On my first and only visit to Japan, I’ll never forget seeing several dozen persimmons swinging gently outside – hanging from thatched straw roof eaves. I didn’t get…
Last year I fell in love with Warrup’s Farm in Redding, Connecticut. It’s a bit of a trip up north of the Merritt Parkway, but on a beautiful Fall…
On weekdays I find it hard to get dinner on the table – and forget about trying new recipes. Here’s how my week of meal planning usually goes: browse…
For my most of my childhood I grew up spending summers far away with my dad, so I never vacationed on the shorelines of Rhode Island or Massachusetts. Through…
Obviously, this blog has been on vacation for quite a while. In the meantime, we have also taken on the occasional vacation. I’m going to get things rolling by sharing our most recent trip…
Who could resist a name like the Flying Pig Roast? Last Sunday was the 3rd annual fundraiser for the Institute Library in New Haven. Headlining dinner was an…
The last time I went apple picking it was 87 degrees out. There was a line to get into the parking lot and a long line to pay….
We first met Marcell Davidsen at his ambitious Ny Haven pop-up dinner in 2014. I vividly remember arriving quite late thanks to a last-minute trip to the pediatrician. I…
I’m always rattling on about how I’m not a fan of Las Vegas, but that’s not exactly true. Last summer, we had a great family vacation in Summerlin and even on…
Welcome to Eddy Farm – the only working farm in the town of Newington, Connecticut. This land has been with same family for multiple generations and that very connection brought me north for…