Despite the sin of blogging an event weeks later, here I am. To me, my summer travels are still fresh and worth reliving, even if just to extend the trip a bit longer. Here are five lessons I learned. 1. Pastries, desserts, macarons are experiences of contradiction. Light and airy yet decadent and buttery. Sweets… Read More 5 Food Lessons from Paris in June
Food is a collective coping strategy. Funny. Sad. True. Maybe cake is the answer. I want to yell into a cake now. Feels cathartic. But, is it okay to be a silent non-violent protester? How do we confront violence, fear, hate? With violence? With indifference? With cake? How do we react and do differently, instead… Read More Sheet Caking is a Grassroots Movement
See any differences? Chicago to Paris Paris to Chicago I thought the shapes (bread, pasta, crackers), sauce quantity, herbs, salad components and of course packaging were different. Same meal, different directions. Makes me go……..hmmmmmm. There is a lot of discussion about airplane food. Here are a few links you might enjoy. http://www.elledecor.com/life-culture/a9148/airplane-food/ http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/unsavory-airplane-food-truths/index.html http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/food-and-drink/photos/airplane-food Image… Read More Pasta to and from Paris – American Airlines
For parents of school age kids, like me, back to school marks the end of summer, even if days are still long and the weather warm. For us, school starts this Thursday. There is both sadness and relief. This Monday I find myself already looking back at summer. How does summer end for you? The… Read More Pierogi Fest 2017 – Second Visit
It is so validating and reassuring when an event I anticipated and promoted lives up to my hopes. The story of dinner on the Farm was published in the recent summer issue of Edible Indy Magazine. Last Friday, Jim and I had dinner on the Farm prepared by Chef Lauren Reed. It was a… Read More Edible Indy Story Follow-up: Dinner on the Farm at Prophetstown State Park
I’m so excited to share my interview just published in the winter issue of Edible Indy with John Whetstone at Whetstone Woodenware. Conversations like these restore my faith in human goodness and beauty. We have so much to learn from people who lovingly make things over and over again. Enjoy! http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=356878&p=36 #edibleindy #kindred
“In cuisine, in music, in sculpture, in painting, it’s everything. Either we like the gesture, either we like the hand, or we don’t. Me, I love it. It might be the sense I like the most. Maybe even more than the sense of taste. And this hand…if we want it to be more beautiful, we… Read More The Gesture – Chef Alain Passard
Our last day in Cuba ended with a visit to Fusterlandia before we headed to the airport. A crazy Picasso meets Gaudi situation where the artist converted his home and many others in the community into glistening, colorful, funny, joyous celebrations of art, community and Cuba. A very befitting way to end our trip. What… Read More Cuban Coffee Chronicles – Final Day 9
After a very brief afternoon of rest at the Varadero resort, day 6 we had a full agenda. Our day began visiting a community art center in Matanzas where African roots of Cuban culture are nurtured. Again we see how art serves to sustain and build a shared history. The installation of heads below was… Read More Cuban Coffee Chronicles – Day 6
Check out my article in the summer issue of Edible Indy Magazine about Oliver Winery’s unique art labels. You don’t have to go to a museum for the best of local art! Kevin Pope and Ken Bucklew are masters in painting the cultural and natural landscapes of Indiana. Conversations like these make such short… Read More Arts of Oliver Winery – Summer 2016
