In December, much of the world sees things the way I do. Artistic cakes, cookies, snow globes, chocolates, and vividly wrapped confections fill shop windows, screens, and billboards. They are everywhere.
Wine on the Rocks in the Carolinas In the wine-growing regions of North Carolina near the Blue Ridge Mountains, controversy swirls around understanding the relationship between grapes and rocks. On one
If you’ve been on a dessert-tasting tour of central Europe for 2 weeks, the dress shops of Paris don’t interest you. Over-crowded museums in summer heat are suddenly urgent on your
“Listen to me. There is no more money,” said my boss Sam, a stylish, 60-ish adman in his corner office near the Boston waterfront. A steady parade of us (copywriters, art
Gingersnap cookies, heart-shaped Christmas lights, and Glogg (hot mulled wine with Aquavit, raisins & almonds) fill the stalls along the Copenhagen’s Nyhavn Canal. Pine trees, trinkets, bratwurst, fried potatoes, chocolate, hot candied
Southern biscuit production requires adherence to two strict rules: Rule # 1 As bakers in Georgia, Louisiana, or the Carolinas will tell you, you need White Lily Flour. This is not
I know, I know…Vienna has always been a cosmopolitan city. But we approached it as a dessert capital – a singular exemplar; a province of old-world excellence. If other discoveries awaited
The tragedy in Brussels hit me hard. Just as Parisians insist “Je suis en Terrasse” to assert the cultural values of their county, in Brussels, I am in the chocolate shop. Belgium’s strength
The Slow Food Nations Food Festival wrapped up last weekend after three days of workshops, talks, and parties focused on Where Tradition Meets Innovation. This year, we were merchants in one of
Almost speechless about this Strawberry Mousse in a chocolate-dipped cookie cone at Landtmann’s Patisserie in Vienna at the Cafe Museum. And yes, you are seeing lightly toasted almond slices on top.
How great to be back in Boston for the Boston Travel & Adventure Show. I met so many people ready to hit the road, and THANK YOU to my new friends
How could it have happened? The spire of Notre Dame burned. Our greatest achievements are fragile. These photos – most taken in Notre Dame’s neighborhood a week before the fire –
