Pairing literature with food and drink
Why, they’re both the same mushroom, Agaricus bisporus! Portobellos are the grown-up version of brown button mushrooms, often called crimini mushrooms in grocery stores. The ubiquitous white button mushroom, while the same species, is a strain cultivated to highlight the characteristic white … Continue reading
I stumbled across a gem last weekend: The Local Vine, a Seattle wine bar with two locations in the University District and Capitol Hill. It’s staked a claim as “your neighborhood wine bar,” and I am pretty ecstatic to oblige … Continue reading
It doesn’t take long before one realizes that I am a homebody who enjoys nothing more than plomping myself in a chair and watching the birds out the window, one who considers the day’s best exertion to be a quiet … Continue reading