Cultivate, journeys of food &friendship
Travelling to a country to learn about their food brings insight into the multiple layers of history . The table&spoon cooking club is off for...
table&spoon online cooking club
What started as a small idea to get friends together every few months has developed into a source of comfort and connection during the global pandemic.
mindfulness…practice it everyday at the table
Mindfulness is an interesting trend. Living in San Francisco, I have found the concept to be in the forefront of life here. You find lots of journals and books about mindfulness,...
seating…or who sits where?
Deciding where to place friends around the dining table can be informal or formal
thoughts about manners, table and otherwise
Now we have become less formal when it comes eating. But showing good manners can never be a mistake. Someone once told me that “manners demonstrate respect for others or...
how many and how much? how to estimate the right quantities for any meal
Estimating how much people are going to drink is alway challenging so better to have a few too many than a few too little Planning to assure the right quantities...
how to prepare a cheese course
In Europe, cheese is served after dessert- in France the saying goes, sweet before salty. But just to confuse you in England the cheese is...
planning a dinner party
I love inviting friends over, both new friends and not so new, university friends, work friends, parents of my kids friends. All are enjoyed and welcome. When guests include those...
The challenge of timing or how to flawlessly get everything on the table
getting everything on the table at the right temperature without too much frustration is the most challenging aspect of entertaining Have you ever gone to a restaurant, had your order...
