never felt inclined to learn its unique grammar. As a source of heat, ...
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My first years in Sonoma County were spent in a small cottage on Old Lakeville Road Three, where I raised my two girls amidst the large dairy farms, undulating hills ...
