Polcari’s Italian, Woburn, MA


This is an old Italian American place, we don’t have these in Seattle. Good house Chiante, and Spicy Diavolo flatbread.

Food, a celebration of Gratitude


It is Thanksgiving morning and the preparations are well under way. Every dish is a reminder of how much we have to be thankful for. The turkey has been in the brine since yesterday morning, this is Tricia’s one day a year for turkey, but I have never had better, she does it so well….

Wines Not To Drink For Thanksgiving


Originally posted on the drunken cyclist:
Thanksgiving is this week here in the U.S. and that means that just about every wine blog in the country will have a post on what wines to serve at Thanksgiving. They will all cite the fact that it is near impossible to find a single “perfect” wine that will…

Share a meal with a friend


Over the last twenty years or so I discovered genuine cooking. Growing up in the 50’s and 60’s I experienced, unknowingly, a transformation that made the task of family food preparation easier and less expensive, while sacrificing quality and health in the process. Processed food must have seemed like manna from Heaven, it was cheap…