Buying a new mattress
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, and sometimes it actually does. My recent experience with technology while mattress
Mandarin Tangerine Conundrum
You may think that someone who grew up in the produce industry would know “everything” about citrus… but I readily
Give yourself a “Meeting-ectomy”
Meeting-ectomy is a word I invented last summer. When I first said it to my daughter, Sophia, she pondered for
Why lettuce prices are going up
Garry and I have a favorite local restaurant, called Preveza. The cuisine is Mediterranean, which means the menu has both
Dining at Chez Panisse
Karen and Alice Waters at Chez Panisse Alice Waters is probably one of the most renowned chefs and restaurant owners
My recent interview with The New Yorker
It was kind of scary yet exciting to have an interview with the infamous New Yorker magazine. Because our company
Setting goals in the New Year
I refuse to call them “New Year’s Resolutions,” because there is no one who wakes up on January 1st and
Why are Pine Nuts so expensive?
This is the question my friend Tina recently asked me. Seems like there should be an easy enough answer, right?
On making a bucket list
After the movie of the same name came out in 2007, I have heard the term “bucket list” thrown around
Weather, the Grinch that stole the strawberry crops
This was the headline of a produce industry newspaper I received last week. It sure got my attention. With all