It’s a matter of what’s on hand

September 23, 2011

I really believe that to live well you have to cook.

You have to.

Because if you don’t, you’re subject to what others cook, and that means either eating pre-prepared and processed foods from the supermarket or eating out at restaurants – the first of which is ultimately unhealthy and the second of which is expensive and potentially unhealthy.

An argument for off-dry

June 27, 2011

I said it in both of my books, but I guess I like saying it, because I’m going to say it again: I have no idea how or why off-dry wines became so unhip, but they absolutely shouldn’t be.

Sustainable seafood, sustainable seafood, sustainable seafood

July 20, 2010

According to my calendar, yesterday was Ocean Day in Japan. Why my calendar includes Japanese holidays, I don’t know. A little research reveals that there’s also a World Ocean Day and a mostly California Ocean Day (very cool photos of some aerial oceanside art here), both of which also happened already this year. But neither was in my calendar and so it is Japanese Ocean Day that inspires me this week.

And here’s what I’m inspired to say: sustainable seafood, sustainable seafood, sustainable seafood.

Food and wine writing talking over readers’ heads? A minor rant

November 6, 2009

I’ve had an article from the San Francisco Chronicle Food & Wine section on my desk for about six weeks now, thinking it fodder for a blog post, but then being kind of reticent about it. But, well, I’m tired of seeing it there, mocking me, calling me a chicken, and so here goes.