Tomorrow is the release date for Pixar Animation’s Ratatouille. Since the movie blends two of my favorite ingredients—animation and quality food—I’m very much looking forward to it. I’ve heard it’s Pixar’s best yet and, since I thought Toy Story was a blast, I’m hoping this revelation doesn’t lead to anti-climax. I’ll be […]
I’m only half-way through Book 1 of Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” I am reserving any final judgment until I’m done with the series, but I have to ask: is anyone else shocked by the extent of the child abuse portrayed in the book? I, too, love stories that aren’t […]
Summertime finally is upon us, which brings to mind the pleasures of eating outdoors.
The picnics of my youth consisted of peanut butter and jelly or bologna and cheese sandwiches, maybe some chips, maybe some soda. The adults had beer. Sometimes we would grill hot dogs or hamburgers. They were fun affairs and I remember […]
As I prepare for a visit to former stomping grounds in Los Angeles, I am reminded of one of the reasons I left. An overabundance of bad service.
We entered a somewhat upscale Italian restaurant in Pasadena one night. The hosts (there were two) were engaged in some sort of detailed conversation that […]
I love stumbling across food that I’ve never before had.
At my office, there’s an empty cubicle in which people will often place food items for general consumption–a kind of hidden altar to the hungry. You have to know where to find it. More than once, I’ve been saved from my gurgling […]