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“Best of” 2025 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

Best of 2025 In a year when what is “real” became more and more obscured the dining world was not spared. From another expose regarding false manipulation of The James Beard Foundation Awards to a chain Pizzeria being ranked in … Continue reading

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“Best of” 2024 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

Best of 2024 Another year and another list, more informed than many but less so than others and every bit as subjective.  In the end I find the exercise of cementing an order to the year’s “best” moments more and … Continue reading

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“Best of” 2023 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

In 1999 Radiohead released a documentary called “Meeting People is Easy” and on the front of that box, above the small title, read “YOU ARE A TARGET MARKET.” To say the band has always been ahead of its time is … Continue reading

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“Best of” 2020 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

Best of 2020 – Meals, Savories, Sweets To suggest that 2020 was “unprecedented” seems pointless, especially after every newscast, commercial or meme has already done so. What started with a stunning trip to Rome and Naples almost immediately saw trips … Continue reading

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“Best of” 2018 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

  2018 was a year of challenges, but also one of accomplishments. From building a new practice to helping mother and aunt relocate to Las Vegas the financial aspects of these last twelve months led to several self-imposed limitations while … Continue reading

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“Best of” 2017 – Meals, Savories, Sweets

Having skipped a “Best of” list in 2016 for several reasons, not the least of which a general disgust with the rise of Instagram turning every store-bought Noodle-pull or visit to a lackluster Ice Cream shop that makes nothing on-site … Continue reading

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