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“It’s not just about food. It’s not just about of a restaurant. It’s about something more.”– Chef’s Table Here’s a photo of my morning coffee – being [...]

“I live by goosebumps.” –Quincy Jones Twice this week I have been elevated beyond words in the most unexpected ways. Both involved the music of Sting. The first came from a 30-second [...]

Passion. Practice. Precision. Throw in a little Beyoncé, some groovin’ moves, a snug-fitting outfit to accentuate the hip action, and you’ve got dancing magic, baby! As a follow up to [...]

  If you knew me, you’d know that I studied dance intensively for six weeks at Harvard at the grandmotherly age of 30. I was the oldest one in the program. I thought if I studied [...]

“Simplify, simplify…” –Henry David Thoreau Last night I watched the second segment of Brian Williams’ “Inside the Obama White House,” which aired on NBC last [...]

“Hey Ted, move your head.” Living in a family of book lovers, readers, and library fanatics, I feel a twinge of guilt every time I turn on the TV. Why is it that I feel somehow [...]