Thank you, Hillary Rodham, for your years of public service, and for your work in fighting for the rights of children and women in the years when you were still a private citizen. Thank you for standing up to bullies and those who would spread hate and promote violence against the vulnerable. Thank you for…

We arrived home late Sunday night, and I am just now slowly emerging from my food coma brought on by all of the good things to eat in Portland! Portland is quite famous for at least a couple of renowned restaurants like Pok Pok and Ken’s Artisan Pizza, as well as the uber-popular coffee shop, Stumptown. It’s…

We arrived in Portland, Oregon, via train from Seattle on December 10. The true purpose of this annual pilgrimage that D makes each December is for him to attend two events by his favourite band, the Dandy Warhols (who, obviously, are from Portland). Me, I’m just along for the ride. And the food.   Portland…

Renee Erickson is the chef-owner of The Walrus and the Carpenter (as well as several other establishments in Seattle). Because I was so taken by all the oysters and seafood at the Pike Place Market, I couldn’t get seafood off my mind. Until I move to Seattle full time (Seattle needs nurses, doesn’t it?), a…

We arrived last night in Seattle on an extremely bumpy flight thanks to turbulence that dogged us pretty much from Chicago all the way to Seattle! We decided to stay on Bainbridge Island, because there is a great restaurant here that we found on our previous trip. Marche restaurant is a lovely, chef-owned restaurant that…