Kaz rolled his eyes in frustration for the umpteenth time that morning. “Dude!” he muttered, exasperated. “You did it wrong, AGAIN!” “Oh, c’mon, man! What now?” I blurted out in frustration. “You’ve put table seven’s latte in a cappuccino cup.” … Read More
Let’s face it: platters are, like, totes last Thursday! Ok, maybe reports of the untimely demise of serving platters are somewhat premature. Nevertheless, when it comes to entertaining in our homes, we all want to create the look that will … Read More
I got off the phone with Sherrie and swore. “What’s wrong?” my wife asked. “Sherrie and Dan have invited us to their combined birthday extravaganza again,” I responded with unconcealed revulsion. “Aw, bugger. Now we have to spend the next … Read More
“Where is the bathroom?” Meredith stood up from the table and inquired of Winston, our dinner party host. The rest of us took a momentary pause from pushing unidentified charred carcass around our mismatched plates and looked up. It was … Read More
The Master’s wizened face peered intently and piercingly at the delicate scroll hanging on the wall. The sharp, keen glint in his eye belied his aged, frail, 92-year old frame, nestled in a wheelchair. Those eyes stared intently at … Read More
“Ooooh! What have you got today?” came the question from the next desk. In what had become a daily workplace ritual, Kendrick craned his neck to see what was in my stylish lunchbox. “It’s a Palak Tofu Paneer curry with … Read More
I barely noticed the majestic spruce and beech blurring past as I sped, completely lost, down the motorway, through the intensely green, rolling hills of North West Germany’s Sauerland region. In the course of trying to drive myself from … Read More
“You’re STILL not doing it right!” My host father yelled at me for the umpteenth time that meal. I felt like I was doing just fine. My beautiful, lacquered Japanese chopsticks seemed to be moving quite expertly in my hands. … Read More
Mirror mirror on the wall, do I look fat in this? Sometimes, mirrors should be saved from horrible questions like that. But only save the good mirrors! The lying ones are the concave and convex ones that distorts you and could almost … Read More
Fusing cutlery, making hybrids Ladies and gentlemen, may I introduce something that I found that is absolutely outrageous and above ridiculous… This is the Kung Foon. Yes, Kung Foon. Really. It’s called Kung Foon. Let’s be honest. How would you impress … Read More