|
http://www.foodwineandmarcy.com/
I am an ordinary person with extraordinary curiosity. For me, the story about the food is just as important as the food itself.
“Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.”I could rattle that off at any McDonald’s when I was a kid. Backwards if I wanted to.“Vente, decaf, non-fat, no whip iced mocha” was my Starbuck’ (read full article)
My son Bo ordered a steak sandwich to go at the airport yesterday.The check arrived and I noticed that we were charged $15.00 for the catch of the day.When our server Sara returned, I pointed out that we didn't order fish."I asked the chef and that's (read full article)
After years of being a parent to a teenage son and daughter, I am now a mother to an eighteen month old Golden Retriever/Golden Labrador cross.I adopted her from Canine Companions for Independence, an amazing non-profit that provides highly-trained a (read full article)
Dear Mothers of Chubby Teenage Daughters,Your daughter may be smart, adorable and have a great personality, but what she really wants is to be thin.She's jealous of friends that can eat whatever they want and never gain a pound. She watches movies wi (read full article)
I like going naked.At Carl's.Carl's Jr. - the fast food place.I have a "clean and lean" option there. I order the breakfast burrito without the meat or cheese.It confuses the clerk every time, "You mean just the egg? No bacon? No cheddar?That's r (read full article)
I like going naked.At Carl's.Carl's Jr. - the fast food place.I have a "clean and lean" option there. I order the breakfast burrito without the meat or cheese.It confuses the clerk every time, "You mean just the egg? No bacon? No cheddar?That's right (read full article)
I'm not old enough to know Dinah from television.I know her from her LPGA championship, which was later renamed "NABISCO" for the sponsor, although to this day, I still refer to it lovingly as "The Dinah."Dinah had it all.Wife, mother, friend, singer (read full article)
One of the highlights of my career in casting was working on La Bamba. We went all over the country searching for the perfect Ritchie Valens, and along the way, discovered Lou Diamond Phillips in Dallas.El Teeatro Campesina's brilliant founder Luis V (read full article)
There is something about the last of anything.Last meal, last romance, last breath....And last show.After fifty two years as the longest running comedy duo in history, the Smothers Brothers bantered and bickered for the last time on Sunday.Bitterswee (read full article)
It happened.I have become my mother.My seventeen-year-old son Bo took charge of Mother's Day for the first time.On Saturday he asked me what present I would like.In all sincerity I answered, "I just want to be with you and Riley Rose."Unsatisfied he (read full article)
The three best words in sports are..."And they're off!"I just returned from the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby.From the moment I arrived I was off and running myself.Sadly, there is not much great food to report as we mostly ate buffets at Churc (read full article)
When I'm on vacation, I don't play it like the big hand in poker.I'm not "all in."I allow myself to indulge 50% of the time.That's a huge jump from my day-to-day lifestyle of 80% (very good) 20% (not so good).Here's how I did it at Disneyland:1) It's (read full article)
I received an amazing gift this morning.My son called fifteen minutes after he left for school. I thought it was because he forgot to say happy birthday :)Instead he reported he'd been in an accident. Three high school kids, two cars, and no one was (read full article)
How many decisions a day do you make about food?15, 25, 75, 100?My Twitter was a flurry last week when I posted that the average person makes over 250 daily decisions about food.Comments ranged from, "I don't have time to think that much about food" (read full article)
I've been ruminating about what constitutes an "authentic" ethnic dining experience and I came to a conclusion yesterday during dim sum.I ventured away from Chinatown and the upscale Chinese restaurants. Instead I took the advice from The Tablehopper (read full article)
I'm not talking about napkins in your lap or elbows off the table.I'm talking about tweeting while dining.I like to get my Twitter on like the next gal, but I can't get past the idea that the dinner table is for conversation and not for broadcasting. (read full article)
"You fat lazy pig.""Why did you eat that?""What a loser quitting after only five miles."I hear these comments ten times a day and I am sick of them.They've gotta stop.It would be easier if I could turn to someone - a husband, a sister or a friend, an (read full article)
There's something about Mary Frances Kennedy that captivates me.This morning I was leafing through How to Cook a Wolf and found myself utterly charmed by this entry:"Some women keep a bottle of hand lotion in the cupboard....Instead, you may quite ec (read full article)
One of the best things about food is recalling the first time something special passed over your lips.Ten years ago I ate my first grilled artichoke. It was served as a humble side dish; for me it was the star of the plate. I was raised on water logg (read full article)
Our free membership allows you to rate and review recipes, manage your private recipe box, submit your own recipes, and more!
