Farmer Victoria’s surprise gift this week of a dozen small green early apples, of unknown variety but rigorously organic and unsprayed, led me to the first apple crisp of the…
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It was a pleasure to see Julia Moskin delve deeply into olive oil in a recent New York Times article (https://tinyurl.com/y4bgq2ph) Extra-virgin olive oil is such a unique ingredient, so important…
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This is the talk, with a few illustrations, that I was invited to give on August 15 at the Island Institute, a remarkable organization headquartered in Rockland, Maine, that promotes, celebrates and…
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It’s an old story — you’ve heard it before, and not just from me — but it’s coming around again. Predictably, just as U.S. specialty markets begin to trumpet the arrival of…
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“Chroniclers… have not hesitated to describe an idyllic Mediterranean world living on a diet of fresh, homegrown vegetables… homemade cheese and of course home-produced olive oil”. Olive oil is a cornerstone of…
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Upcoming events celebrating The Four Seasons of Pasta and reveling in the ongoing goodness of all things Italian and Mediterranean: Saturday, October 3rd: Sara and Nancy will be on stage at Let’s Talk…
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Another recent article I wrote for the Wall Street Journal and posted this weekend. Few people turn down mac ‘n’ cheese. But this recipe is so tempting it will set even the pickiest…
