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A Not-So-Joyful Noise

Would you consider eating out on a New York City subway platform during rush hour a pleasant dining experience? I hear you all scoffing at the idea as you imagine the din of two express trains simultaneously roaring into the station.  Then why oh why do we frequent restaurants where the noise level exceeds a

By |2024-01-16T15:04:33+00:00January 16th, 2024|Categories: Dining|9 Comments

Your Open Table is Waiting

One of the goals of retirement, at least for women, is to maintain a spotless kitchen.  Current research has shown that the best way to accomplish this is to avoid cooking whenever possible.  Here in South Florida, as I’m sure in other sunny places where Snowbirds perch, we take these findings very seriously.  So, instead

By |2023-01-30T19:27:58+00:00January 31st, 2023|Categories: Dining, Housekeeping, Technology|10 Comments

Reading Between the Lines

Book clubs are all the rage.  They’re everywhere.  Oprah has one.  Civic groups and country clubs have them.  Chances are your church or synagogue has one.  (Come to think of it, they’ve been reading the same book for years).  Whether they’re formal and structured, or a free-for-all in someone’s home, book clubs just might be

By |2022-10-31T15:49:32+00:00October 31st, 2022|Categories: Dining, Reading|2 Comments

A Very Virtual Thanksgiving

With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, I have been contemplating my table setting.  Some of the usual adornments shall remain the same.  I will order a lovely floral centerpiece.  I also plan on bringing out the special china reserved for such holidays, as well as the party silverware, even though the pieces require hand

By |2020-11-15T15:13:59+00:00November 15th, 2020|Categories: Dining, Holidays|10 Comments

Reading Between the Lines

Book clubs are all the rage.  They’re everywhere.  Oprah has one.  Civic groups and country clubs have them.  Chances are your church or synagogue has one.  (Come to think of it, they’ve been reading the same book for years).  Whether they’re formal and structured, or a free-for-all in  someone’s home, book clubs just might be

By |2018-02-28T16:08:07+00:00February 28th, 2018|Categories: Dining, Reading|5 Comments

Let’s Undo Lunch

I hate lunch.  It is definitely my least favorite meal of the day.   And by far the most boring.  And also disruptive, much like an intermission during a play.  Which I also hate.  Not the play.  The intermission.  I frequently choose to skip it altogether.  The lunch meal, not the play. I have read that

By |2017-10-31T12:51:59+00:00October 31st, 2017|Categories: Diet, Dining, Food|8 Comments

The Hostess with the Leastest: Random Thoughts on House Guests, Dinner Parties, and Recreational Eating

In a temporal sense, living in Florida as a Snowbird is a lot like experiencing a second childhood.  Not only do we once again have more time to play, but our very concept of time itself has strayed from the calendar year.  In reality, our days do not flow from January to December.  As children,

By |2016-04-15T20:13:03+00:00April 15th, 2016|Categories: Dining, House Guests|4 Comments

Brisket Reconsidered

I’m so glad this holiday season is over.  Because if I hear one more boast about brisket, I think I’m going to spray paint someone’s Dutch oven.  When did brisket emerge as the national dish of December? And where was I when this was happening? Clearly not in the supermarket purchasing Lipton’s Onion Soup Mix.

By |2015-01-15T08:00:37+00:00January 15th, 2015|Categories: Cooking, Dining, Holidays|5 Comments
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