Tuesday, September 16th. The shoes I wore to meet the architect....
Everything I ever needed to know about love and yearning I learned from loving books. Meeting for the first time
On Seattle, hungry musicians, and the culinary arts.
Coffee, salmon, berries, kale, fennel, lavender, rosemary, hops, beer, wheat, wine, oysters, clams and Dungeness crab. These are foods and
On naming and marriage and owning yourself.
When Will and I were married, I did not take his last name. He was a little crestfallen when I
White sugar. White backlash.
I think Ferguson could use a little Nina Simone right now. Less backlash, more sugar.
Simone was born Eunice Kathleen
You're not a designer, either. On the Mantle of Bullshit and the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a phenomenon in cognitive science asserting that incompetence prevents the incompetent from realizing their incompetence while
On death, salt, and Marcel waves.
There were many things to love about Pat, but one of my favorite things about her were her silver Marcel
On tasting the New American Chocolate Movement.
Artisan chocolate is like a good bottle of wine. It is made by master chocolate makers who use the finest
Plotting the history of food in Seattle.
Thanks to my friend Aly at NPR for recommending it and the Neiman Lab for creating it: Timeline JS. I’
On Seattle, food, and magic.
The same engine that seems to attract so many serial killers to the Pacific Northwest has attracted an extraordinarily high
An open letter to NPR about the pay gap, inspired by Jill Abramson.
I have been holding this post inside my head (and heart) for years, and in my WordPress queue for months.
