Speak of the devil: A tale of beef stew
What a week! A family emergency took me into the country where my phone didn't work much of the time and I had no Internet access. Helping to care for my ill relative left me with plenty of time for reading. But all I had with me were several boxes of books I had...
There WILL be bacon pesto, if only because I want it to exist
Your unconscious mind ever play a trick on you that your conscious mind decided to take seriously? It’s happened to me often and it happened again the other day: I saw a recipe title in Southern Living, one of my favorite magazines for easy, practical recipes (with no...
You know what I don’t understand? Vol. 3
You know what I don't understand...? WHY DO THE PEOPLE WHO KEEP SPAMMING MY WEB SITE WITH LAVISH COMPLIMENTS LACKING ANY DETAIL OR SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO WHAT I'M DOING THINK I'M GOING TO FALL FOR THEIR BLANDISHMENTS AND LINK TO THEIR SITES, POST THEIR COMMENTS OR...
Bad restaurant service: Can we talk? Of course.
APOLOGIES: A family matter kept me from blogging yesterday...here’s what I was working on... Foodies hate bad restaurant service and love to talk about, like soldiers comparing war stories. I heard one the other day from my mother that, when I told another foodie...
Last words on Maui dining . . . and flying
Thoughts that occurred as I was going through my Maui receipts, business cards, menus and scribbled notes: Upcountry with a trio of friends who've eaten everywhere on the Valley Isle, Cafe 808 was mentioned. "What do you like there?," I asked. I've never heard...
Ode to the eco-incorrect plastic bag
Pssst. Wanna make some fast cash? Gather up all those plastic shopping bags that are squashed under the sink or floating around the pantry, stuff a suitcase full of 'em and go stand on a dark corner on Maui chanting, "Plastic. Acid. Grass. Plastic. Acid. Grass". Take...
Maui memories and a tribute to restaurateurs
Back on O’ahu, faced with a house that needs my attention and heavy deadlines next week. The party’s over! But before I put Maui behind me, a tribute to a meal, a man and the many people who make such getaways so delightful for us foodies. First, The Tasting at David...
Advice for a food traveler
WAILUKU, Maui — Day 1 of my Maui interlude, I bought two large jars of pickles. Glass jars. Full of liquid. One of them contains beets, guaranteed to stain every darn thing in my suitcase if it cracks open. Today, as I ready to head home, I’m staring at the jars now...
Tasting Maui — O’ahu, pay attention!
WAILUKU, Maui — It’s always this way when I travel — so many restaurants, so little capacity. Three meals yesterday and a three-hour chef’s tasting at a table tucked into David Paul Johnson’s Lahaina Grill kitchen. All I could do when I got home was lie on the floor...
During my Maui food marathon, a pause for ‘Fast & Low,’ lighter eating ideas
WAILUKU, Maui — One of the reasons I love visiting my mom is visiting her stuff. Especially things that used to populate the homes of my childhood — well-worn kitchen tools, the little creamer that came from a restaurant we once owned, my Grandma’s blue ceramic candle...