By the time I was four years old, I was allowed to cross the street, our street, by myself. My mother taught me to stand at the edge, where the sidewalk, such…
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Shad Running in Spring Rivers We talk a lot about eating seasonally, but truth to tell, there’s not a whole lot of seasonal things left in the food world, as a visit to…
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Please join me this July (2018) at Maine Media Workshops in the delightful village of Rockport, for a week of writing about, talking about (and talking about writing about) my favorite subject:…
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At New York’s Roger Smith Hotel, a mere stone’s throw or pigeon flight from Grand Central Station, for the fourth or fifth (or maybe sixth) year in a row–I can’t find out…
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What is it about bread baking that brings out hairy men? These are some, just a few, of the beards and long hair on display in Skowhegan last weekend. But there were…
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Heading Down East, that is, beyond the Penobscot River, on a sunny summer day when skies are blue and a briny onshore breeze is stirring the tops of the pointed firs, make a…
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Originally published: THE WAY WE EAT; On Blueberry Hill 1 cup dry-style blueberry wine (see note) 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
