Becky Fifield
Snapshots from New Orleans
Aiji is a taxi driver. He is also the founder of the first burrito bar in Rwanda and a vegan chef. For right now, it’s the taxi while...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 6, 2015
- 1 min
Maryland Preparations for the Sick, 1881
‘Tis the season for illness. Cooking tomes of the past often included a chapter of recipes to be made for the ill and infirm. Certainly,...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 24, 2013
- 1 min
Christmas Dinner on the Rails
Christmas generally takes us to Maryland. While the Amtrak train I take travels over the Pennsylvania Railroad into Baltimore’s Penn...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 13, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Some Food in France
More often than not, even the cheapest little roadside offering in France blows the socks off of much of what you can get in the United...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 7, 2013
- 1 min
Bye Bye Schrafft’s: Losing More Unique Buildings on the UES
Schrafft’s at 155 E. 79th Street as it appeared in 1944. A “Rat Poison” sign appeared on the front door of 155 East 79th street....
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 30, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Montresor
Could the US have a program of “The Most Beautiful Villages” as France does? Dr. V and I, and friends Jeremy W. of Le Cafe Witteveen and...
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Becky Fifield
- Jul 24, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday – The Market at Loches
Dr. V, Jeremy Witteveen, (of Le Cafe Witteveen), and Tina Serafini and I all decamped to France in June. Our cheery, sunny French...
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Becky Fifield
- Apr 5, 2013
- 1 min
A Maryland Breakfast: Fried Red Tomatoes in Cream Gravy
I recently visited my great uncle, Uncle B, in Arizona. Having left our ancestral seat for a life of western adventure in 1947, we don’t...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 27, 2013
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Sewing in Sheffield
Stitchers inside Dewey Memorial Hall, Sheffield, Massachusetts. Sheffield resident Lisa R. and I met through Revolutionary War...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 15, 2013
- 1 min
The Gardening Itch
At this point during the winter, I start to get the itch for digging in the dirt. Alas, it’s a rather pointless itch as I must confine my...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 12, 2013
- 1 min
Transit Tuesday: Grand By Design Exhibition at Grand Central
After a boozy brunch with Dr. V’s cousins, we wandered up the sunny side of the street to Grand Central Terminal, celebrating its 100th...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 30, 2013
- 2 min
What I Ate: Montreal
Knowing that my time in Montreal was short, I had my dinners planned out when I hit the ground. The cold weather gave me some leeway for...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 24, 2013
- 1 min
Wildlife Sighting at Airport Restaurants
I had extra time to kill in the airport on Friday night. My flight fell right over the dinner hour and I’d had an early lunch. Airport...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 23, 2013
- 3 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Montreal
I spent a day in Montreal, QC last week. I had forgotten how cold it can be up north. I quickly relearned that northerners find ways to...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 17, 2013
- 2 min
Vernacular: Puddle Ducks
I love the word vernacular. You can stuff all that’s particular to a specific region into the term. Can’t explain it any other way? It...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 16, 2013
- 2 min
A Late Tribute to The Silver Spoon
The NYSL has old fashioned stacks, and up on Stack 11, I had been peering through books about railroad station design (alas, I did not...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 19, 2012
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Christkindlmarkte
At the risk of overloading my regular readers with posts on Germany, I’ll simply post a couple of photos from Christmas Markets in Munich...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 12, 2012
- 2 min
What I Ate: Munich and Bonn
I had a terrible time finding restaurants on this trip. But unless I’m feeling frisky for meat-centered meals (unlikely), I usually...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 23, 2012
- 2 min
Caraway.
Caraway and Salt Flatbreads from Agata & Valentina, NYC. RL Fifield 2012. Caraway. It’s lyrical. It’s herbal, savory, and astringent. My...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 17, 2012
- 2 min
Cleveland’s West Side Market
My brother Mr. F is Cleveland’s Man about Town. During my May visit, he toured me around a number of sites and neighborhoods, including...
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