Archive for March, 2007

Over the years, I’ve accumulated quite a few kitchen items.  From my mother, I have a beautiful wooden bowl and carving board. From my mother-in-law, I have some vintage ceramic casserole dishes and lots of BIG mixing bowls.

But what I…

dailypie sign

Originally uploaded by LaurAndy.

You won’t find any Mc Golden Arches or Starbucks in Pie Town, New Mexico but you will find an apple pie made…

Rites of spring: Each year Ian and Turtle of Tucson, Arizona hold an annual pie party to benefit Earth First! Journal. The pie party features more than 100 vegan pies.  Where else can you pick from a creamy pineapple…

Vintabla opened in Tucson about two months ago and has already raised the dining bar. Vintabla is a wine bar extraordinaire with small plates of New American food perfect for people who like to taste vs. eating a full…

Yes.  Today is my 50th birthday.  And like all birthdays, the focus is on food.  My “official” food celebration will be in a few days when my brother comes in to town. But I have a dilemma - do I please everyone else…

I had a Long Tail dining experience recently at a great Indian restaurant in Dayton Ohio.  I have not been the same since. 

But before I get into that, I want to make sure you are with me on “The Long Tail”. This…

Coffee has come a long way since my mother plugged in the percolator and the smell of morning coffee permeated the house. After awhile instant coffee came along and that heavenly aroma disappeared. I do believe that instant coffee is…

Coffee Beans

Originally uploaded by Refracted Moments.

After turning its Starbucks coffee outlets into a major music sales channel, the coffee giant is launching its own recording label.

The…

One thing to note about Tucson’s diverse restaurant scene — it’s not vanilla. True foodies far and wide have been known to embrace and fantasize about J-Bar’s chocolate jalapeno ice cream sundae, the most written about dessert in Tucson. 

This…

“Oh, Ralph, not the lemon!”

If you lived in the L.A. area around the 70’s, you might remember that Winchell Donuts commercial where some middle age guy (wearing an undershirt no less) was trying to sway his wife into eating…