I'm planning some design changes to this site and am dropping the book events since I only have them when a book comes out, at which point I'll just post. Publisher is not sending me on the...

OK, it's early, my mind is fogged, can this be true? We've followed the blogs that have lead to book contracts. Julie/Julia, of course, not to mention the movie. Adam Roberts came through with an...

“Palm Beach sprawled opulent and plump between the sparkling sapphire of Lake Worth, flawed here and there by house-boats at anchor, and the great turquoise bar of the Atlantic Ocean.  The huge...

One last duck splurge: had some shots of a recent duck prosciutto to share. A magret duck breast packed in salt, rinsed, dried and hung for a week. Magrets are the breasts from ducks raised for...

Oh, how I love duck confit. The crisp skin, the unctuous flavorful meat. There are few things better. Seriously. It’s up there with bacon. Not only is the taste of it profound, the very idea of...