Tag: 2011

travel: snowbird…

I had barely unpacked from my trip to Europe when I got a call from Miami.  Exchanging linen for wool, shorts for pants, I recharged my suitcase and left the snowy banks of Kansas City for the tanned shores of Florida.  It was 5 degrees when my pasty white legs left the ground at 6 […]

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travel: snowbird…

I had barely unpacked from my trip to Europe when I got a call from Miami.  Exchanging linen for wool, shorts for pants, I recharged my suitcase and left the snowy banks of Kansas City for the tanned shores of Florida.  It was 5 degrees when my pasty white legs left the ground at 6 […]

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photo of the week 31: portrait of a master…

I’m back on U.S. soil after three exciting weeks in Europe.  I’ll be posting about my meals and events in the coming days, but first, I want to recover a few tardy “photos of the week.” Here’s the first of a few:

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photo of the week 31: portrait of a master…

I’m back on U.S. soil after three exciting weeks in Europe.  I’ll be posting about my meals and events in the coming days, but first, I want to recover a few tardy “photos of the week.” Here’s the first of a few:

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photo of the week 30: go team u.s.a….

Since landing in the U.K. over a week ago, I’ve had a pretty amazing trip to Europe so far.  I’ve been busy eating, seeing old friends, and making new ones. Today, Wednesday, January 26, the United States sends Jamal James Kent of Eleven Madison Park to “the box,” along with his commis, 22 year-old Tom […]

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photo of the week 30: go team u.s.a….

Since landing in the U.K. over a week ago, I’ve had a pretty amazing trip to Europe so far.  I’ve been busy eating, seeing old friends, and making new ones. Today, Wednesday, January 26, the United States sends Jamal James Kent of Eleven Madison Park to “the box,” along with his commis, 22 year-old Tom […]

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photo of the week 28: nobody knows the truffles i’ve seen…

My friends never cease to amaze me with their generosity. Last week, I had dinner with one who was in Kansas City for the holidays.  We hadn’t seen each other for months. Unexpectedly, he pulled out a Christmas gift, a glass jar of arborio rice stuffed to the brim with a wad of paper towels. […]

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photo of the week 28: nobody knows the truffles i’ve seen…

My friends never cease to amaze me with their generosity. Last week, I had dinner with one who was in Kansas City for the holidays.  We hadn’t seen each other for months. Unexpectedly, he pulled out a Christmas gift, a glass jar of arborio rice stuffed to the brim with a wad of paper towels. […]

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