Monthly Archives: January 2011

Recreating Momofuku’s Spicy Noodles…

I was at the market today, perusing the wares at my new favorite vegetable stand, Chez Nino – the best possible place for seekers of culinary inspiration – when I came across a heap of fresh baby spinach and had … Continue reading

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My Year in Food…

As an arts reporter, it is my job each December to sum up the year’s best and worst – a task that I am understandably discomfited by, possessing neither the ego nor the compulsion to make such qualitative pronouncements. Since … Continue reading

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For Gram…

I will never forget the first time I saw my grandmother, Dorie Davidson, take on the mountains. It was sometime in the early 80’s and we had assembled in Banff National Park for an extended family picnic. The day was … Continue reading

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