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I love brunching in Paris.

Especially on the sun-soaked terrace of my friend Roger’s place in Issy. He whipped up this simple, scrumptious meal of sautéed broccoli with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper; sliced cantaloupe; and salad with a homemade dressing of olive … Continue reading

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Guest Columnist Jamie Smith of C.R.A.F.T. Dishes on Raw Kale Salad

DIY trend-spotter and taste-maker Jamie Smith and I both sprang-up in small-town Texas (what you Europeans would call a village). Now, she lives and works in the state’s liberal, bohemian enclave–Austin, one of my favorite sweet-spots in the U.S. For … Continue reading

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Guest Columnist Ashley Elsalameen Dishes on Puro Verde Organic Tequila

Although currently located in Washington, D.C., Ashley Elsalameen is a tried-and-true Southern girl in full possession of the region’s requisite charms: modesty, manners, and a lightning-quick mind. She and I first met as teenagers, and after ten years have found ourselves reconnecting … Continue reading

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Petals & Bones Interview

Hey, guys! I did the below interview with Leilani Clark a few months back, just before leaving San Francisco for Berlin. Somehow, I never got around to sharing it with everybody. A staff writer for the North Bay Bohemian in … Continue reading

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French Women Don’t Get Fat

French Women Don’t Get Fat is both a truism and the eponymous title of Mireille Guiliano’s lifestyle tome, which catapulted to number one on The New York Times bestseller list, has been translated into 40 languages, and sold over three million copies worldwide. … Continue reading

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Women Are Complicated

Except when we’re super-simple, and the only thing that we want after a hard session of evening yoga is a scrumptious raw salad paired with a nice Spanish wine, sparkling water, and Deutsch Vogue. To all the men out there: … Continue reading

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Ellen ‘n’ Abs Prepare Salads on Opposite Sides of the Atlantic

She’s wicked-cool, a California farm-to-table maven, and also one of my best foodie friends: Eating with Abs Contributing Columnist Ellen Roggeman. Last week, she posed a DIY summer side-dish challenge. Using regional produce from our respective residences—-Ellen is in San … Continue reading

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Lipid Love | Columnist Michael Ulrich

Contributing columnist Michael Ulrich is a real looker, y’all, hailing straight from the annals of sexy produce-section management. That’s right, he spends his work days coordinating with regional fruit-and-vegetable farmers to stock his San Francisco-based boutique-grocery store, Canyon Market, with … Continue reading

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Why I Love Cooking for Friends

My kitchen is perhaps the most vital element of my soul. Procuring farm-fresh produce and preparing it for others is how I write my love letter to the world. Spending time in the kitchen, for me, is both a meditation … Continue reading

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Bubbly, Idolatry, & Muesli

Some days, it’s tempting to throw in the towel and let life get you down—freelance writing means 12-hour work days and mere pennies in my pocketbook; summer in Berlin means sheets of cold rain that aren’t letting up after weeks … Continue reading

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