Yesterday morning, I stood at the entranceway to our living room and surveyed the damage.  There ...

A couple of weekends ago, Martin and I headed out to Joshua Tree for a quick camp-out. Fall in the ...

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"Just a little sheep dip. Panacea for all stomach ailments." Mae West

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Anyone who lives in Los Angeles knows this is a great city to enjoy ethnic food. It is easy to eat ...

For several years now I'd been hearing about the taco trucks of Fruitvale, a section of Oakland ...

The Big Dog and I lunched this afternoon at Ai Fiori, The Big Dog is my high-priced attorney. We ...

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Everyone knows that the first thing a father teaches his son is how to roast a goose for ...

In November of 1980, I was the director of Juvenile Advocates, a legal advocacy program for ...

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American Thanksgiving. It's all about the big bird. Or is it?

Every year it's the same thing: Cooks ...

Spices and herbs as flavor agents came to me late in life.  Growing up in a typical American ...

This spring, during a trip to Long Island, I managed to fullfil one of my lifetime travel ...

The Essential New York Times Cookbook
Proving that a cookbook does NOT need photographs to be ...