For years, I've been threatening to start a podcast. In October, I attended an inspiring weekend hosted by Feet in Two Worlds and promptly went and bought a Zoom H5, a mic and started contacting food writers I admired to come sit in my kitchen and chat. I'm launching the podcast … [Read more...] about Shelf Life: 15 Food Books of 2015
Books & Writing
Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good
"I'm Swedish, which makes me sexy, and I'm Irish which makes me want to talk about it." That's the first line from Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good, my third book, coming to paperback on August 25th. Same content, just cheaper, so get yours today! The book was a Michigan Notable … [Read more...] about Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good
Grief and Gratitude, Under a Sky So Blue
I stared at my closet and wondered. What do you wear to the funeral of your favorite cousin, more like a brother, really, but you hadn’t seen him in nearly 20 years? On top of it, what does a person pack to go home to a hometown about which you’ve penned a book yet had not been … [Read more...] about Grief and Gratitude, Under a Sky So Blue
Hungry for Words Food Writing Boot Camp in Washington, D.C. March 21-22
I've partnered with acclaimed independent bookstore Politics & Prose and The Writer's Center in D.C. to offer my weekend-long introduction to food writing camp on March 21-22, 2015. Known as "Hungry for Words," this workshop covers a lot of ground in two jam-packed days. We … [Read more...] about Hungry for Words Food Writing Boot Camp in Washington, D.C. March 21-22
The Relative Value of Stuff (Giveaway)
In my 20s, I edited a print magazine about the online world titled Internet Underground. It launched in 1995, a time when newscasters would cite web addresses by slowly spelling out, "Go to h-t-t-p-colon-back … [Read more...] about The Relative Value of Stuff (Giveaway)
