Wine, Food, and the Minnesota State Fair

The Minnesota State Fair, for those of you who may not know, is EPIC. It’s one of the largest State Fairs in the country, and from what I can tell, it’s a week and a half long cultural phenomenon. If you want to understand the enigma of Minnesota, well,...

Are Vegetarian-Friendly Wines Endangered?

I love wine. It adds a little joy to life, complements fine food, and is even good for you, in moderation. But a few years back, I started cutting back on it. I chalked my newfound inability to quaff a half bottle and still function the next day up to my advancing...

Vegetarian On the Road

My book, New Vegetarian, is the very good reason that I didn’t blog last week. I was in a two week-long period of travel, starting with a tour of Texas and ending in a stint in New York City. I had a great time cooking and demonstrating, and came back ready to...