Love KL wines and have been a a member of their ‘Adventure Club’ since I returned from my first trip to Paris many years ago. Delicious wines and a bargain to boot. Win/win.
The Great Recession Alphabet was amazing and so apt...I always loved Gourmet and I truly enjoy La Briffe...thank you for keeping great food writing alive.
Loved the article. Up until the description of Belinda Chang as "bipoc" - you probably don't realize, but that word really diminishes Asian and Latin Americans. It literally others us: "Black, Indigenous, and other POC." Other POC. Is this something you want to do? As a white person? Use a term that just tosses all non-black and indigenous poc into the Other category? POC is a perfectly fine term to use.
Did you mean we could travel to one great restaurant of the world to have lunch, or travel to all the great restaurants of the world to have lunch - to save money?
I'm really concerned about all that butter. Back in the '80s, it wasn't a known health issue. I've made chicken liver mousse frequently down through the years, using much less butter as time went by. Our kids loved it and as adults ask for it when they visit. Plop on a cracker (preferably saltine) with shaved onion. Mmm!
Recession. Rising prices. It's simply terrifying. A couple of days ago I walked to Monterey Market in Berkeley to buy fruit and vegetables. Everything seemed to be at least 25% more expensive that it had been a few weeks ago. There were masses of gorgeous fruits and vegetables that no one was buying because the prices were so high. It breaks my heart! What happens to all that divinely wonderful produce if no one buys it? Does Monterey Market donate it to food banks, or does it go into the dumpster, which, by the way, they lock at night, so homeless and poor people are unable to salvage whatever is edible? Would this happen in "third world" countries - the dumpsters full of good food, but locked, to keep out people who need food but can't afford to buy it?
I am a librarian in Ohio and appreciate the shout out to libraries! You can find all sorts of useful things at libraries these days: artwork can be borrowed from some libraries as can tools, musical instruments, games and puzzles, specialty cake pans, and on and on I could go! :) In an age where life is getting more expensive by the day and we all could do more to reuse wherever possible, a library full of non-traditional items is a gold mine!
Ok. I give up. What happened to the chef, the restaurant & the sommelier?
Well, this issue spoke to me with a friendly voice as I'm all over chicken liver mousse and Kermit Lynch . . . .
Love KL wines and have been a a member of their ‘Adventure Club’ since I returned from my first trip to Paris many years ago. Delicious wines and a bargain to boot. Win/win.
The Great Recession Alphabet was amazing and so apt...I always loved Gourmet and I truly enjoy La Briffe...thank you for keeping great food writing alive.
Loved the article. Up until the description of Belinda Chang as "bipoc" - you probably don't realize, but that word really diminishes Asian and Latin Americans. It literally others us: "Black, Indigenous, and other POC." Other POC. Is this something you want to do? As a white person? Use a term that just tosses all non-black and indigenous poc into the Other category? POC is a perfectly fine term to use.
Did you mean we could travel to one great restaurant of the world to have lunch, or travel to all the great restaurants of the world to have lunch - to save money?
Marjorie
I'm really concerned about all that butter. Back in the '80s, it wasn't a known health issue. I've made chicken liver mousse frequently down through the years, using much less butter as time went by. Our kids loved it and as adults ask for it when they visit. Plop on a cracker (preferably saltine) with shaved onion. Mmm!
And the cost was?
Dear Ruth, Thank you for this article!
I am a longtime fan of your articles and books. My heart sank the day I learned Gourmet was folding! I even remember the day I heard the news.
Yesterday, I did a search for your website, and discovered your Substack site. There is new hope in the food writing world now!
What are your favorite food sections of newspapers and food magazines today?
It seems that there are few places for writers (with real stories) to publish their work now.
My wish is that you will launch your own print magazine in the future!
Peace & Blessings,
Renée
Recession. Rising prices. It's simply terrifying. A couple of days ago I walked to Monterey Market in Berkeley to buy fruit and vegetables. Everything seemed to be at least 25% more expensive that it had been a few weeks ago. There were masses of gorgeous fruits and vegetables that no one was buying because the prices were so high. It breaks my heart! What happens to all that divinely wonderful produce if no one buys it? Does Monterey Market donate it to food banks, or does it go into the dumpster, which, by the way, they lock at night, so homeless and poor people are unable to salvage whatever is edible? Would this happen in "third world" countries - the dumpsters full of good food, but locked, to keep out people who need food but can't afford to buy it?
I am a librarian in Ohio and appreciate the shout out to libraries! You can find all sorts of useful things at libraries these days: artwork can be borrowed from some libraries as can tools, musical instruments, games and puzzles, specialty cake pans, and on and on I could go! :) In an age where life is getting more expensive by the day and we all could do more to reuse wherever possible, a library full of non-traditional items is a gold mine!