April 2022

There isn’t a ton of interesting food content for April: my long-awaited renovation finally got going at the beginning of April, taking with it my access to a kitchen at home....

April 17, 2022

March 2022

March has been a roller coaster. My kitchen project is finally charging ahead. I’ve signed the contract for the work, and, in what must be a first for a construction project (and certainly this construction project), it’s running ahead of schedule....

March 26, 2022

February 2022

In an exciting twist, I think my kitchen project may actually happen soon. My architects, contractor, and I are still working out the final details, but it’s looking like we’ll get going in March....

February 13, 2022

January 2022

The latest virus variant has pushed me a lot closer to where this whole project began in March or April of 2020. We’re back at the point that, despite being vaccinated and boosted, I’m not in love with the idea of doing any indoor dining....

January 15, 2022

December 2021

It’s been a month of relaxation and recovery, with another slightly manic interlude woven in the middle. Now I’m slightly preparing myself for the Christmas-New Year dash. It will be both nice that the usual fixtures can be there this year (with many sincere thanks to the scientists and researchers behind the vaccine) and a bit strange after a year without them....

December 12, 2021

November 2021

The month that’s been has been mostly uneventful. I managed to keep a number of my longstanding promises in this newsletter, from getting back on the croissant path to finally trying out the cascatelli....

November 13, 2021

October 2021

Summer has clung on with tenacity in New England this year. It was warm enough this weekend to have dinner outside without even a sweater. Though it’s certainly (and reassuringly) getting cooler....

October 17, 2021

September 2021

I’ve managed to avoid catching another bug, Covid or otherwise, over the last few weeks. It’s been nice to get back to normal in that sense. Though in another sense, I feel like I haven’t profited enough of the summer....

September 19, 2021

August 2021

The last month has been a blend of anxiety and relief. The world continues opening, cautiously. But neither has the pandemic really ended, even in the protective Massachusetts bubble. Indeed, my food adventures have been somewhat curtailed by a not-the-coronavirus respiratory infection....

August 15, 2021

July 2021

For the first time since March 2020 I was able to travel. Neither I nor the world was ready for an international trip, so I was in the Pacific Northwest....

July 10, 2021