I love pho, the steaming, fragrant noodle soup from Vietnam. I first made this recipe when interviewing Andrea Nguyen, the talented cookbook author who has introduced so many American cooks to the foods of her homeland. I made this when I interviewed her for my podcast, Hungry … [Read more...] about Recipe: Rotisserie Chicken Pho
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Hello all, I wanted to let you know that I’ll be shifting my content from my existing web site to Substack, starting July 1st, 2026. This includes new episodes from my podcast, “Hungry for Words,” and the latest news on books, travel and food. Paid subscribers will get bonus … [Read more...] about Join Me on Substack
How to Make Planked Salmon
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
