It’s the last day of August. We are in that uneasy border zone again, between summer and fall. The heat, when it happens, is delightful and unsettling, like a kid in a party dress at the wrong time of day. It’s the absolute best time of year to cook. The variety is unbelievable, dazzling;…
The last five weeks, I was unplugged: no email, no Facebook, no Youtube, except when I went into town once a week, for an hour. So it was highly amusing, when I invited my friend The Camera Dude for dim sum, and he created a Facebook group called “Yum Chah” complete with its own…
Back in the city. After being in the country, your senses are limber, more attuned to smells and sounds. Some of it is beautiful. The streetcar, late at night, empty, its windows transparent, framing the city. Outdoor cafes, full of people at 10 p.m, awash in the light of streetlamps, headlights, candles (by then,…