Recipe Log

For a variety of reasons, this is late by a couple of weeks. Unfortunately this was not because my new kitchen was so close to completion, waiting another week would make the difference....

At this point, it should surprise no one that the kitchen (still) isn’t done. It feels tantalizingly close, yet remains elusive. In the last week, nothing happened on site. Which is not necessarily to say that nothing has happened at all....

My new kitchen still isn’t done. If I’m honest, I doubt it will be done by the time the next edition of this goes out either. In the meantime, my takeout adventures continue....

The kitchen project remains behind schedule. Substantial completion was supposed to happen a couple weeks ago, and the walls still aren’t closed. It’s especially discouraging when nothing has happened, even behind the scenes, for the last couple of weeks....

The kitchen project is behind schedule. For perhaps understandable reasons: they found asbestos that had to be removed, and the electrical work to bring everything up to code has been difficult....

The renovation is in full swing. This point in the process feels the way I’d imagine a very long ocean voyage might. You know you’re on course, but at the same time you haven’t seen land or eaten a proper meal for weeks....

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....

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....

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....

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....