I've always liked Mark Bittman's recipes, but I'm glad he's moved over to the Opinion pages at The New York Times. He's joining the voices of Marion Nestle (whom I heard speak recently, a real thrill) and Michael Pollan and ...
I’m just back from Edible Institute in Santa Barbara, a 4-day gathering of food magazine editors and publishers, foodies and locavores. My people. The conference had two parts: an informational meeting for folks who own and publish Edible magazines (there ...
Once, while working on a Habitat for Humanity building project, one of the construction pros volunteering on the job told me, “You have good worksite awareness.” I took it as a compliment ... and then asked what he meant. Good worksite awareness ...
We eat in our cars, at our desks, on the go, in front of the TV. We eat drive-through, take-out, delivered, packaged and prepared meals. We need to slow … down. Consumer trends around the globe show that over the past three ...
As a writer who covers food and cooking, I'm always scouting other food websites, chatting with local farmers, interviewing chefs and producers, and generally scoping out the food scene. Like design (the other much-loved subject of my freelance writing career), ...
One of the biggest (and most difficult) lessons I've learned in my first year and change as the owner of a small creative business is the value of patience. I don't have much of it, frankly. But I need more of ...
Regardless of our politics, I think it's safe to say that most of us feel completely disconnected, misrepresented and dismayed by government. It can make us feel powerless: After all, what individual can affect changes in the policies and systems ...
I returned from the Creative Freelancer Conference in June to face a week packed with project deadlines. But my project-planning calendar showed me that I the following two weeks were fairly light project-wise. And that two-week window gave me the ...
Some people come up with new ideas in the shower. Others keep notepads on the nightstand so they can jot down dream-inspired brainstorms. The athletes I know tell me they mentally chew on problems while they’re swimming laps or running ...
A recent article in our city newspaper encouraged parents who'd run out of summer activities to seize the opportunity to teach their kids to cook. Brilliant. Of course, it's easy for me to say, because I love to cook. Always have. But ...