I’ve never been one to use the word “surreal” because it’s become such a cliché (let’s just say I’ve heard one too many actors and musicians say it repeatedly over the years), but when you start your day in the French Alps in Chamonix and end it somewhere that’s equally [...]
If you’re like me, and you watch way too many competitive cooking shows, you know risotto is often the kiss of death for anyone hoping to win the big prize. I still quake in my flip-flops thinking about the time that Wolfgang Puck “helped” an aspiring Food Network star because [...]
It’s funny because writing about a vacation should be the easiest thing in the world, right? But for some reason it’s taken a long, long time to actually scribble my thoughts down (or more accurately, to type what’s on my mind via WordPress). I think part of the reason it’s [...]
It’s February but it feels like Spring here in DFW. In fact, today is what I like to call the classic California day. It’s sunny, inching toward the 70s, and there’s not a cloud in the sky. All that’s missing, really, is the mighty Pacific and the best fish tacos [...]
With the Super Bowl just around the corner, my Inbox has been flooded with recipes for every flavor of chicken wing under the sun, pizza that’s heavy on the pepperoni and sausage and light on the veggies, and of course, one of my personal favorites, the Tex-Mex classic, queso with [...]
While it’s no big surprise to anyone who’s spent much time in Europe, it still boggles my mind how the most fabulous of places are nestled so close together. No offense to Texas, of course, but if you take a five-hour road trip from DFW, you’ll wind up in Amarillo [...]
In an attempt to break the cycle of lethargy perpetuated by a nagging cold-cough-flu thing last night, I finally got around to decorating the little Christmas tree that Will and I bought at a nearby greenhouse on Friday. After Will patiently positioned the tree in the stand and expertly strung [...]
I finally got around to finishing the book I began reading on the train from Amsterdam to Paris, Molly Wizenberg‘s superb foodie memoir, A Homemade Life. My fabulous editor Jamie Chavez recommended it a while ago, and she was totally right about me liking it. I sort of devoured it [...]
Ever see a restaurant in a movie and immediately decide that you *have* to eat there some day? That’s exactly what Will and I have always thought about Le Grand Colbert from the Diane Keaton-Jack Nicholson rom-com Something’s Gotta Give. Call it effective product placement, genius marketing or blindly trusting [...]
There’s been no shortage of flowery valentines written to the City of Light over the years, but I can’t resist adding one of my own to the mix. For instance, where else in the world can you enjoy the flakiest croissant you’ve ever encountered with the faintest smear of sweet [...]
