Snow flurries arrived in Chicago about when I did. Icy roads, slippery sidewalks and cutting chill outside. But I only felt warmth during my four days there… and right from the moment…
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Never put a loaf of bread on the table upside down: porta male (“brings bad luck”). Everyone will jump up to turn it over, making the corna sign (“horns”) against the mal’occhio…
“No words to convey what an incredible evening full of delicious food, wonderful conversation and new friends… I thank you for your energy, spirit and passion. Much gratitude…”, wrote Scottsdale host, Jana,…
“The school is held at the beautiful home of Chef Barbara Fenzl and every month she gets an extraordinary chef in and teaches you several recipes which you then get to try…”,…
About two days before my scheduled arrival in Phoenix, Angela, an old friend from my Santa Clara University days, emailed to ask if I would enjoy a “real Mexican dinner” with her…
Spontaneity makes any cooking class even better! Howie and Dave specialize in hosting fun cooking classes with a good mix of guests – and their own additions to the menus I send…
Again this year in Belmont, CA., Nada generously opened her home and heart to an enthusiastic cooking group drawn together by Anne – who I first met in 1971 when she brought…
I certainly never thought a parrot would be testing my pasta. Well, the sauce at least… Marilyn and Patrick’s cooking class was the first to be observed by a parrot! I first…
It’s always good to be back in the San Francisco Bay area where so many Santa Clara, Berkeley and Rome-jr-yr-abroad friends live. And now there’s an even greater reason to love my…
I’ve loved acting as guide for Kathy Weeks of Tesoro Travel’s Umbria trips. What a joy to re-unite with Kathy and some of her tour group over the burners as we prepared…