by David | Jul 20, 2014 | eating, economics
Just about five years ago on this very blog, I called peak cupcake and announced the age of pie. Finally, the world is catching up. You can scoff at me five years ago, but behold the WSJ delivering the truth earlier this month: But the popularity of high-end...
by David | Jul 21, 2009 | culture, design, eating
I wasn’t thinking about dessert. No, I wasn’t unconscious, I had just eaten a large meal of pasta. But as we passed Petsi’s cafe on Putnam Avenue just five minutes before closing, there seemed nothing to lose popping in. There’s not often...
by David | Mar 9, 2008 | eating, reading & writing
It’s been quite a literary and culinary weekend. Friday night was Book Club, featuring Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, backed up by poached salmon with couscous and red and gold beets, spinach salad, garlic bean soup and a purchased dessert assortment of...
