12 Feb 2013 5 Comments
in Food, Observations Tags: American Beauty, food, Manchego cheese, shishito peppers, Van Morrison
It’s one of my favorite quotes from one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite movies. The kid in “American Beauty” is video-taping a plastic grocery store bag, floating gracefully on a breeze:
“Sometimes there’s so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can’t take it, and my heart is just going to cave in.”
It’s one of my favorite scenes and quotes because I often have moments like that, and always have. I like to call them “God moments.” More
30 Dec 2011 2 Comments
in Observations, On the Road, Video Tags: Fairmont, Fiddler's Green, Gold Dust Lounge, Guinness, Irish Bank, JFK, Paris, Prohibition, San Francisco, Van Morrison
I like cities that are oriented around food. Paris is a city like that. On any given block, between your Metro stop and your apartment, there will be charcuteries, boulangeries, patisseries, street markets, produce shops and every variety of other businesses providing anything you could possibly need for dinner that night. San Francisco is a bit like Paris that way. If I want a good loaf of bread in Los Angeles, it’s an afternoon outing. In San Francisco, you’ll practically trip over a freshly baked baguette or sourdough boule every time you turn a corner.
Baba, bubbly and beer at The Fairmont
Because I have three children, I drink. Not that I needed an excuse before, but it’s certainly a good one. More
skinny girls & mayonnaise 