Just received word that the magazine Edible Chesapeake is ceasing publication. That’s sad as I always looked for it at the Common Market and enjoyed reading it. From the release:
I will no longer be publishing Edible Chesapeake magazine. The decision is the result of much reflection on how best to balance the needs of my family and [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Reading’
November 24, 2009
Odds and Ends
November 19, 2009
Farmer’s Market Book
As promised in my earlier post there is one book that I find invaluable in helping me turn farmer’s market finds into delicious food on the table. That is Vegetables from Amaranth to Zucchini: The Essential Reference by Elizabeth Schneider. This is a huge book (800+ pages!) that covers every vegetable you are likely to encounter in the [...]
November 2, 2009
When I Grow Up
When I grow up I want to be a blog just like this one. Seriously, this is a phenomenal blog that I read regularly even though I don’t do much in Howard County except drive through it. This is a true labor of love, very informative and it shows. A model for all wanna-be local food [...]
October 14, 2009
Broadbent’s Revenge
Loyal reader(s?) may remember my review of the book The Billionaire’s Vinegar. As a follow up to the story I saw that the venerable British wine critic Micheal Broadbent settled his libel and defamation suit against Random House, the publisher of the book. The book was less than flattering to Mr. Broadbent. The amount of the monetary [...]
June 28, 2009
Reflections of a Wine Merchant
I just finished reading Neil Rosenthal’s book Reflections of a Wine Merchant (from FCPL). Mr. Rosenthal is a thirty year plus veteran of the wine importing business, dealing mainly in European wines and especially fine Burgundies. The book was so-so. I almost put it down which is very unusual for me. Unless you are a hard-core [...]
June 5, 2009
Budget Cuts and the Fourth Estate
I don’t think anyone is envious of those poor souls labouring in the newspaper business right now. However one of my favorite abuse pinatas: the Frederick News Post is really plumbing the depths. Yes in their current “In Good Taste” column [Cue announcers voice: "In Good Taste reports on an unannounced dining experience and is not [...]
May 26, 2009
Ethics
Interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about two reviewers from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate accepting trips etc. from winemakers. One reviewer “vacationed and enjoyed lavish social dinners in the company of wine importers whose wines he reviews.” It raises some interesting ethical questions. I think the potential for abuse is especially ripe in the [...]
January 30, 2009
An Outstanding Cookbook
The sleeper hit of Christmas has to be the book I gave Mrs. F called Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois. In short this book is amazing. We have always dabbled in baking but this book is head and shoulders above any bread book we have in both ease and sheer [...]
December 10, 2008
Ahead of the Curve
A bit of tooting my own Fred horn, but loyal readers heard about it here first. In today’s food section of the WashPo guess what wine is listed as “excellent” and “a good value?” Why the one right below this post that I blogged about yesterday: Willm Cuvée Leon IX Crémant d’Alsace. The author also comments [...]
December 3, 2008
Linganore Cellars
There was another nice article in today’s Frederick News Post about Linganore Winecellars. They must be paying them or something. Ostensibly it was about pairing the right wine with food, but all of the wines featured were from Linganore Winecellars. Honestly I’m not complaining though. As I said in my earlier post I am always excited when [...]
