I’ve been absent. This is the longest I’ve gone, since I started my blog nearly 2 years ago, without posting. Those who follow me on Facebook, know that just 2 weeks ago I lost a student of mine in a tragic accident. He was hit by a car while crossing the street with his father. [...]
I have always had dreams of spending a summer in a villa somewhere in Tuscany. Long ago, I read Frances Mayes’ book, Under the Tuscan Sun, and have fantasized ever since, of that quiet, simple life. If you’ve never read the book, please don’t confuse it with the “chick-flick” of the same name. That sappy [...]
I have a really good memory. Colors, smells and sounds sometimes bring a rush of memories and feelings at the most unexpected times. All of a sudden I will be lost in the memory, like a time machine transporting me, back to a younger, more carefree time. How to make the “swirl” video. I remember [...]
I lived in San Francisco, right on the top of Russian Hill, on Union and Hyde with a couple of girls. A year later I wanted to live on my own, so I moved right around the corner to a teeny, tiny, semi-basement flat on Hyde and Union, right on the cable car line. My [...]
I remember going out for Chinese food about once a month when I was a kid. My brother and I loved the Wonton Soup so much we would count out the wontons to make sure that we each got the same number. Making wontons from scratch is way easier than you might think. It’s definitely [...]
This will probably come as no surprise, but I’m a little bit obsessed by food. So this is what it’s like to travel with me. I like to find out ahead of time what the specialty of the city/region/country is, and then make a point of tasting it at every meal. (I eat other food [...]
