Month: July 2011

review: anthology… (elbulli)

My wish came true. I got to have lunch on that patio by the sea after all.* Having already had the extraordinary fortune of getting a seat at elBullí in February, I was invited back in early July, last-minute, by my friend Adam of A Life Worth Eating, who, having eaten there last fall, found […]

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review: anthology… (elbulli)

My wish came true. I got to have lunch on that patio by the sea after all.* Having already had the extraordinary fortune of getting a seat at elBullí in February, I was invited back in early July, last-minute, by my friend Adam of A Life Worth Eating, who, having eaten there last fall, found […]

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review: table 3…

Some places are closer to paradise than others. Table 3 is one of them. Directly outside the window is the ocean, where fishing boats bob deep into the night.  Up the road is Chino Farms, whence arrives corn and melon, sweet as candy, and a rainbow of vegetables, crisp and perfect.  And in the kitchen […]

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review: table 3…

Some places are closer to paradise than others. Table 3 is one of them. Directly outside the window is the ocean, where fishing boats bob deep into the night.  Up the road is Chino Farms, whence arrives corn and melon, sweet as candy, and a rainbow of vegetables, crisp and perfect.  And in the kitchen […]

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photo of the week 36: mucho appreciated…

While the food truck frenzy has long gripped, and even passed through many cities around our country, that mobile eating culture is just now arriving in my hometown of Kansas City. Late last night, I dropped by Port Fonda, Patrick Ryan’s shiny postcard from Mexico parked in the lot adjacent to the Rieger Grill & […]

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photo of the week 36: mucho appreciated…

While the food truck frenzy has long gripped, and even passed through many cities around our country, that mobile eating culture is just now arriving in my hometown of Kansas City. Late last night, I dropped by Port Fonda, Patrick Ryan’s shiny postcard from Mexico parked in the lot adjacent to the Rieger Grill & […]

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travel: catalan chimera…

Is 2011 real? I pinch myself.  Over and over again. Since quitting my job in January, I’ve been blessed with a nonstop feast that has taken me around the world: London, Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Crissier, St. Mortiz, Barcelona, Miami, Charleston, Chilhowie, New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, the Italian Alps, San Diego, Los Angeles.  In the first […]

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travel: catalan chimera…

Is 2011 real? I pinch myself.  Over and over again. Since quitting my job in January, I’ve been blessed with a nonstop feast that has taken me around the world: London, Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Crissier, St. Mortiz, Barcelona, Miami, Charleston, Chilhowie, New York, Chicago, Pittsburgh, the Italian Alps, San Diego, Los Angeles.  In the first […]

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travel: crawl up the five…

Burrata.  Sea urchin. These two ingredients recurred with such frequency at my table on a recent trip to the West Coast that you’d think they sponsored my blog. It amazes me the intensity with which food trends move these days. Beyond burrata and sea urchin, I also wallowed happily in a fair amount of pristine […]

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travel: crawl up the five…

Burrata.  Sea urchin. These two ingredients recurred with such frequency at my table on a recent trip to the West Coast that you’d think they sponsored my blog. It amazes me the intensity with which food trends move these days. Beyond burrata and sea urchin, I also wallowed happily in a fair amount of pristine […]

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