by David | Oct 24, 2010 | culture, eating
Last week I attended a discussion and book signing for Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party & the Making of America by historian Benjamin Carp. History might not run as deep here in Massachusetts as it does in Sicily, but it’s pretty thick in...
by David | Jan 2, 2009 | eating
I stopped in a local Starbucks this afternoon for a hot drink. I ordered my usual soy mocha and a pastry. The barista looked at me sympathetically and said, “I had what you have a few weeks ago, it was terrible.” I paused a moment and realized what she...