Retro Repast

Retro Repast

Two amigos here sharing more than a meal…an unpretentious place that hasn’t changed much at all since I discovered it in its infancy decades ago. Retro no doubt, nothing like a handwritten tab…when was the last time you have seen … Continue reading

Got Flavor?

Got Flavor?

and texture, and body and finish? Bienvenido Jeni and your thought inspiring process in getting to the bottom of the ultimate sensory explosive silkiest dream we could imagine on our taste buds. We are over the moon you selected a … Continue reading

Keeping it Cool

Keeping it Cool

Fractured no more, intrinsic knowing,from each other, a rift closingfalse authoritative power, endorsed no morescaffolding of dependency, collapsingbeaming from above, gilded lighthands of love, reachinghearts, a mendingmindsets set forth, transparenttaste buds, tantalizing. Oh, what a little cacao in an icy … Continue reading

Kalamata Bound

Kalamata Bound

The young lad checking me out at Aldi said, “I like your style,” I looked at him with the register between us, my head cocked as if to say what style? I look like a flavored marshmallow as usual with … Continue reading

Ovoid Beauty

I know from experience dishware won’t hold up forever, at least not without their distinguished cracks and chipped edges, but something tells me this one may outlast us all. Baby Bear cherishes it. She persuaded me to make the impulse … Continue reading

Table Companions

Table Companions

Be so confident in knowing what you bring to the table that you’re willing to eat alone until you find the right table. I’ve been paying homage to this tribute upon untried times and only wish I mustered up the … Continue reading

At the Edge of the Day

Roses glow. Something about the edge of the day before our sprouts and blooms vanish into the dark night sky…something about that light, that aura that illuminates the embryonic, unfurling leaves and how the petals meddle with the light. Scattered … Continue reading

auf Wiedersehen Anneliese

There are times when people have wronged you and things grow difficult…so dreadful that you don’t know how things will ever turn around for the better. It’s mid-March and I feel like the last furled leaf hanging from a frozen … Continue reading

Drifting

There’s a layer of dust o’er hard to reach places and in far away corners of the nest. I need to desperately wipe them down with my home-made cleanser infused with extra peppermint oil to lift my spirits.Outside the wind … Continue reading

Purple Haze

Warning: this dish will have you slip into a guilty obscurity or may serve as self-enrichment during this festive season. It’s surprisingly straightforward and trouble-free. Who couldn’t benefit from that with a household of guests—you’ll have them folding in as … Continue reading