Pilar Ortiz. And the power of personality.

Pilar Ortiz. And the power of personality.

I don’t remember their exact words. But it went something like this. “I don’t get Trip Advisor. A little hole in the wall like El Pato is constantly in the top ten and a gorgeous place like Bovine is down in the 200’s.” I could have taken it a step further. How can...
In pursuit of a better shepherd’s pie.

In pursuit of a better shepherd’s pie.

I’m recycling one of my blog posts from a few years ago today. Partly, of course, because I’m lazy. But mostly because a Scottish version of Don Day’s Wife’s shepherd’s pie will be on the menu at Bonds’ Robbie Burns Night in San...
In pursuit of a better shepherd’s pie.

In pursuit of the perfect shepherd’s pie, Mexican style.

I’m recycling one of my blog posts from a few years ago today. Partly, of course, because I’m lazy. But mostly because a Scottish version of Don Day’s Wife’s shepherd’s pie will be on the menu at Bonds’ Robbie Burns Night in San...
How a cooking class saved my marriage.

How a cooking class saved my marriage.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cook a fish and you save his marriage. “Honey, will you make pescado a la veracruzana for me tonight?” “You know I don’t make...