Monthly Archives: July 2008

Betty Fussell is teaching Food Sociology this fall. I registered for her class as one of the two I’ll be taking. A friend tells me her reading list won’t overlap with Marion’s Food Sociology class we both took last fall. … Continue reading →

The Onion’s skewering food shows. This is a funny video that they posted here. Buen provecho..

I made an occasionally-weekly stop at the Morningside Greenmarket this morning and picked up baby yellow and green squashes. What else is this omelette girl to make but one of her tortillas. Actually, I think this would be considered a … Continue reading →

Buen provecho..

From an informal media research perspective, it’s interesting to be aware of the current art and message in the medium of television commercials. Some years ago, a Columbia University journal article discussed experiential advertising. The article was a coup for … Continue reading →

..trying to glean some inspiration to cook, to write, to do something. I’m home again today. The world of freelance food writing and editing is brutal. (An understatement, to me.) Even with a schedule for the summer set back in … Continue reading →

Salut..

In honor of Bastille Day.. Vive la revolution..

When my lips were touched, again I was struck by love in an instant. Then I swallowed. The first was like a mash of grass blades cutting at my throat. I choked. The next time wasn’t nearly as brutal. Then … Continue reading →

A dear friend has kindly prodded me about my Daily Prandium mission. He reminded me that I’ll lose my hard-tap tapped search engine placement if I don’t relaunch this here site again soon. Very early this morning, after a visit … Continue reading →

I suppose if I were feeling more inspired, I could have prepared something different with the last of the bean and corn salad I made for the holiday. But I’m not, so I didn’t. Besides, I love eggs and the … Continue reading →

Some friends and I didn’t make it to the barbecue some other friends of mine had out at their place somewhere in Brooklyn on the 4th. We were all late getting motivated and out to the festivities, so we had … Continue reading →

They are beautiful. They are delicious. They are local, coming from Upstate New York farms. In years past, plump, ripe Northeast blueberries would be available not until at least mid-July. As a child, I remember the long wait for local … Continue reading →

Recently, finally I canceled cable. For several years I went without it. Then I was tricked into getting it by two evildoers. It’s an expense I can dispense with. Not to mention, the tab was only supporting a too many … Continue reading →

A retrospective of J.M.W. Turner’s work opened at the Met today. The show was at the National Gallery in Washington D.C. last year. I saw it there in early October, just after it opened. I look forward to experiencing it … Continue reading →