Archive - Roadfoodie

Wine Enough, and Time

When I was writing Joachim Splichal's cookbook (Patina: Spuds, Truffles, and Wild Gnocchi), that highly-respected chef gave me a short, one-sentence…

Feb 15, 2011 •

May 2010

Let Caesar Be Caesar

Friends, Romaines, Countrymen: lend me your mouths. We come to eat Caesar not to bury it. And Caesar is an honorable salad. Let us stop and consider the…

May 13, 2010 •

April 2010

Love In The Time of Cauliflower

I looked down at the proudly offered plate, and everything on it was white. Poached chicken, boiled potatoes, and something called “cauliflower-cheese…

Apr 26, 2010 •

A Burger for Our Age

I'm back in the Hudson Valley, after six months on the left coast, and the first thing I do is buy a freezer-full of meat from Turkana Farms in…

Apr 9, 2010 •

March 2010

I am standing underneath a scarred, ancient oak tree on an isolated ranch far to the west of Paso Robles, in central California, with a dead body, a…

Mar 10, 2010 •

January 2010

Chasing the Champignons

The phone rang at 8:26 am. "What are you doing right now?" I overheard the female voice asking my husband. "Can you be here in five minutes? This isn't…

Jan 18, 2010 •

Gentle Dreamer, Part Two

When our gentle hero from Part One, Cosimo, began to amass an estimable collection of wine—his own, plus some of the top labels and vintages in the…

Jan 13, 2010 •

December 2009

A Gentle American Dreamer

(Part One.) It's worth noting, as we wend our way toward a new decade (new decade? What the Hell happened? You have a glass of wine and a few olives and…

Dec 28, 2009 •

November 2009

Another Wine Country

I've never required much motivation to hop into the car and drive toward wine, food, and fire. But when the lure includes soft, rolling hills bristling…

Nov 29, 2009 •

Now That's Rich

In case anyone has a doubt about this, I'll just go on record and say that a two-month separation is not good for any couple. One month apart, or a…

Nov 23, 2009 •

October 2009

Braised in Tears

Brentwood, California Twenty-four hours before arriving in Los Angeles I landed a book deal—welcome indeed, but brutal in its timeline. (Hey—be careful…

Oct 17, 2009 •

September 2009

What Happens in Vegas

Green Valley, Utah to Las Vegas: 410 miles. Three states: Utah, Arizona, and Nevada. Stella and I are up early because, although it may be a perfect…

Sep 28, 2009 •

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