My absolute favorite thing to do in the whole wide world is cook in front of an audience and bring them joy with food. While it’s hard work I find it nearly effortless. You know what doesn’t feel effortless? Bookkeeping, paying taxes, marketing, sales, and budgeting. However, for better or […]
This is really about Mr. Hauenstein’s apples, but Mr. Cox has a better name. Mr. Cox introduced Cox’s Orange Pippin, in 1860, which today represents more than 50% of the dessert, or eating, apple production in the UK, but, is unpopular among commercial growers in the US. In steps Rubinette, a […]
Sometimes, it takes a little extra effort to get a dish right. We’re gonna eventually get to plum chutney here. Stick with me. This year at Christmas I wrote on the holiday menu, “I’ve been wanting to make a Bûche de Noël for years. Simple in concept, enchanting in execution, this […]
