The dear Festivus G has been on my mind at all times, or at least mealtimes, since my last post one year ago.
We’ve all come to grips with the myriad “hot or not” and “rate my . . .” sites on the Internet. Some lost our jobs or friends because of the sick addiction. What’s the harm with rating one more picture? Now, I’ve unwittingly become part of the problem, but I’m proud of it. Someone posted…

Now that I’m a master, I can keep blogging!

Let us embrace the new year with open cookbooks, preheated ovens, and a willingness to test our limits.
Despite the massive disruption of our schedules and exhausting time I had moving our things up 3 flights of narrow stairs, I’m absolutely elated to be living in a real home.

The European Space Agency has turned to gourmet chef Alain Ducasse to serve up tasty meals that meet the tricky requirements of space travel.

Just the food I was cooking over the last week. No big whoop.

After California appallingly gave in to the most petty kind of political cheapshotism by outlawing the farming and selling of foie gras, New Jersey is looking to attack artisanal farmers and pass similar anti-French legislation. Thankfully, celebrity chefs are speaking out against the right-wing fascists: Anthony Bourdain and Michael Ruhlmann laid it out for Salon…

I am very grateful to have received an amazing gift from my friend Olivia Stapp last month when I was working with her at Opera San Jose. It is a cookbook she bought years ago in Italy which she has treasured and which I will certainly treasure as well.
Thanks to an awesome collaborative effort between my friend Jason and girlfriend Jen, the Festivus G is even more festive- and a helluva lot more G. Thanks to Jen for putting together the awesome logo. Jason gets credit for uncovering the mysteries of WordPress for me. Now it’s up to me to give y’all something…