We taxied through the choked streets from Santa Fe to the more cozy Colonia Roma neighborhood to attend a dinner party at the home of one of Mexico’s greatest chefs. Warm and welcoming, with kisses for all, Monica Patino delivered the goods. We began with a welcome drink she made […]
Where’s the beef? Well, it’s not at some McDonald’s restaurants in India any more. A story in today’s WSJ described the hamburger giant’s plant to open vegetarian outlets in India next year, the first time they’ve ever done such a thing. The chain has already dropped beef and pork from […]
I got off the plane and began the long drive from the airport to Mexico City’s Santa Fe neighborhood. It’s actually not much of a neighborhood, it’s as my friend Tim Leffel called it, “like Silicon Valley.” My hotel, the Westin Santa Fe, is just one of dozens of imposing […]
I’m at the terminal early, and can’t remember ever doing that. I just decided that even though a 6 am flight is brutal, I might as well make it easier on myself to throw in a 30 minute cushion. I’m flying today to Dallas then down to Mexico City for […]
A story in last week’s WSJ had a photo of a pretty blond woman in a wheelchair…but you couldn’t see the top of the chair as you usually would in such a photo. It was deliberate, said Nancy Lieberman, because as a powerful attorney, a partner in the world’s largest […]
I’m back from three nights at an undisclosed camping location in Western Mass. I normally don’t go for such secrecy, but my camping colleagues beseeched me not to reveal its location in a small town to the east, so I shall only describe my camping experiences and try not to […]
Kim Zombik was glad to be back in the Valley, if only for a visit, not again as a resident. She moved to Montreal a few years ago after getting some attention with her singing down here. I last saw her sing at the Green River Festival with Unit […]
There is a distinctly snappy chill to the air. I woke up and went around closing windows….no matter what we want it to be, it’s a school day. Mary was serene about getting back into her school day work, looking forward to seeing the children in Conway and Deerfield. There […]
I’ve been terrified in recent years by all of the bad press that sitting at a desk all day elicits among the medical community. I read that I could shorten my life by all of this sitting, and that according to anthropologists, man was not meant to sit and sit […]
It takes skill to win at poker. That’s not a big part of winning in games like roulette and slot machines, since these are pure luck. A federal judge in New York state ruled this week that this key difference may someday make it legal to play poker for money […]
I’ve been terrified in recent years by all of the bad press that sitting at a desk all day elicits among the medical community. I read that I could shorten my life by all of this sitting, and that according to anthropologists, man was not meant to sit and sit […]
One of the highlights of our Cape Cod trip was dinner at Bangkok Thai. Our hosts had never eaten Thai food before so we were happy to encourage them to try it out. I was inspired by the simpleness and the savory tastes so I decided to cook a Thai […]