My wife and I found ourselves downtown at lunch and decided to check out a new Mexican restaurant, Oyamel. Oyamel is the creation of international chef Jose Andres and the Proximo Group, so there are high expectations for it. We were impressed by the menu and the fresh tortilla chips. But I had to ask […]
Our neighbor across the street has done a nice job with his lawn. Rather, he hired a landscaper to replace part of his lawn with some tasteful perennials and the obligatory Japanese maple tree surrounded by some interesting boulders and decorator mulch. The rest of the small, sloping, inner-city lawn is tended by a landscaping […]
Recognize the fish in this picture? If nothing else, you should know this is a fish we should not be be eating. It’s the bluefin tuna, highly prized by sushi chefs everywhere. And don’t we love our tuna sushi? Unfortunately, bluefin tuna will soon go the way of the Atlantic cod and the American bison […]
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