Alton Brown? At the Googleplex? And I’m invited?!? Yup. And I was sitting front and center as Marissa Mayer, Google’s VP of Search Products and User Experience, introduced new food-inspired gadgets and themes for iGoogle, and Alton Brown...

The rolling hills, the chilly fog, the glimmering sunlight dancing on grape leaves. Oh Sonoma. As I breathe in your sweet air I’m reminded of why I moved to the West Coast. Life digresses, time stands still. I stare out the car window almost...

I’ve yet to hear someone say, “Wow, Brussels sprouts, my favorite!” Have you? Have you ever cooked up a bushel of green globes to the enthusiastic delight of your hungry dinner guests? But wait, if you said yes, I bet there was a bit of bacon...

It has been way too long – years, it feels like, but only weeks in actual time. Thank you all so much for your kind words and well wishes for my father. I am happy to report that he is doing much better and will hopefully be leaving the hospital any...

I must take a brief step back from Local Lemons. My father is ill, and I am back in my hometown of Cedarhurst, New York. I have not traveled to New York, or seen my family, since February. I was raised in a traditional Italian household, with Sunday...