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
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
