Long Live the Tongue

Today I spent four hours using my tongue in new ways. A small group of us at work have been selected to take “Sensory Training” classes and I could not wait to continue expanding the knowledge of my palate. I love tasting and I love creating. Knowledge of the tongue intrigues me as much as… Continue reading Long Live the Tongue

TKO

Sometimes you don’t see them coming. Sometimes you do. When the man in the grey t-shirt punched me in the jaw, my head had been turned, as I spoke in Spanish to my new protector and temporary guardian that I will call St. Abraham. The closed fist rounded in on the left hand side of… Continue reading TKO

Vegas Retreat

I came back from Vegas tired but fully satisfied. I can’t explain it, but I felt fresh and complete. Perhaps it had something to do with hours that were mine to dictate and conjure up frozen drinks by the pool. Perhaps it had something to do with diving head-first into a book that made my… Continue reading Vegas Retreat

Mexico: Mole Ole

What part of mole do you not understand? Let’s just say during the short stint in Mexico, it became my raison d’etre. We had it green (made with pepitas), we had it red (made with pecans). Sometimes it was more sweet, other times, salty, and another time richly smoky. I could eat my way through… Continue reading Mexico: Mole Ole

When in Chicago

The assignment I gave myself was to try all new restaurants during this particular excursion in Chicago because it is so easy to return to the beloved ones. THURSDAY NIGHT: Nacional 27. We started with the Grilled Shrimp Adobado with pineapple-vanilla salsa. Tasty. Next came the Slow-Roasted Gunthorp Farms Pork Cubano, served with a combination… Continue reading When in Chicago

Quotables

“The artist is the antennae of the race.” (pound) “You must love your crooked neighbor with a crooked heart.” (auden) “You don’t choose to be an artist, the art chooses you.” (gioia) “Poetry is a way of remembering what it would impoverish us to forget.” (frost) “Art is the light by which human things can… Continue reading Quotables

Umm, blogging soon

Be on the look-out for: — Restaurant Reviews from Chicago — Lecture Notes from “The Importance of Art in Human Community” with NEA Chairman, Dana Gioia The three day weekend kind of kicked my ass in a matter of speaking, and yet also entailed a marathon of catnaps- albeit the one Monday afternoon was sangria-induced…… Continue reading Umm, blogging soon

SF: Pirro’s Pizza

Pirro’s was an unexpected pizza revelation. Some friends and I got together for dinner tonight, ambling over to Pirro’s. Walking inside, the lighting is warm, giving it a friendly ambience. A family-run business, this is definitely a great place for a guys’ night out or family meal after a soccer game. We started with the… Continue reading SF: Pirro’s Pizza