I’ve recently been re-reading the new edition of MA GASTRONOMIE by Fernand Point and have again been taken by jottings from his notebook, some of which I have included below. As far as cuisine is concerned, one must read everything, see everything, hear everything, try everything, observe everything, in order […]
The High Price of Cheap Eats By RONI CARYN RABIN Published: December 11, 2008 Dollar “value meals†at fast food restaurants may not be such a bargain when you look at the potential health costs. Many of these low-cost menu items are packed with fat, salt, cholesterol and processed meat, […]
This morning, I upgraded the site to WordPress 2.7. For some reason, I felt anxious about this upgrade (since it involved a mandatory upgrade to my theme as well), but I needn’t have worried… With the exception of a couple plugin issues that were very quickly mended, the entire process […]
From Kenny Shopsin, owner and cook at Shopsins in New York: “The way that I choose to function is to pick an arbitrary, stupid goal, become totally involved in it and pursue it with vigor. And what happens to you in that pursuit is your life…. Where the f— is […]