As you may have seen on recent tweets, I just started on as a contributor over at FoodRiot! Let’s not pull back–I am so freaking excited about this that I cheered about it three times in one meal, and made … Continue reading
Since it’s Tuesday, only a day after Monday, and only two more before Thursday, it really is the perfect cocktail day. Not following me? That’s okay, there’s really not much logic behind it anyways. What it comes down to is … Continue reading
Oh January, you big soddy month, you. It turned out to be a month for great reading, a partial adherence to resolutions, and other funtimes. In some startling way, I actually managed to finish eight books this month–quite a few … Continue reading
I won’t blather on too much about my newfound crush on Mr. King, but I will say that his book I’m pairing today has long been a favorite of mine and is incredibly helpful for anybody who wants to be … Continue reading
I’ve become annoying about both of the books I’ll be discussing today. Both works, The Songs of Achilles by Madeline Miller and The Iliad by Homer (Fitzgerald’s translation), swung me in such a way that I’m thinking in epic prose. … Continue reading
Let’s consider the opening lines of both of these books. Gabrielle Hamilton’s Blood, Bones, and Butter: “We threw a party.” Julia Child’s My Life in France: “This is a book about some of the things I have loved most in … Continue reading
