Three years ago, in the heat of my move to Los Angeles with The Gentleman, I did a terrible thing. A thing that has hung over our relationship like a grey raincloud over Eeyore. I gave away the perfect coffee mugs, for which The Gent had scavenged and scrounged, refusing all other mugs until he … Continue reading Hospitality @ Home: The Perfect Cup for Coffee
A comment on the Angry Chef Ron Eyester's "Six Ways Customers Tick Off Chefs". Since the thing was posted on CNN.com’s Eatocracy, Monday 10/11, the Angry Chef’s words have caused a firestorm of commentary in my dining room as well as on the web. The most disturbing part of the post is not, however, the … Continue reading Restaurant 101: Biting the Hand That Feeds You…
When I think about hospitality, what it is, what it requires, I think about holiday dinners at my parents’ house. It seems, obvious, I know, to wax nostalgic about Midwestern childhood dishes and their inevitable companions (ice! Fireplaces! Piles of leaves and hot apple cider!), but this is not one of those posts. My parents … Continue reading Hospitality @ Home: When a Turkey Runs You Over…
