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I’ve been writing about food and culture since 2006, highlighting the publications I write for, the places I visit, the people I meet, and the meals I eat. I also write about the Slow Food movement, food politics and whatever else strikes my fancy.
It all started with a caper that I encountered during a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see the King Tut exhibition in 1976. Room after room was filled with extraordinary gold treasures, but none more precious than the caper that sat upon my tuna salad. One bite and I was sent down a culinary rabbit hole, and eventually led to food and lifestyle writing.
I’ve been taking pictures for decades, working for years in a makeshift darkroom. My transition to digital was not as graceful as I had hoped it would be but I value the images I took with my trusty old 35MM as much as my iPhone. Enjoy some of my favorite collections and series.
My partner officially launched Plantae Gardens in 2020, although she had been helping folks for years to transform their landscape visions into reality. I help with the builds and consult on kitchen garden projects from the culinary and recipe angle. Check out some of our recent projects.
Whether from the worn recipe cards of my grandmother to the traditions of my parents or the hundreds of cookbooks and food magazines that clutter my kitchen and files, recipes are inspirational and often merely directional. I tend to wing it more than not, but there are some tried and true recipes that i’ll share for inspiration.
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens…. you get the idea. Check out the links to some of my favorite books, films, restaurants, chefs and publications. All of the things that contribute to, influence and make more full my messy life.
Follow our journey.
