This may be old news, but I was at the Columbia City Farmers Market today, and Columbia City Bakery’s famed Walnut Levain loaf is now available in individual size in the form of the Walnut Ficelle. It’s more demi-baguette than ficelle, really. Not that I am complaining. Laurie and Iris are in Portland, so I’m having […]
Iris and I were doing a restaurant story starring Sheep. I portrayed Cow. Cow: What’s this restaurant called? Sheep: Sheep’s Own Restaurant. What would you like? Cow: What do you have? Sheep: You have to tell me. Cow: Can’t you tell me […]
I’m pleased to report that I am now part of the Serious Eats family, whose patriarch is New York food writer Ed Levine. Other members of the clan include pizza expert Adam Kuban of Slice; Adam Roberts, the Amateur Gourmet; and other people not named Adam. I’ll be writing for S.E. every other Monday on the […]
Today in the Seattle Times: Green Gods If I were an Olympic judge, I’d give the August farm-stand tomatillos a 10. But here’s the trick: I’ve picked up tomatillos at the supermarket in April, and I’d have to give them at least a 7. The article doesn’t mention this, but there are other reasons I’d be […]
The purest joy in life, I’ve often said, is getting a package. Who is more loved than the UPS guy? We moved out of our old UPS guy’s zone three years ago, and he still greets me by name whenever I see him. When we were expecting Iris, I basically treated her like a package, […]