A perfect day is setting out, camera in hand and walking. It can be my familiar neighborhood... Or a place in LA that I’ve never been... A slowwalk through my childhood stomping grounds. A short trip to find an organic dairy in Missouri leads to an all day excursion and close encounters with a black cat, a former meth house, small town hanging onto a life … [Read more...]
Summertime Garden Party Menu
My personal recipe for a wonderful life: Family + Friends + Food = Happiness. Thus far this summer has been a whirlwind of activity filled with the first two components of my equation: visiting family in New Jersey, friends from Copenhagen visiting me and, playing one of my favorite roles 'fun aunt' with various kids, related or not. Missing from my personal recipe for a … [Read more...]
Bow & Truss–LA Beer Week
Wine pairing? Why of course. Beer pairing? A no-brainer. A beer and dessert pairing? This I had to try…and I am happy to report this pairing menu was good, make that very good, in fact one pairing really wowed. Bow & Truss in North Hollywood invited me and a few other foodies to sample their beer and dessert pairings as part of LA Beer Week. The beer selections on the … [Read more...]
Egyptian Roasted Chicken
The tale of Egyptian roasted chicken can’t be separated from my trip to the Bahariya Oasis in Egypt. My first trip to Egypt was magical for so many reasons: awaking to the Morning Prayer as the sun rises over the Nile from 20 stories up in my hotel room. Negotiating the early morning streets as Cairo readies itself for the tourist onslaught—camels decked out in their finest … [Read more...]
Copenhagen Photos
There are images emblazed upon my mind when I think of Copenhagen. Ochre row houses trimmed with green and blue.The gate to Mette’s old apartment.The drainage pipe that told me I was on the right street. This trip instilled within me a new sense of the city, along with new images. The Marble ChurchThe palace grounds.The harbor lined with old And new An iconic emblem … [Read more...]
