
Snowy Day
Mississippi is closed today. As I type a winter storm has just passed through the entire state leaving a blanket of snow and ice. The […]
READ MOREMississippi is closed today. As I type a winter storm has just passed through the entire state leaving a blanket of snow and ice. The […]
READ MOREMemories are the fuel that ignite and continually stoke this column. I have written in this space for over 20 years— approximately 1,000 words per […]
READ MORELife is full of reunions. There is something deep inside of me that is hard-wired for any type of reunion— family, school, old friends— I […]
READ MOREBARBERINO VAL D’ELSA, TUSCANY, ITALY— I don’t believe in past lives or reincarnation, but if I did I would imagine several of my former selves […]
READ MORE“One thing I like about Argentina, they only cook with salt; that’s it.” –Robert Duvall A frequent question I receive when an interview begins to […]
READ MOREOur office receives strange telephone calls and odd requests on a weekly basis. The calls usually involve my schedule. I am often asked to be […]
READ MOREThe world is living off of byproducts and off-cuts, and that’s a good thing. After three decades in the restaurant business it’s easy to look […]
READ MOREMy lifelong love affair with sweet potatoes has been shaken and I have a confession to make. First understand that, as a kid, I […]
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