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Stories from the Road
Travel dispatches, restaurant reviews, chef interviews, cookbook deep dives, and the occasional detour into true crime and history.
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December in Tokyo Brings Cool Weather and Warm Lights
Tokyo really knows how to end the year in style. December in Japan’s capital is a magical time full of good food, family gatherings, and…
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Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day
The requirement for hero dinners were simple and called for three things–using a pan or skillet, including a protein, vegetable, and a starch and using…
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Missing Howard: Johnson That Is
I worked at HoJo’s when I was a teen and as a young girl, when we traveled to New York, Connecticut and along the eastern…
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Cleveland Kraut: Crafted Fermentation
Cleveland Kraut, a relatively new company named by USA Today as one of their top ten best new health foods, sells a variety of sauerkraut…
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USA Today: Michigan’s Best Coney Dogs!
Michigan’s Top 10 Coney Dogs according to USA Today!
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The Dearly Beloved
Two couples meet when the husbands are hired to serve at the historic Third Presbyterian Church in New York City’s Greenwich Village. Charles Barrett…
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Winter Melons Ripen in the Sun
Winter or ash melons can weigh up to 70 or so pounds and can be used in Asian dishes. The insides of winter melons turns…
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The Preservation of Heirloom Foods without Genetic Modification is the Focus at the 9th Annual National Heirloom Expo in Santa Rosa, CA
For those interested in heirloom foods with genetic modification, this years National Heirloom Expo held in lovely Santa Rosa. The World’s Pure Food Fair (Santa…
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дранікі (Draniki), Belarus and My Family
When I first met Jeannee Yermakoff she was writing A Global Garnish: A Traveling Chef Shares Food and Fundamentals, a very pretty and informative blog…
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Fair Food Fun
Fair Food #1 Rule: Calories don’t county when you eat at a county or state fair
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Soul: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes
Soul: A Chef’s Culinary Evolution in 150 Recipes by Todd Richards won the IACP award for Best Cookbook in America of 2019. It is indeed…
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A Century of Garlic
More than two decades ago, Penny Murphy, owner of Ma’s Organic in Benton Township in southwest Michigan made a commitment to a 90-year-old woman, the…
