The first summer I moved to Seattle back in the 1990s, I decided I had to learn how to make planked salmon. Until I'd moved to the Northwest, I'd never even heard of it and within two weeks of arriving, I'd had it twice - and loved it. Back then, I'd also never been hiking in the … [Read more...] about How to Make Planked Salmon
Travel Tales: Gin Tasting in London
As part of research for a new project, I found myself duty-bound to explore one of London's most compelling recent obsessions: gin. Difficult work, but someone has to do it. Gin is having something of a renaissance here, and most of that can be credited to a small distillery … [Read more...] about Travel Tales: Gin Tasting in London
Half-priced Steak and the Ice Queen: Monday Night at London’s Hippodrome
My London traveling companion, Chef Friend Ted, is a man who approaches both a poker table and a cutting board with the same unnerving calm. Our Airbnb happened to be a short walk from the Hippodrome in London, now one of the largest and most storied casinos in the city. Ted … [Read more...] about Half-priced Steak and the Ice Queen: Monday Night at London’s Hippodrome
Travel Tales: Borough Market in London and Duck Confit Sandwich
On Sunday, we ventured to east London to make a pilgrimage to Borough Market in London, nestled along the south bank of the Thames where the city has been feeding itself, in one form or another, for nearly a thousand years.The market traces its origins to at least 1014, when … [Read more...] about Travel Tales: Borough Market in London and Duck Confit Sandwich
Travel Tales: Chinatown in London
From Ireland, Sally went home to Asheville, and I flew Aer Lingus to my next destination and new travel partner: London, with my chef friend, Ted. Readers of The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry may recognize the name. "Chef Friend Ted" appears throughout the text, from … [Read more...] about Travel Tales: Chinatown in London
