gastronome

12
Jun
For the love of good farmers.

For the love of good farmers.

Apples, cherries, grapes, and hops. I am fascinated with agriculture. Wonder worked its way down my spine while I looked
3 min read
12
Jun
On birthday cake and ramen noodles.

On birthday cake and ramen noodles.

In exactly two weeks, I will be 48. Which means it’s time for birthday cake. Enter my coworker, Safiya,
1 min read
12
Jun
On Seattle, hungry musicians, and the culinary arts.

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
1 min read
12
Jun
On Whisky-Centered Design: Designing the Glencairn Whisky Glass

On Whisky-Centered Design: Designing the Glencairn Whisky Glass

TASTING whiskies can be a clinical, prosaic task, nosing and assessing, jotting notes, reconsidering, lips compressed in concentration, brow furrowed.
1 min read
12
Jun
On Christmas lights and warehouse smoke.

On Christmas lights and warehouse smoke.

Bring yourself. Take your time. The food will bring the minds together, as foreign as they might be. Friends will
1 min read
12
Jun
On what software designers can learn from Japanese knife makers.

On what software designers can learn from Japanese knife makers.

From Kinfolk, Volume Eight: The Cutting Edge, by Ethan Kawasaki. The knife is unequivocally the most important tool in the
2 min read
12
Jun
On fizz and fog.

On fizz and fog.

Oslo, Mies, and me. Seattle’s Discovery Park, December 2012. Only the head of a Dublin pint froths like that.
2 min read
12
Jun
On artisanal food and artisanal technology.

On artisanal food and artisanal technology.

I don’t know what it is about the Pacific Northwest and food, but I’m really glad to be
3 min read
12
Jun
An apiary, a city, and beautiful cinematography.

An apiary, a city, and beautiful cinematography.

Made by Hand / No 3 The Beekeeper. Via Made by Hand on Vimeo. First I wanted chickens. Now I want
1 min read
12
Jun
With friends and crême brulée.

With friends and crême brulée.

Last night, Will and I had his friend Glotz (aka Chris Glotzbach) over for dinner. Glotz is an old friend
1 min read