One Epic Sale

25 Nov 2013 7 Comments

by scolgin in Food, Markets & Stores, Starlets, Yoga Students & Quinoa (stories) Tags: , , , , , , , ,

I can’t remember who told me about it — a gourmet food sale to end all gourmet food sales. I was at a party somewhere, talking to someone, they described a nirvana of exotic food items, all at wholesale prices — in a sale that only happened a couple times a year, and only if you knew about it.

The line outside Epicure the opening morning of the Holiday sale

The line on the loading dock outside Epicure the opening morning of the Holiday sale

I had promptly forgotten all about it when, the next day, an email arrived from [whomever it was] with information on how to sign up for sale notifications and a link. I followed the link, gave them my name, and promptly forgot about it again. More

Storming the Bastille

12 Jul 2011 7 Comments

by scolgin in Recipes, Video Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

We Americans like to appropriate other peoples’ holidays. I’m as guilty as anyone — on Cinco de Mayo we have friends over for fish tacos and margaritas; never does a St. Patty’s Day pass by without corned beef, cabbage and Guinness. And Chinese New Year always represents an opportunity for lacquered duck. But we the people haven’t seemed as taken, for some reason, with Bastille Day.

I was in Paris once for Bastille Day. I remember tanks on the Champs Elysees, jets flying low overhead, drunk Parisians everywhere, reveling. I’ve always been enamored of France, and Paris in particular. More