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  • Hello world!

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    Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!

  • Agog over eggnog

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    (NOTE: I wrote this for CNN.com's former, much missed food blog Eatocracy – originally published in December 2010. I've gone back and updated the links as much as I could. My thanks as ever to the great Kat Kinsman, now executive features editor at Food & Wine, for publishing this and other Eatocracy pieces.) December…

  • Agog over eggnog

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    (NOTE: I wrote this for CNN.com's former, much missed food blog Eatocracy – originally published in December 2010. I've gone back and updated the links as much as I could. My thanks as ever to the great Kat Kinsman, now executive features editor at Food & Wine, for publishing this and other Eatocracy pieces.) December…

  • Cheers to Repeal Day!

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    (NOTE: I wrote this for CNN.com's former, much missed food blog Eatocracy, published on this day in 2012. I've gone back and updated the links as much as I could. My thanks as ever to the great Kat Kinsman, now executive features editor at Food & Wine, for publishing this and other Eatocracy pieces.) At…

  • Cheers to Repeal Day!

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    (NOTE: I wrote this for CNN.com's former, much missed food blog Eatocracy, published on this day in 2012. I've gone back and updated the links as much as I could. My thanks as ever to the great Kat Kinsman, now executive features editor at Food & Wine, for publishing this and other Eatocracy pieces.) At…

  • Trivia: Just Images Barware Part 2 (Recap)

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    Here's the second part of the Just Images Barware trivia post, in which I recap the quiz and expound on what I learned when I was writing and researching it. (If you haven't looked at the quiz yet, go here and check it out, then meet me back here. It'll make more sense.) 1.   …

  • Trivia: Just Images Barware Part 2 (Recap)

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    Here's the second part of the Just Images Barware trivia post, in which I recap the quiz and expound on what I learned when I was writing and researching it. (If you haven't looked at the quiz yet, go here and check it out, then meet me back here. It'll make more sense.) 1.   …

  • Trivia: Just Images Barware Part 1 (The Questions)

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    Similar to the brandy, rum, and gin trivia quizzes I wrote for the world's best online trivia league in past years, a few months ago I wrote a quiz of images of barware. I thought readers may be interested, so I'll include the questions and answers here. I was chuffed that 1430 people played this…and…

  • Trivia: Just Images Barware Part 1 (The Questions)

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    Similar to the brandy, rum, and gin trivia quizzes I wrote for the world's best online trivia league in past years, a few months ago I wrote a quiz of images of barware. I thought readers may be interested, so I'll include the questions and answers here. I was chuffed that 1430 people played this…and…

  • Bury the Lede

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    One of my favorite public figures working these days is Dessa. I describe her as a "public figure" because she's such an interesting polymath: she's an amazing musician (singer and rapper), a soulful, funny writer and poet, a thoughtful (and thought-provoking) podcast host, an engaging speaker, a riveting performer, even an impressive baker! (I bet…