I'm writing this as I struggle through meat sweats. I thought this term original until this past weekend, after Mike and I descended upon Austin, Texas, last Friday. Since then, we've headed to a half dozen BBQ outlets, notably Franklin's in town and Louis Mueller's out in the … [Read more...] about It’s Bigger in Texas: A Brief Brisket Journey
Travel tales
The last time I came to Austin
A couple of years ago, Mike and I came to Austin for the Texas Book Festival, a massive annual literary event started by Laura Bush. As we checked into the Sheraton, a standard monolithic corporate hotel, we noticed something… unusual in the lobby bar. A Texas-sized gentleman … [Read more...] about The last time I came to Austin
Neal’s Yard Dairy
We've been kicking around London since Wednesday. One of my main pilgrimages when I'm in town is to visit Neal's Yard Dairy in my old neighborhood of Covent Garden. After a wide range of nibbles, we headed home with some Sleightlett, an unbearably soft tasting unpasteurized goats … [Read more...] about Neal’s Yard Dairy
The “castle house”
I just found that the "castle house" mentioned in The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry is now online. This is the house where we spent our first vacation together, and where we were later married. Note the tower. Such a great place. So many memories. My author photo was taken … [Read more...] about The “castle house”
Chocolate destinations
Latest gig for Bing Travel focuses on destinations for chocolate lovers. The slide show/story focuses on a dozen yummy places, from a spa in Argentina that will literally cover you in chocolate to decadent martinis in Manhattan.The irony, of course, is that I don't actually like … [Read more...] about Chocolate destinations
