Redefined

A little thing I typed (too fast) about the amazing Peter Workman. “Workmanlike” should be highest praise after him.

Matriarch of mixed drinks

Audrey Saunders poured the way.

The Deen debacle

Something old might read new again: Just another devil with a deal.

Ghostwriters in the sky

My take on the hometown daily’s dodgy dealings in search of clicks.

Istanbul on the fly

A food capital on steroids, cut down to (sort of) size

Bug-eating with an expert

Rats, too.

“Nothing stops a bullet like a job”

Food as savior for gangs in LA

Agrarian idol, not a soil celebrity

My take* on Ray Bradley.

*For those of little faith in my ability to separate anti-church and state.

As the grief orgy nears . . .

Guess it’s time to re-link a little too much I did for The Awl (“Be Less Stupid”).

File under “Things that piss me off”

Wrote this long ago and it was not deemed publishable. While food fraud remains a growth industry. . .