At least, that's what this site says about the second book. For The Sharper Your Knife, everything I plug into says that I write like Chuck Palahniuk, author of numerous book but notably Fight Club. Meanwhile, every section that I put in from the new book comes out sounding like … [Read more...] about I write like David Foster Wallace
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Food
On Friday, May 21st, I'll be moderating a panel of Seattle food writers in a cool event developed by Kim Ricketts Events. I thought it was sold out, but apparently there are still a few seats left. The night includes some great food, readings and discussion by the authors, led … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About Food
How a baseball, dental floss and lightbulb could help you lose weight
As part of research for the new book, I poked around online for information about serving sizes. I stumbled upon a useful interactive online tool from WebMD that equates serving sizes to everyday objects. Definitely worth a look. Time and again, research shows that people with … [Read more...] about How a baseball, dental floss and lightbulb could help you lose weight
IACP preview event in Seattle
This time, it's personal.For those of you who know me, I spend a lot of time working with the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP). I volunteer as the head of the Food Writers, Editors & Publishers section, and this year agreed to be on the programming … [Read more...] about IACP preview event in Seattle
Book No. 2
It's official. My second book will be published by Viking/Penguin sometime in early 2011. Tentatively titled Changing Courses, the book will be a memoir with recipes, and more or less picks up where The Sharper Your Knife left off. The primary focus will be on a research project … [Read more...] about Book No. 2
