I spent a few days in Maine recently and ate as much of the local seafood as I possibly could, cooked at a friend’s “cottage” (Not!) on Casco Bay near Freeport. Can I just say, the seafood market on the dock in Portland has some of most beautiful goods you’ll ever see? Fresh and glistening, [...]
We had the best halibut ever for dinner recently. It had been flown into Washington from Alaska as part of the buyers club organized by friend Sam Fromartz, shipped directly by the family fishing operation that caught it. This was our first halibut. Last year we took possession of some terrific salmon that arrived whole [...]
The port in Barcelona dates to roman days. Now its more likely to be loading or unloading shipping containers, or cruise ships bound for destinations all over the globe. It was far to walk down the Ramblas from our hotel in the Gothic quarter. What’s billed as the world’s largest floating gangplank takes you from [...]
We are engaging the concerns of a hungry planet--slowly--right here in our kitchen garden in the District of Columbia, about a mile from the White House.
What's in your turkey? We killed and butchered more than 80 birds on the farm of Mike and Michelle Klein in Prince George's County. Thankfully, Michelle did the gutting. Unfortunately, Mike bought his turkey chicks earlier than usual and they did not stop growing. Our prize for helping was a carcass that weighed nearly 40 pounds. It barely fit in the oven. Here, Mike is subjecting a slaughtered bird to the "magic fingers," a machine with a nubby, rotating barrel that removes most of the feathers. 
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