I was raised in a big Jewish kitchen. My mom, averse to the confines of recipes, taught me how to spice and experiment. She cooks, bakes, feeds, and astounds. My dad also cooks – pastas in rich sauces for me, his vegetarian black sheep, and chicken or BBQ for himself and everyone else. Shabbat dinners […]
Hampton’s, Bar Harbor, Newport. Everyone has their vacation spot for a preppy, WASPy, beachy summer getaway. I was born into a Cape Cod family. For over forty years, my mom’s family has been coming to Yarmouth, Cape Cod, and from the middle of May through Labor Day, we’re at my grandma’s summer house every weekend. […]