Rest in peace, Julia Child
Bloomberg (and others): Julia Child, TV’s Gourmet ‘French Chef’ of ’60s, Dies. Thanks, Julia, for teaching us all that it was OK to have fun while cooking insanely complex and luxurious dishes—and to drink wine while doing it. Update: Beautiful reaction from Julie Powell: “… she created feisty, buttery, adventurous cooks, always diving in to [...]
A cappella charity
Boston Globe: With one voice, they sing for a cause: A cappella groups seek aid for school music programs. Six local groups are using their a cappella vocal powers for good, raising money to support Boston-area school music programs. The story also provides a really good example of the side effects of unfunded mandates like [...]
Goofus rides again: one-man kitchen cabinet removal
There was one last piece of demolition to do before the fridge could fit in the kitchen. For some reason, the cabinet over the refrigerator cupboard was about two inches closer to the floor than needed for the fridge to fit. Solution? Rip that sucker down! This turns out to be a stupid demolition to [...]
To fish or not bluefish
New York Times: With a Bit of Love, the Blues are Just Fine. Discusses the fine art of handling and cooking bluefish, which are in abundance on the east coast in summer but which tend to, erm, get really stanky unless handled properly and cooked quickly. Reading the level of precautions needed to get good [...]
