The new guard is a series to fête the up-and-coming, the rising—not the fleeting, but the arrival—of a new legion of creators. These nights will happen monthly in backyards, warehouses, airplane hangars, vacant lots.
Cooks culled by whitney ricketts.
Musicians selected by damien jurado and sarah jurado.
Artists curated by joey veltkamp.
Check it out at http://hopegrocery.com/
Two fun new books just popped across my desk this last month and have me eager to get in the kitchen. The first is The Art and Soul of Baking by Sur La Table and Cindy Mushet, Andrews McMeel Publishing. What a tome it is! Destined to become dog-eared, and sepia toned...
Years ago, when visiting local mushroom expert and enthusiast (and of course total foodie) Patrice Benson’s house, I asked about a unique tree in her front yard. She said, "That's a fig tree; they grow really well here and produce abundantly." This set me out to find...
Recently, I recorded a few commercials for the city on the topic of composting. Now while I don't have a worm bin at home, I like knowing that I'm both receyling and helping the city make compost of its own when I add my food scraps to my yard waste bin. What food...
