overheard at portland starbuck’s

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

I was trying to drink the pathetic excuse for a wet macchiato from the Starbuck's unit upon whose patio I'd perched this morgen. A man passed by with a woman I assume to have been his wife, a woman with whom he appeared to have come walking from a morgen ...

bread, oil, salt

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

As I sit with bread, oil and salt to write, it occurs to me that great bread, oil and salt are the absolute pinnacle of experience. One needs no meat if his staples are in order.

Cremini Poached in Espresso

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I'm sketching out a plate presentation that will include these as an element. They are Cremini mushrooms poached in espresso with cracked Malabar peppercorns. I can actually see these working nicely in a number of plating scenarios for which deep earth flavors are called. Let me tell you something: Mushroom, ...