When I recently returned from South by Southwest Interactive, I couldn’t quite put my finger on why the 20,000-person tech festival fires me up so much. Sure, there’s a lot going on — compelling speakers, rockin’ parties, huge crowds on the sidewalks. But for a woman who lives in New York, it’s not like I couldn’t access those things any…
Thanksgiving is about a month away — on Nov. 25, in case you haven’t checked your calendar. That means I’m getting ready to do another Month of Thanksgiving. Maybe you recall that last year I did a post every day leading up to Thanksgiving, focusing on gratitude and getting in a thankful mindset. What’s so cool is that Paul Taubman,…
Maybe a year ago, I made a quickie list of five people who inspired me that I’d like to meet. I reviewed the list earlier this week, after checking off my fourth: Mark Bittman. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXfarIbdaVA] I’m working on a freelance story about food and it was a great opportunity to interview one of my kitchen icons. I got off the…
