Fish Wednesday: Lethargy Edition

I have, sitting on my hard drive, a terrific interview with the writer behind the Ocean Friendly Seafood cookbook. Good stuff in there, I tell you what, about his conversion on the road to fish Damascus via Orange Roughy. (Trust me, this will all make sense at some point.) But I’m still down with the …


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Georgetown With Camera

After the big storm of yesterday, everything is washed in a bright, shiny light. I went to meet fellow tech guy/bon vivant K. at All City Coffee in the heart of Georgetown. After we talked business, gossip, business, and more gossip, I took a stroll around the hood, camera in hand. It was like a …


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(Shell) Fish Wednesday: Test Cook Edition

During the gold and avocado velour years, my family would pass the winter holiday break at a shingled time share community on the California cost. We’d play epic games of monopoly or jump off the dunes and at low tide, we’d roll up our pants and follow Dad down to the beach where we’d dig …


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Aloha? Oy. Or, a Travel Writer’s Angst

When I retire to the islands, I will run a smallish chain of bagel shops named “Aloha Oy.” We’ll serve a tuna with bacon sandwich called “Fish and Goy.” Oh, come on. It’s hilarious. As I mentioned last week, I’m pondering a book contract for a Hawaii travel guide. You’re saying to yourself, “What’s to …


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