On June 25th, 2011, YELLOW PLUMS…
…known as susine around here, in clustered abundance are bending tree branches out back with their weight while sneakily ripening to sweet perfection undetected as they remain yellowy…
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On June 23rd, 2011, ‘HUNGRY CITY: WILD ROME’…
…was the loose title for this evening’s marathon of activities that I organized at the Academy – kicking off with a rousing talk by “Hungry City” author Carolyn…
On June 22nd, 2011, IL VASCHELLO…
…is the friendly, local, slightly hidden, Monteverde trattoria – just outside of the Aurelian wall from us – presided over since the early 80’s by gregarious hostess Dorina…
On June 14th, 2011, THE ‘HUNGRY CITY: ROME’ EVENT…
…that I am organizing at the American Academy in Rome for June 23rd has just been announced – spread the word to Roman friends…. HUNGRY CITY: ROME –…
On June 12th, 2011, THE MID-SUMMERS ROMAN ROOFTOP GARDEN…
…is needing a good watering every morning (that nearby Lago Bracciano is happy to oblige, providing Rome with the abundant local clean water that is the pride of…
On June 10th, 2011, LONDON SOUTHBANK CENTRE ROOF GARDENS…
…newly installed on top of Queen Elizabeth Hall, in partnership with the Eden Project in Cornwall, is what I am admiring out the window on this alternately warm…
On June 9th, 2011, EDIBLE ESTATE #4: LONDON…
…is what I am always most keen to visit whenever I find myself back in town, and this morning on my way to meetings at the Hayward Gallery…
On May 31st, 2011, THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET…
…near Termini is a destination this morning after tours of the playground of a nearby elementary school and the roof of an institution for the mentally handicapped –…
On May 28th, 2011, ROMAN ROOFTOP GARDEN NEWS…
…includes reports on recently planted loquat seeds; sad bean plants that are still refusing to climb up the bamboo wigwam structure that was made for them months ago;…
On May 23rd, 2011, ACADEMY DINNERS…
…have happily moved back outside – after almost seven months of meals in the formal dining room – with the warm weather to the central cortile where we…
On May 22nd, 2011, THE STRAWBERRY REPORT…
…brings good news of the most regular and welcome daily fruiting arrivals in my Roman rooftop garden these days – with always a few to be found hiding…
On May 20th, 2011, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #11…
…this afternoon was a follow up to the interview with 15 year old ragazza Romana last month who recounted her early interest in cooking and cucina Italiana inspired…
On May 18th, ‘ROMA MANGIA ROMA’ INTERVIEW #10…
…this afternoon was with the amazing urban farmer Matteo Amati who presides over an enormous tract of city land where unemployed youth are put to work on the cultivation of…
On May 15th, 2011, WEALTH UNDERGROUND FARM…
…hosted a conversation about art & agriculture this afternoon, with Danny Percich, Tim Donovan, Harrell Fletcher, and myself, as part of the Open Engagement conference, on their Portland…
On May 13th, 2011, THE PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY GARDEN…
…hosted an Open Engagement conference lunch event today as the father of one of the students wheeled his mobile wood burning pizza oven into the center of the…
On May 8th, 2011, PORTLAND STREET FOOD…
…offers Argentinean, BBQ, Beer, Bosnian, Breakfast, British Isles, Cajun, Central Asian, Cheese Steaks, Chinese, Coffee, Comfort Food, Creperie, Cuban, Czech, Eastern European, Ethiopian, European, Fish and Chips, French,…
On May 3rd, 2011, BACK AT SUNDOWN…
…my home in LA for the first time in ten months, is bringing on welcome homey feelings – but the big shock is all of the growth I…
April 23rd, 2011, FAVAS…
…from the Roman rooftop – shelled twice and served fresh with pecorino are the classic May 1st Roman picnic dish – which we are enjoying a week early…
On April 21st, 2011, PEA SHELLING SEASON…
…is upon us which means that I am often confronted by a table full of pea pods ready for shellers when passing through the cortile on my way…
On April 17th, 2011, THE LAPIN KULTA SOLAR KITCHEN RESTAURANT…
…a collaboration between Catalan designer Martí Guixé and Finnish food visionary Antto Melasniemi (the two fellows I was in conversation with at yesterday’s Domus conversation on food for…