Now that I’m back in NYC and have gotten back into my routine at work, I thought I’d catch up a little bit on this blog as well. I’ve done a small amount of clean-up editing to the four Mountain Time posts from last week (added links, etc.), and am following along with my postedContinueContinue reading “Catching Up – Why I Cook”
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Mountain Time, part 3
Note: I’m writing all these posts on WordPress for iPhone, so I can’t do much editing & can’t see how they are laying out. Please bear with ant typos or strange layouts, I’ll fix them when I get to a real computer. Modified 3/11/10. Yesterday was amazing. the day started with a big early breakfastContinueContinue reading “Mountain Time, part 3”
Mountain Time, part 2
The room I’m staying in has a cozy sitting area. One window looks out onto the hot tub on the deck and, at night, a forest of white-light-crusted pines. the other window, as I discovered this morning, has a groomed ski trail running right by it, and a stunning view of the mountain trails. It’sContinueContinue reading “Mountain Time, part 2”
Mountain Time, part 1
I arrived in Salt Lake City today for a family ski vacation. a storm started coming through just as we arrived. the drive up to Deer Valley through Park City was harrowing, but beautiful. We are staying at the home of a family friend… an absolutely gorgeous condo/house with an array of amazing original artworkContinueContinue reading “Mountain Time, part 1”
Celebration in Red
I know today is most known in this country as a day for one type of red-centric celebration, but I’m choosing to celebrate the more ancient (and more inclusive) holiday today… Happy New Year to All!
Where The Chefs Ate Tonight
(Note: the following is a completely unbiased account of a meal which we paid for in full, at a restaurant where we did not know any staff, owners, etc.) It’s been a while since Chef H and I did some wandering together. Tonight she suggested a burger place that she swore has the most incredibleContinueContinue reading “Where The Chefs Ate Tonight”
Tuesday’s Top Five: Reasons to take Food Blogging Class
Is it shilling if you admit it in the first place? Full disclosure: For those of you who don’t know this already, I work at the International Culinary Center (the French Culinary Institute). What you may not know is that this blog started as an assignment for the pilot class of Food Blogging With StevenContinueContinue reading “Tuesday’s Top Five: Reasons to take Food Blogging Class”
Post Script: The Future of Food Media
Ten days later I’m finally getting to the follow-up on the panel discussion, Word of Mouth: Online Media and the Future of Food Writing that I attended on January 7 at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe. For the one or two of you who read this blog (thank you!), my lateness won’t be such aContinueContinue reading “Post Script: The Future of Food Media”