Don’t want to wade through a hundred posts to get to the good stuff? Me neither. Here are my favorites:

* [A drinking life](https://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/02/05/a-drinking-life/) (5 Feb 06). *”Dada, bring my beer in the living room.”*

* [This is the way we fry bacon in the OC](https://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/03/13/this-the-the-way-we-fry-bacon-in-the-oc/) (13 Mar 06). *When I stood up on that coffee cart and declared my undying love for Nueske’s porky goodness, I didn’t realize I was actually going to get it.*

* [Give me some sugar](https://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2005/12/06/give-me-some-sugar/) (6 Dec 05). *Cookies, however crumbly, are the unshakable common ground between child and adult.*

* [The first rule of baby food](https://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/01/12/the-first-rule-of-baby-food/) (12 Jan 06). *My advice, which is sure to be misinterpreted, is that if you’re having a baby, make sure you have a sharp chef’s knife, because you will be doing a lot of chopping.*

* [Back to the Zak](https://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/03/28/back-to-the-zak/) (28 Mar 06). *Okay, I’m on the cheap eats beat, so when I say “caviar,” I mean fries.* Reprinted in **[Best Food Writing 2006](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1569242879/mamstesgrubshack/).**

* [Little jars](https://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/03/little-jars/) (3 Aug 06). *Fancy baby food is fine, certainly preferable to the old gray stuff. But why buy it, any more than you’d buy specially packaged teen food?*

* [Lobster magnate](https://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2006/08/06/lobster-magnate/) (6 Aug 06). *For the rest of the day she was asking, “Who was wearing that rubber band?” and “Why did the lobster not pinch Dada?”*