How to deal with the death of a beloved menu item.

Hortotiropita & The Five Stages of Restaurant Grief

Or: Greek Phyllosophy

The most dangerous drink in the cocktail kingdom. spatchcock.substack.com/p/brandy-ale...

Brandy Alexander

Or: Two for You...

I've learned there are thousands of recipes for them and I'll bet most of them are delightful!

My father took me to see it when I was 7. On Catalina Island. Where the swimming area was next to the main dock where the announced the big catches of the day. I was on a raft in the marina when they announced someone caught I shark. I had to be rescued by a hunky teenaged lifeguard.

What happens when zucchini goes on holiday to Greece? It's sexier than you might think. spatchcock.substack.com/p/courgette-...

Courgette Summer

Or: Zucchini Takes a Holiday

It’s far better to eat your fears than to let them eat you. spatchcock.substack.com/p/flan-in-a-...

Flan in a Can

Or: Austerity Pleasures

That fly walked away with this movie!

Glad you liked it! He was lovely. Another lovely person/musician named Gwen Stefani was in my class. I had no idea we were such a musical school at the time.

I was on our high school trivia team with Jeff Buckley and am ashamed to admit that I didn't know he was a famous musician until after he died. He was always just "that nice senior who shared his lunch with me. " Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to pour myself a drink and blast "Hallelujah".

What to drink when celebrating the death of a one-eyed Portuguese poet. spatchcock.substack.com/p/dead-poet-...

Dead Poet Society

Or: Happy Portugal Day!