The worst ingredients

That excellent meal you enjoyed and reflect on over and over, yet regardless of your attempts, you can never replicate it. You check the composition of ingredients, the directions, and the prep and rest times. What could be at fault? We forget that not all things are...

Little ass

In the region of Parma in Italy, one can find the queen of all cured meats, also known as the culatello, or little ass. This delicacy is aptly named since it is made by curing only the rear muscle of the haunch of pigs born, raised, and butchered in Lombardy and...

Function and form

We encounter and use a combination of form and function that coexist and are rarely of equal prominence and elevation. We can admire each element independently, and when combined with equal attention and care, it is inspiring and transforming. The items we use were...

Doing Good, Is Good Enough

Or is it? Doing something good for someone else without any expectation in return feels good.  Science has proven that when we do good for someone, it is us, the giver, who is a major beneficiary of the deed because of the positive feeling associated with...

A Memorable Burger

With almost 50 billion hamburgers consumed in the US each year, an average of three per person a week, the hamburger is a mainstay of our diets and culture. There is nothing more American than the barbeque with the staple fare of the hamburger.  The simplicity of it:...