Rotterdam Harbor. RL Fifield, 2009. When you mention Rotterdam to so many Europeans, they sigh. Ms. A’s Dutch friend remarked “Well,...

Siracusa. RL Fifield, 2007. I conjure Siracusa, and bite my lip. It’s wonderful. Layers of civilization created this hauntingly beautiful...

Tomatoes – it runs in my Maryland family’s veins. We had not one, but three commercial tomato packing houses in my family. Millard...

Fifty Years in a Maryland Kitchen (1873) has several recipes for fostering yeast from potatoes, including potato and hops mixtures, on...

I had been warned that Albuquerque wasn’t much. What I saw most in Albuquerque: the AIC meeting at the Albuquerque Convention center....

Bicing – Bicycles for rent in Barcelona. RL Fifield photo, 2008. Make sure you slip in that “th.” Bar-thelona. Crazy architecture. Eating...

Bicing – Bicycles for rent in Barcelona. RL Fifield photo, 2008. Make sure you slip in that “th.” Bar-thelona. Crazy architecture. Eating...

Stockholm: scary sandwiches, incredible museums, and the beautiful islands which serve as the city’s perch. Stockholm. RL Fifield photo...

Stockholm: scary sandwiches, incredible museums, and the beautiful islands which serve as the city’s perch. Stockholm. RL Fifield photo...

Manhattan Tomato Harvest, 2011. I come from a gardening family, and at this time of year, I’m biding my time until garden season. My...

Manhattan Tomato Harvest, 2011. I come from a gardening family, and at this time of year, I’m biding my time until garden season. My...

Balyeat’s Coffee Shop. RL Fifield photo, 2005. Gas was 99 cents a gallon in the Midwest in May of 2005. Driving east across the Indiana...

Balyeat’s Coffee Shop. RL Fifield photo, 2005. Gas was 99 cents a gallon in the Midwest in May of 2005. Driving east across the Indiana...

Photo credit: phil.lees via Visualhunt.com / CC BY-NC-ND I hate breakfast. Sweet, pasty, blech. This doesn’t mean I don’t like to eat...

Photo credit: phil.lees via Visualhunt.com / CC BY-NC-ND I hate breakfast. Sweet, pasty, blech. This doesn’t mean I don’t like to eat...

For those of us into food history, the New York Public Library has a fondant of a project: online transcription of their menu collection....

For those of us into food history, the New York Public Library has a fondant of a project: online transcription of their menu collection....

A cliché? Nah. I found myself in Paris for three days with some euros and a dinner recommendation from I speak enough French to order...

A cliché? Nah. I found myself in Paris for three days with some euros and a dinner recommendation from I speak enough French to order...

Apples at the Union Square Greenmarket, courtesy of Dr. V. Saturday night, I had a little dough left over from the quiche I was...