What is the number one selling fresh seafood product at Central Market across the state? Verlasso Salmon, the delicious farm-raised salmon from Chile. It outsells every other fresh seafood by a large margin and, if you’ve tasted it, you know why. Verlasso is mild in flavor, rich and buttery and has a perfect texture that...Read More
I inhaled that meal as if I was just checking a box and not feeding my body and soul. I started to cry . . .Read More
Song Pairing: A Million Dreams from The Greatest Showman The Charles The steady hum of much needed interpersonal connection filled the space, the occasional percussive beats of laughter punctuated the atmosphere, then quieted, leaving a brief pause for me to hear the background music. It was reopening night at The Charles after its closure on...Read More
Song Pairing: Listen to the Mockingbird George Lewis Band – Jazz at Preservation Hall First Impressions . . . The first time I met Stephanie Magilow, she was sampling product at Central Market and wearing a food-server’s hairnet. The second time I met her there, she was wearing a hair net. The third time I...Read More
Song Pairing: Flowers of Guatemala by REM Stepping into San Martín Bakery and Restaurant on a rainy spring night was like walking into a tidy garden of bright flowers, edged by brick and marble, cradled by lush greenery and illuminated by firefly-like lamps. It felt like a Viennese coffee shop except, the décor of Guatemalan...Read More
Using my voice to tell others’ stories . . . I was fortunate enough to be hired by Auberge Resorts Collection to write for Our Stories, the section on their Esperanza and Chileno Bay websites that shares first-hand stories from the resort team members of their experiences on property and in the region. My favorite...Read More
Did I Just Drink Actual Poison? Snake oil cures what ails you, or so they say. They say the same thing about Digestifs, the category of alcohol-based after dinner drinks that claim to aid digestion, reduce effects of hangovers, cure menstrual cramps, make you feel younger, healthier, more virile, etc. etc. Even if...Read More
Today I met three other food bloggers, coincidentally. We met at a planning meeting for VNA’s Celebrity Chef’s Dinner next March. Most of the committee members are either involved in charity or food, many of us, both. Two of the blogs are dormant and one is a successful food and nutrition blog that belongs to...Read More
