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Sustainable Fishing 23 Aug 2013 | 06:35 pm
Truck parked near the docks in Petersburg, Alaska Alaska salmon is all wild, never farmed. The Blue Ocean Institute and Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch both rate it "green" -- that is, one of the...
Eating Alaska Salmon 23 Aug 2013 | 12:49 am
Breakfast one day on the Sea Bird: locally cured lox with bagels, cream cheese, etc. Serving himself: Justin the ship's fabulous diver, who narrated his dives as we watched videos or (once) narrated l...
Salmon, Bears, and Trees 22 Aug 2013 | 07:50 pm
Tlingit Totem Pole depicting salmon, Sitka Historical Park Salmon! Last week in southeast Alaska we hiked and kayaked beside streams crowded with salmon swimming upstream to spawn and die. We saw sal...
Just before leaving Alaska 19 Aug 2013 | 08:09 am
Happy Birthday to Len: our last evening on the Sea Bird You can see the dining room behind us. The food was great, and I'll be posting more about what we ate on our National Geographic cruise. To cel...
Pike Place Market 11 Aug 2013 | 06:36 am
Seattle's Pike Place Market, right beside the docks, has fresh shellfish, regular fish, and lots of fruit, vegetables, flowers, and miscellaneous stuff. Jack's serves fresh market fish, their own smo...
Ann Arbor Farmers Market 31 Jul 2013 | 04:54 pm
7:00 AM -- too early to pay the parking meter!
What color is your breakfast? 28 Jul 2013 | 08:20 pm
This morning everything I ate was a cheerful shade of yellow-orange: scrambled eggs, peaches (both fresh and in a compote), and orange juice. A bright yellow pencil volunteered to be in the photo as ...
The American Paradox 25 Jul 2013 | 05:13 pm
Why do Americans get fat and stay fat? When did they start getting fat? Why weren't they fat before that (whenever it was)? Can legislation make them stop getting fat? The number of books and article...
Macarons in the News 23 Jul 2013 | 04:27 pm
Today: a wonderful slide show from the New York Times on French macarons, including history and a tiny bit about technique -- see sample photo above. The complete article is here. There's even a recip...
A Dinner in Paris 19 Jul 2013 | 07:39 pm
Two weeks ago: dinner at Le Baratin, a wine-bar and restaurant near the home of our friends Jean and Natalie, and a favorite of theirs. Left to right: Laurent, Jean, me, Len. Unusual combination: tin...
