May 17, 2021
Back in 2009 I visited the trolley cars that were withering away behind the Fairway in Brooklyn’s Red Hook. Though I took a few photos of them at the time, I assumed they’d be long gone as Brooklyn’s waterfronts continue to transform. But on a recent ferry ride, I saw Read more…
December 28, 2017
When do I boycott a supermarket? When they send me this: Foie Gras is downright despicable. Like absolutely horrible in this kind of Dystopian way. I will gladly fork over my ‘whole paycheck’ at Whole Foods who finds foie gras just as unacceptable as I do.
May 31, 2013
I was so excited to see that Fairway finally had horseradish! I had never even seen the flavorful root before–just glass containers of Gold’s white and purple varieties. The real deal… and rung up mistakenly as the cheaper celeriac. After gazing at it now and again as the week progressed, Read more…
February 25, 2011
I spent the week at an island retreat. Not an exotic island by any means. I have lived on this geographic island for 97% of my life [fraction to decimal conversion: 32/33 = 0.96969697], the latter 9 in Brooklyn proper, its western tip. But with a warm and cozy home Read more…
December 6, 2008
_________________________________________ Book II of my Thailand travels is now published on Blurb! This second installment of my words and photographs was a long time in the making. Sorting through 586 MB of photos and proofing 17,559 words was a huge task. The book, showing all of my March 2008 travels Read more…