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- Mouth Wide Open
I have a reputation for being a tough critic — I prefer “thoughtful critic” — when it comes to book reviews. But I’m actually easy to please: do your research, think about what you’re writing, and communicate your ideas...
- Radio Interview With Ed Behr
Through a convoluted series of events, I found this recent radio interview with my writing idol, Ed Behr. My food blogging friends worship chefs, I worship the publisher of The Art of Eating, the world's best food and wine magazine (an attitude I...
- Zucchini On Sfist
Roasted figs Originally uploaded by melissa nicole. Why is there a picture of speck-wrapped figs in my latest, zucchini-focused SFist post? Blame summer's bounty, I suppose, but click the link to see for yourself. Click it! Click it now!If you...
- Flaming Grasshopper
I believe every serious and thoughtful food lover should have a healthy stock of Chelsea Green books. Not because they produce great cookbooks (they don't, to my knowledge), but because they know that good food, tradition, politics, and ecology are...
- Art Of Eating 67
However long I write about food and wine, my happiest memories will always include the day in June of 2003 when Ed Behr bought a story idea from me. It was the first food/wine story I sold (though not the first to press), and I, along with lots of serious...
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No, Not That Edward Behr
My condolences to the friends, family, and admirers of Edward Behr, the British war correspondent and prolific writer who passed away yesterday.
That Edward Behr is not, despite what the Associated Press says, the Edward Behr who wrote The Artful Eater and who publishes The Art of Eating quarterly. He is alive and, I hope, well.
- Mouth Wide Open
I have a reputation for being a tough critic — I prefer “thoughtful critic” — when it comes to book reviews. But I’m actually easy to please: do your research, think about what you’re writing, and communicate your ideas...
- Radio Interview With Ed Behr
Through a convoluted series of events, I found this recent radio interview with my writing idol, Ed Behr. My food blogging friends worship chefs, I worship the publisher of The Art of Eating, the world's best food and wine magazine (an attitude I...
- Zucchini On Sfist
Roasted figs Originally uploaded by melissa nicole. Why is there a picture of speck-wrapped figs in my latest, zucchini-focused SFist post? Blame summer's bounty, I suppose, but click the link to see for yourself. Click it! Click it now!If you...
- Flaming Grasshopper
I believe every serious and thoughtful food lover should have a healthy stock of Chelsea Green books. Not because they produce great cookbooks (they don't, to my knowledge), but because they know that good food, tradition, politics, and ecology are...
- Art Of Eating 67
However long I write about food and wine, my happiest memories will always include the day in June of 2003 when Ed Behr bought a story idea from me. It was the first food/wine story I sold (though not the first to press), and I, along with lots of serious...