From the Archives: Bookmarks

Note: This post originally appeared on The Jump at its former address in October, 2007. I was just reading Reflections at Walden last night, though, and it holds strong as a great October Book.  I've been wanting to write more about the books I read and collect for a while now. My desk shelf is … Continue reading From the Archives: Bookmarks

Hydro, dude.

File under cool foodie news: Fiori restaurant of Great Barrington, Mass., has installed a high-tech “hydro table” in the basement of their otherwise quaint little corner building on Railroad St. Supplied by Shire Organic and Hydroponic Supply, a local indoor garden supply shop, the system is completely reusable and maximizes the use of water. This … Continue reading Hydro, dude.

Please, Sir; Can I have some morels? / Farmed + Foraged Dinner 2010

In an effort to strengthen the important connection between locally-sourced foods and restaurant tables everywhere, Berkshire Grown just staged its second 'Farmed + Foraged' dinner weekend. And in an uber-Foodie score, I was able to attend one of the F+F dinners at the headquarters of EnlightenNext and EnlightenNext magazine on Saturday, prepared by Executive Chef … Continue reading Please, Sir; Can I have some morels? / Farmed + Foraged Dinner 2010

Flashback Friday: Foodie Files

From a meal at a place where I used to live. Yumories! 2008... Other than laundry and the guilty pleasure of Lifetime's Fallen Angels Week, I did very little this weekend - just regrouped from a long week at the full-time gig and reveled in the fact that I don't currently have a freelance deadline … Continue reading Flashback Friday: Foodie Files

Teacher is to School as Jax is to _________

It's a Saturday night. I have a glass of wine and a belly full of hors d'oeuvres, and I'm fighting to get my hands on the analogies portion of the SATs. It's the only part I ever really felt confident with. But I'm guessing that's not the answer to the first question in your mind... … Continue reading Teacher is to School as Jax is to _________