I spent an 18-hour journey back from Italy yesterday engrossed in what has so far proven to be one of the best reads of 2007: Garrett Oliver’s The Brewmaster’s Table: Discovering the Pleasures of Real Beer with Real Food.
Oliver is the brewmaster and founder of Brooklyn Brewery, a brewery that I hold particulary close to [...]
2008 Marketing Meme Prediction: Craft
more me!
In an of-course-i-have-time-for-this moment, I volunteered to be a guinea pig for a new accidental hedonist project–the “food diaries.”
I’m not exactly sure what my “food diary” will shape up to be, but you can now find (and rss) more of my food-related musings at accidentalhedonist.com/duffystar.
this song is for you my brother
Sometimes the news doesn’t really hit home until someone smacks …you in the face … with it.
The Liars Club in Mission Beach is hova. I’ve known this for weeks, sadly craning my neck as I ride by, only to see dark windows and barstools stacked upon tables. But until I received the bargoer email [...]
Local, East Coast Style
The very first time I waxed poetic about eating locally, I got a response along the lines of: “You’re so lucky you can do that. You live in California.” It was the middle of winter, and I’m sure the person who said that pictured idyllic gardens and 70-degree days.
I had to admit Southern California [...]