How this kid fell in love with tomatoes Growing up I felt the same way about raw tomatoes as every other kid—yuck! I slid them out the back of my Burger King Whoppers, and ripped…
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One of my favorite things to do on a sunny Sunday afternoon is to relax to the sounds of San Francisco. I find that perfect spot on our couch nestled in the bay window at…
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As much as it’s our M.O. to be M.O. (that’s modus operandi is to be masticatively omniscient) we’re not too proud to admit that we don’t know everything. I mean really, how arrogant and unbelievable…
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At what point in a relationship is it normal to stop looking for red flags? I’m talking about those quirky comments and subtle gestures; hints of a personality-thread, that when pulled, unleash a major flaw?…
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It doesn’t matter how old I get, because it’s inevitable…. every year at Thanksgiving Day dinner someone will ask, usually my mother, “so what is everyone thankful for?” And as mawkishly sentimental as it feels,…
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Ten years ago I used to be one of several assistants to a Hollywood film producer who was always on the go. If he wasn’t at the studio or on the set of one of…
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Nearly twenty years later, and I still remember the first whole meal I ever made. Now, I’m not talking about the first time I assisted my mother in the kitchen. That would have been her…
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I feel like I’m constantly in the process of setting someone up. A friend, a cousin, a co-worker or the Fedex guy’s daughter I’ve never met; a large percentage of the single men and women…
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