Sixty-four years, $35 and one heck of an art school story. That just about sums it up. But for me, it goes even farther. I've said before (and am likely to say again) that I am beyond fortunate to occasionally contribute to Arkansas Life magazine. Writing about food, wine, travel and every corner of the planet has been an obsessive dream since the thirteen year old version of me moved from the West Indies to Washington state as my adolescent years approached. I made up for lost time by ... View Post
Southern Comfort: Article in Arkansas Life
The February issue of Arkansas Life magazine features quite a bit of foodie fun. Although nothing can top the Height of the Harvest cover story with Chef Miles James from last fall, I'm always delighted to have the opportunity to write about Arkansas food and foodies - and contributing to a cover story is always a treat! This month's Southern Comfort feature on cooking up comfort foods with a twist gave me the opportunity to spend time with Chef Matt McClure at The Hive restaurant inside ... View Post
On Food and Words
Growing up, I was fortunate that my family lived in some interesting places. The first decade of my life placed our family briefly in Tulsa, Oklahoma (where I was born) and in Suriname - or Dutch Guiana, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Jamaica and Washington state. They tell me that in a Chinese restaurant in Pittsburgh I excitedly ordered “pasghetti,” and my mother was quite certain that when I began studying foreign languages in middle school it was simply because I wanted to be able to talk with ... View Post
Fall Food Adventures in Arkansas
One of the most intriguing things to experience is a new taste - perhaps a seasoning or cooking method, the flavor of a different strain of ethnic food, an assertive new wine or a cocktail with a dramatic spin. I've been on sensory overload this past week with new tastes in all of those categories thanks to an opportunity to spend literally hours with Chef Miles James and his brother Chef Lyle James at the renowned James at the Mill Restaurant in Johnson, Arkansas. The results of all that ... View Post
A New Look + New Adventures
Oh, hi. I've been a bad food adventurer. In my (pitiful) defense, 2013 has been a roller coaster: ups, downs, delights and disappointments. Great food, drink and conversation have been woven throughout. And, I have some really exciting news coming soon (later this month on The Little Magpie and Magpie Marketing) that just might put me in some scenarios where I'll have access to some exciting new food experiences to share with you. However, in the midst of riding that ... View Post
