Beyond Foodie

I remember a piece Elaine Tait, the former food critic for the Philadelphia Inquirer, wrote 15 or more years ago. She predicted that in the year 2000, people who cook for themselves would become minor celebrities. Amidst all the convenience foods popping up in supermarkets in the 1990s, Tait saw the demise of home cooking. [...]

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Suppers at the Summer Kitchen

We had a wonderful dinner the other night at the Summer Kitchen in Penn’s Park , taking advantage of its mid-week suppers, which allow you to enjoy chef Mario Korenstein’s creativity without going overboard on your dining budget. This isn’t an overpriced restaurant by any stretch, but the suppers make it a nice mid-week option. [...]

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Basilleaf’s Delight

When thinking about our dinner at Basilleaf, a BYOB Vietnamese restaurant at 2808 South Eagle Road in Newtown, I keep coming back to the word “delightful.” First off, it’s a friendly place, with everyone from the wait staff to the kitchen staff showing up at your table to make sure your service is good. Then [...]

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Two Places, Worth Visiting

Driving around one weekend, Lynne and I visited two great places a little off the beaten tracks on both sides of the river. The first was Brig O’Doon at 239 Durham Road in Ottsville, a charming coffee house we stopped in on after our friend Stephanie recommended it. It offers lattes, capuccinos, espresso, plus good plain old [...]

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Greens in Winter

Sitting around the kitchen table, nibbling away on Super Bowl Sunday, a friend shared her desire for fresh, local produce… in winter. “Now?” we said, glancing out the window at the frozen snow. “In Bucks County?” Not so many years ago, you couldn’t get decent produce in winter. Then they started shipping stuff from Chile [...]

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Photo Gallery: Maximuck’s Farm

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Things I Didn’t Know About Chocolate

Here’s something I learned about chocolate yesterday: Never bite it, chew it and swallow it. Instead, let it melt on your tongue, then press it against the roof of your mouth. In a few seconds you’ll experience a wave of flavor – spices, herbs, whatever the chocolatiers have seen fit to include in their recipe. [...]

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Really Good Chocolate

Slow Food Bucks County is hosting a Valentine’s Day tasting event of Kallari Chocolate, an Ecuadorian Fair Trade company that produces chocolate from the cacao they grow. The event will begin at 11:00 am on Saturday, February 14th at the Northampton Library, located at 32 Upper Holland Road, Richboro. As Kimberly Kaufmann, Leader of Slow [...]

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Winter Hibernation

Our apologies for a lack of online presence. Typical bloggers. Actually we’ve just been living with winter in Bucks County – eating, sleeping, salting the driveway, etc. Our terrier, Cody, is getting used to his new booties. He’s very patient with me. They do keep his paws warmer, even if he won’t admit it. We’re working too [...]

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