A friend asked once: “Are you one of those people who makes his own breadcrumbs?” No, I’m not. I had just pulled a sheet of roasted tomatoes out of the oven. Topped with seasoned breadcrumbs, they perfumed the house, then ravished the palate.More
Monthly Archives: March 2019
Give Us This Day Our Daily Dirt
The doctor writes down what I might have: an occult bacterial infection. I’ve presented with vague symptoms–not fever, not chills, not headache; not blurred vision or runny nose or scratchy throat or ear ache or rash or suddenly flat feet. Just a kind of malaise that, if I’m unlucky, might transition to one of the…More
A Celebration Lunch
For celebration lunch today we have Greektown of Detroit, Barbuto of New York, and Howdy Richards of Freeland to thank. What are we celebrating? Being alive. Being together. More
Ch 14, Good Bad (an excerpt)
From The Enjoy Agenda at Home and Abroad:More
Chics and Tuna
One of my fondest memories is having lunch at the Buca del Orafo in Florence. My wife took me there the first time–in 1978. We had a Fiorentina, the giant Italian t-bone steak, which was awesome. In subsequent visits we’ve skipped the steak and enjoyed the shaved artichoke and pecorino antipasto, pasta with fresh peas,…More
Ch 30, Just Call (an excerpt)
From The Enjoy Agenda at Home and Abroad:More