Restaurant kitchens are the secular hells of our society, where oppressive heat is the devil. Yet heat is also the…
Month: October 2006
Riding the Pumpkin
/ 10.26.06There’s something about the burnished hues of fall and the crisp smoky air that signals a coming of age for…
Counter Agriculture
/ 10.23.06The last time I was awake at 4 a.m. I was drunk. This time, it would have helped. Rousing myself…
Testing My Good Nature
/ 10.18.06I fetishize grocery stores like Imelda Marcos reveres shoes. For Carrie Bradshaw on “Sex and the City,” it might be…
Reflections in the Pond
/ 10.11.06I’m no culinary Luddite. In the last year, I’ve eaten and relished bacon ice cream, tortilla foam, Rice Krispies with…