'green' and 'alive'

Two words to describe how fiddlehead ferns taste. I've also heard "similar to asparagus or okra."I can't vouch for these accounts....

mind your manners.

The man at the table next to us talked about his recent trip to India for at least 20 minutes straight. He was sitting with three...

three things I love

Yummy sushi pajamas, pedicures and tattoos.(By the way, did I mention it's good to be back in San Francisco? I hate hotel rooms...

houston

Someone said: "This is the most underrated food city in the nation."I believe it.Just go to Brennan's and try the turtle soup...

souvenir

I went to Texas for three days and four nights, and on the third night, I dropped your souvenir in the elevator and broke it.We...

act of contrition

I am sorry I showed up almost two hours late.I am sorry I fell asleep on the couch immediately after your multi-course dinner...

over it

Age is stealthy. It tiptoes in. Like the fatigue you get after too much red wine. (You are talking, chatting, laughing, tossing...

lunch break: sadly, this is it.

There are 205 wine shipments to be sent.I stayed at the office late last night, studying a map of the U.S. that details shipping...

you know you need a vacation when ...

... you go home and order the pizza called "Mexican Weekend."Suddenly, it is the One Thing you absolutely cannot live without....

home

I am so, so happy to be back -- to the boy, to the cat, to the tiny apartment with the big view....

what a cup of coffee can tell you

My friend calls her mother a witch because she can read the dregs of your coffee cup and tell you your future.She has predicted...

the things I ingest

Recent lessons:1. Even if you don't remember cutting yourself on anything, it is entirely possible to infect your finger to the...