Sparkling ribbons and paper swathed the holiday season with excitement, expectation and surprise. Tenderly, I removed each ribbon so that it could be reused–a sentimental and frugal habit.… Read more “An Ugly Box With A Beautiful Gift”
Month: December 2011
It’s Trite, But Winning Top Chef Isn’t “Everything”
Author’s note: This is a continuation of a series of blogs about the experience of watching my daughter, Chef Dakota Weiss, make her way through Bravo TV’s… Read more “It’s Trite, But Winning Top Chef Isn’t “Everything””
Top Chef Texas–Dakota’s Sauce Sinks and Gazpacho Flies
Ah, it’s holiday time in LA. Lit like drunken fireflies, 50-foot yachts cruise the harbors at night. Steaming sweet tamales delight the air above a Los Posadas procession on Olvera Street. Scientology Santa greets menorah lighting Santa in Hollywood. Ice skating hotel guests, in shorts and tank tops, slip, spin and slide on synthetic ice in the 70-degree sun over the pool at the W, Westwood.
My Top Chef Cheftestant Kid Plays With Food
Author’s note: This is a continuation of a series of blogs about the experience of watching my daughter, Chef Dakota Weiss, make her way through Bravo TV’s… Read more “My Top Chef Cheftestant Kid Plays With Food”
The Muse Pallet 