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Boston Globe – July 9, 2003 A taste of the Alps in Vermont The open-faced sandwich: a savory slice of Danish culture Wine dinners are moving outdoors this summer. Recipe: Smoked trout spread with potatoes Freeze-dried fruit is a fresh trend in the world of breakfast cereal

more! more! more! so...what the hell is a Flemish olive?

Anything new on good eats in Amsterdam? Heading there soon. Thanks!

Thanks again for sharing your time & insight with us. Taste was one of the shows that got me hooked on the Food TV network -- in particular I remember an episode where you sat down with your daughter to sample brownies -- you both looked very happy! My question pertains to your newsletter, The Rosengarten Report. Congratulations on winning the James Beard award for best newsletter Can you please tell us more about the newsletter -- who it's for, what you usually write about, where you get your ideas. And of course, if there's anywhere we can go to sample a copy or two? It's not available on your web site and it isn't carried in any store I can find. Thank you very much!

When is she scheduled to finish? Also... did Julia Child comment in any of the articles on this? I'd love to know what she thinks of Ms. Julie's endeavors.

This is a fun article to read -- I'm looking forward to the next installment! Ever read Barbara Pym? I recently read "Excellent Women" -- every other page, the main character is making tea or deciding what the next meal should be. Unfortunately, the meals are invariably depressing, i.e. a can of beans, or a chop for one, fried in a pan.

I want a t-shirt. I really do. I want one with the picture of the kid's face (who is this kid anyway, Varmint?) and the "I want BBQ" slogan. I want it to say "Varmint's Pig-Pickin." I don't want it to say "gettin' jiggy with the piggy." that crosses the line from camp into vaguely obscene. But even if it does say that, I want one anyway! um, how do I get one?

Boston Globe – July 2, 2003 This week's Boston Globe is like a mini-vacation at the seaside...Rhode Island, Cape Cod, etc. Enjoy! Clam shacks serve up a taste of summer Table Talk at the Tip of the Cape Getting hooked on regional seafood Wines to drink with seafood

Butterfield 8 is becoming a Barbeque spot? that's heresy!

I once had a supervisor in his desk drawer a miniature device for brewing a single cup of perfect decaf coffee. Those were the days before Starbucks took over the world, though.

Hey, that's cheating! I'm just jealous...I'd gladly trade my desk drawer for a fridge, any day.

NYC in the house. cherries, sugar snap peas, spring peas in the shell. passed on all the wonderful little strawberries, but with regret.

Much better today, thanks Suzanne. Good thing I'd read the eGullet thread on food poisoning a week or two back!

How many times a week do you dine out? - probably 2 or 3 times a week. More if you include delivery & take-out. At what level of restaurant? --Usually two- or three-star. For special occasions, maybe a four-star. Mostly, a diner that doesn't make it on the star scale. I've been to only a few of the restaurants on your list in the past year, Artisanal, Patria, Blue Water Grill, and Gramercy Tavern (but just the walk-in bar, not the restaurant). Do you tend to be a regular at just a few restaurants, or do you try to go someplace different almost every time you dine out, or a mix? -About half and half. I'll go back to someplace I like, but I try to sample new places too. Do you mostly dine near your home or do you use restaurants as destinations, or a mix? Mostly near either home or work.

My Nana cuts it in strips and rolls it around diced carrots, celery, and onions, then secures each roll with a toothpick & roasts it in the oven. She has a similar presentation for flounder. Kingfish is good...it's tastes a bit like salmon, but fishier.

Do you ever pick up the wrong one? ...can't help it..."Sorry, I can't hear you, I've got a banana in my ear!"

In some ways, this is an extension of the "what are you eating right NOW?" thread. What food do you stock in your desk drawer at work? I'll start.... I always have a supply of tiny packets of salt, sugar, and mayonnaise. I also hoard the little packets of red pepper mix from the Daikichi down the street. Also a secret stash of individually-wrapped Rolos. One of my office-mates always has a loaf of bread propped on top of his computer. He makes sandwiches from peanut butter, apple butter, whatever at odd times during the day. Another office mate collects hot sauces. What do you have?

It sounds like I missed a fun party, I hope I'll make it to the next gathering. I got knocked on my butt by a bout of food poisoning. UGGGHHH! I can't even warn you away from a particular place, I just have no idea what happened. So I missed the Lissome-Andy Lynes do, I missed the Fancy Food Show, I missed a weekend of long-overdue and glorious sunshine. Pity party over. A brand new week of (more careful) eating begins!

I always thought the oldest restaurant was One if By Land, Two if By Sea. what do we get if we answer one of these trivia questions correctly?

oh gosh no! I just couldn't help putting my two cents in. please, keep the comments going....not limited to commenting about the article either!

Paul Parker (proprietor of restaurante Chez Sophie in upstate NY) is scheduled to be back on the public radio program The Roundtable on Wednesday at 11:07 a.m. He plans to talk about using chocolate to make things other than dessert. You can catch the show live via internet at http://www.wamc.org/listen.html or by FM radio at 90.3 Albany; 90.9 Kingston; 91.7 Middletown; 91.9 Plattsburgh; 93.3 Canajoharie; 103.9 Ticonderoga; 105.1 Great Barrington; 88.9 Oneonta; 93.1 Rensselaer-Troy; and 107.7 Newburgh or AM Radio at 1400 in Albany.

Anna, that is such an amazing & colorful reminisce. Thanks for that. I feel so lucky to have the abundance that we do today! Jason, thanks for all those great details, especially the info about Snoek. I'll have to file that away for future reference. Peter, I have to say that those recipes for a cake made of grated Sugar Beets and used (previously brewed) Coffee Grounds (ersatz Kaffeemehl / made of Barley) and a stolen Egg, and ""Swedish Knaeckebrot" made of dried peelings of cooked Potatoes. ---well, those just sound like they test the limits of one's digestion.

Love that SOS column. But I'm sucker for anyone who resurrects "lost recipes."

Boston Globe – June 26, 2003 A kitchen renovation can create quite a stir A fine brew Housekeeping for newbies Grilled veggies can make your sandwiches sizzle Deluxe burger is a Vermont local special edited for "bassackwards" quotes

There's rationing and there's rationing! The UK and Europe had it a lot worse than the US, for a lot longer, and their civilian populations were in the line of fire. Too true about how much harder hit UK civilians were, in terms of rationing & overall war hardship. For Americans, rationing pretty much ended when WWII did. For British citizens, rationing continued for years afterwards -- meat, chocolate, sugar -- and bans were pretty much lifted one precious item at a time.