by Brian | Mar 6, 2014 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary
Peter Pauper Press is a remarkable success story. Founded in 1928, it remains a family owned business publishing an array of books and offering sweet gift ideas. They have a new book which also happens to be a perfect gift. Authors Jenny Park and Teri Lyn Fisher have...
by Brian | Dec 21, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
So, I had this girlfriend. And I got involved without really knowing her. Then one night at her place I was going through her magazine collection and I found she read Cosmopolitan. I had seen the magazine on newsstands but never picked one up. Never read one. Now I...
by Brian | Oct 5, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
“What town?” I was asking a friend for his address. He had moved to California and I was about to visit. “Camarillo,” he said, but very oddly. Holding a map of Ventura Country, I saw that the city was spelled with two letter “l”s so I repeated the city...
by Brian | Sep 18, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
Suzen was having an event for a culinary organization in our Tribeca space. For her corporate team building events, Suzen is in charge and everything goes very smoothly on schedule. When a culinary organization comes in, and takes over the kitchen, it’s a...
by Brian | Sep 12, 2013 | Dedicated Drinker's Diary, Recipes
It was early afternoon and, although I was not feeling ill, I was preparing a precautionary medication. “Bit early?” Suzen gave me a loving glare. “It’s medicine,” I explained with utmost patience. How can she be married to me for so long and not...