A large Diet Coke and a medium fry. It is the second day of January and I am on the 5th day of a “vegan cleanse.” I’m not quite sure of what I am cleansing myself. I agreed to the cleanse because it felt, somehow, like cleansing myself of the worst parts of American capitalism.… Continue reading McDonald’s: Communion
The difference between good food and great food has a lot to do with its relationship with place. Tonight we ate at Lucilla here in Tallahassee, and it was really good. I had the vegetable pot pie--a flavorful concoction of corn, squash, asparagus, tomatoes, field peas, shiitake, and scallions in a roasted shallot tomato velouté… Continue reading Food and Place: Lucilla and The Grey
Decided to try my hand at both baking and food photography tonight. The electricity went out at my house just as this cake was coming out of the oven. I melted the butter in the warm oven while zesting and juicing a lemon before mixing the whole thing with an unholy amount of powdered sugar… Continue reading Lemon Cake in the Dark
