What's eating me and what I'm eating.

Let’s kick off on a light note because I get a little breathy in today’s post: What’s the square root of 69? Wait for it… Ate Eight-something. Speaking of eight-something, it took only eight percent of California voters to sign a petition placing Proposition 8 on the November 4 ballot. It took only 50 percent [...]

GQ Magazine has revealed former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld repeatedly placed Biblical quotes on President Bush’s top-secret briefings during the early days of the invasion of Iraq. One briefing paper showed an image of a US soldier in Baghdad below the Biblical quote: “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.” [...]

As I continue to flesh out this blog, I sat down today to write the “About Me” page. It quickly became an homage to my mother, which just seems appropriate this Mother’s Day. Here’s how it went: I am a cook, butcher, farmer, wino, dining devotee, foodie marketing and communications consultant who enjoys shopping in [...]

By way of good friend and talented wine scout, Raz, I’m off to the Embassy of Finland “to experience the flavors of the new Nordic kitchen” — according to the invitation from cultural counselor, Pekka Hako and Nora Pouillon (an invitation that couldn’t help but make reference to “holistic Helsinki” a few dozen times — [...]