Archive for March, 2008

"K.S., Call Home."

Monday, March 24th, 2008

I miss Kim Severson.Oh, I know she writes regularly — and wonderfully — for the New York Times, but I miss her days on staff at the San Francisco Chronicle when she wrote about restaurants and chefs and food purvveyors closer to me, me, me.If you don’t know Severson’s work, you’ll find a terrific example [...]

Tags: Anthony Bourdain, Kim Severson, Pierre Herme, Thomas Kellar

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Quick and Easy Irish Soda Bread

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

 

My friend Carolyn is one of the smartest, funniest people I know. A fine writer, gifted editor, good golfer and terrific cook, she’s also incredibly kind. Correction: the kindness is limited to 364 days a year; on the day of her annual St. Patrick’s Day party she turns mean as Cruella De Vil.
Oh, she hides [...]

Tags: Blueberry Hill Cookbook, Elsie Masterton, Irish soda bread, marinated shrimp, recipes

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The Sorrel is Always with Us

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

The ancient plum tree standing sentry over our vegetable garden is shouting: “Spring is here, Baby!”
The lemon verbena begs to differ.

This weekend: the Official Change from Winter Garden to Spring Garden. Today the beds are mostly empty, waiting for chicken manure enrichment and planting. One broad band of greenery, however, remains. Ever and always we [...]

Tags: recipes, Richard Olney, sorrel

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4 Questions 4 Cat Cora

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Photo: courtesy Robert Quailer
In a witty homage to Dr. Seuss’s “Green Eggs and Ham,” Iron Chef Cat Cora delighted the judges last night with a dish of serrano ham, chimichurri sauce and a poached duck egg — a dish that probably won her the match over Chef Lee Hillson. Prior to filming the show, Cora [...]

Tags: Cat Cora, Chefs for Humanity, Ed Cotton, Iron Chef

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