The Inauguration of 2009 Rendered in Art
Artist Maira Kalman turned the Inauguration of 2009 into an artistic rendition of universal experience. Antoine Vollon’s eggs and butter …
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Another Fish in the Sea: Mullet
Of all the nurslings of the sea, mullets have the most gentle and just disposition, harming neither each other nor …
Carnevale Cometh
Soon the streets of Venice will overflow with a flood — not of water, as usual — but of tourists …
Tavern on the Green: 125 Recipes for Good Times
On February 9, 2009 comes a new, feel-good, remember-the-booming times kind of cookbook that drops names of big stars and …
Chinese New Year: What are You?
A blogging friend of mine, Foodvox, posted a short and pithy comment about Chinese New Year this morning on her …
Roots on My Mind: Rutabagas
‘The next we come to is the Rootabaga Country where the big city is the Village of Liver-and-Onions,’ said Gimme …
Fabulous Food Blogs
The other day, a fellow food blogger awarded the Fabulous Food Blog Award to Gherkins & Tomatoes. See the post …
500 Years of Grapes and Wine in America: A Remarkable Story
Curated by Prof. Dan Longone and Jan Longone, February 16-May 29, 2009 Clements Library, University of Michigan Open to the …
Cooking with Wolves: Lessons Rooted in Depression-Era and Wartime Cooking
Part II of an occasional series (See Part I HERE.) Note: The title of this series stems from a book …
“CONCH AIN’T GOT NO BONES”
Old Creole balladeers and veteran conch (pronounced “konk”) eaters know that, yes, “conch ain’t got no bones,” but it sure …
