'Living Your Dream'

The Next Food Network Star, Food Network’s hugely successful culinary reality series, is on the lookout for a new food star. Is that…

Book Review-Cleaving: A Story of Marriage, Meat, and Obsession

I wanted to like this book because I loved Julie & Julia by…

This is the final version of the article I wrote that is to appear in The Lyre national magazine for Alpha Chi Omega.…

Tucson, Ariz—Everyone’s favorite street scene, Bollywood at The Fox, is returning to the Fox Theatre!

The joyous celebration of Indian culture and culinary delights will begin on the street in front of the Fox Theatre at 5…

Those of you who have been following Circle of Food for a while know that each year I have “Camp Aunt Mary” where my nieces and nephew, whose busy schedules allow, come to stay with me for a week…

Update 7/30/09  – So much for my investigative reporting skills.  Here is the actual location.

To our regular readers, I apologize that this topic is not food related, but how often does Hollywood come to your hometown! 

Well,…

Over the weekend, I attended a family get-together and a friend of the family told me that Extreme Makeover:  Home Edition was going to build a house in Beavercreek, Ohio — my hometown!  The announcement is going to be…

I am back from my vacation. I had no computer access because I don’t have a laptop and my friend doesn’t have a computer at home. I don’t have a mobile device so there was no checking email. I…

I loved the book, Julie and Julia by Julie Powell.  The food memoir is soon to be a major motion picture starring Amy Adams and Meryl Streep.

The year is 2002 and Julie Powell is a bored temp…

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