After a busy holiday weekend–75% of which was spent driving up and down the east coast–and emotional check-ins with family back home, I finally have a chance to sit down and post an update. Because so much time has lapsed, and thoughts have accumulated, this…
As the attacks on Mumbai continue, I’m thankful that my family back home is all accounted for and safe. Everyone is shaken–at the span, coordination and intensity of these assaults. And now, as we wait for resolve of some sort, I’m sure the city is…
Something that continues to puzzle me through 4 entire seasons of Top Chef is the contestants’ aversion towards making desserts. If you’re applying to be on this show, either you’ve watched it diligently yourself, or you should do your research–either way, you’ll discover that dessert…
The United States, in the midst of this financial crisis, will not abandon our commitments to people in the developing world; that the HIV/AIDS initiative, known as PEPFAR, will remain strong and vibrant; that our deep desire to significantly reduce malaria deaths in countries on…
My post-election fog has lifted (slightly), because I’m happy to say that the fifth season of Top Chef has finally arrived. Anyone who knows me reasonably well knows that this show affects my bio-rhythm in its entirety–I measure my sleep, plant my crops, and take…
I’ve been the teaching assistant for an undergraduate class called Prisons two years in a row. In sections, our discussions invariably turn to what prisoners “deserve” and, predictably, many students make zero-sum arguments about limited resources and the mere idea of prisoners receiving more translates…
Join me for a moment in imagining the day and age when an extremely tall, striking female who once played basketball for her college team, and made her living by parading her femininity on the national stage, pledged to do whatever she could to serve…
Things have been a bit crazy around here, so here’s a little something to keep your gastropolitical tastebuds active, courtesy of a friend of mine, courtesy of seriouseats: Palin Syrah’s sales drop after Sarah Palin is chosen as Republican VP “‘It was our best selling…
I apologize for not keeping my promise of posting recipes every Monday and Wednesday, especially because a lot of you have told me that you not only enjoyed the goat curry recipe, but some of you actually tried it–kudos! In addition to my apologies, I…
These little Palin tidbits are like vials of crack and the media’s our pusher. Are we, as a nation, so completely and hopelessly struck with ADD that our news networks don’t think we can sit through more than 10 minutes of questions with such a…
