Category Archives: Friends

Great Food with Old Friends in Portland

We visited our dear friends, Pat and Peter, in Portland, Maine, this week. We first met 48 years ago and have been close ever since. This was an overnight visit with plenty of opportunities to enjoy the food scene in … Continue reading

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Shrimp Pancakes

Shrimp are so versatile. They go well with so many foods, and they can be made as appetizers, lunches or dinner dishes, They can be found in all kinds of cuisines, and they are featured prominently in the cooking of … Continue reading

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Lunch with an Old Friend Yesterday, Dinner Alone Today

Carol has been a good friend for 37 years, but it has been awhile since we’d seen each other. That was remedied yesterday when she came over for lunch. The menu choices were selected around vegetables and good breads. She … Continue reading

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Another great dinner at Pammy’s

I recently had a chance to go out to dinner with my good friend and CFO (Chief Fish Officer), Chris. We both agreed that getting a table early at Pammy’s in Cambridge, MA, would once again be a delightful experience. … Continue reading

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Lunch with Friends in Maine

We have close friends who live in Portland, ME. It’s about a 2-hour drive to go there, so we don’t go often. A better solution is often to meet halfway, which is usually Portsmouth, NH. When we decided to get … Continue reading

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Wood-Fired Lemon Pizza

Good food inspires all kinds of creative activity for me. Recently, I was looking over new Instagram posts from a few of the people I follow, and I was immediately struck by this one, from Chris Bianco, the founder of … Continue reading

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An Appropriate Message Today

It’s great having friends all over the world.  I received this in a text message from a friend in Hong Kong.  We’ve known each other for 31 years.  It seems appropriate to share this with you today — a warm … Continue reading

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Friday Night Pasta

I spent a very frustrating day Friday, during which I was wrestling unsuccessfully with the idiosyncrasies of iTunes on my Mac — attempting to transfer a Playlist and the accompanying 290 songs to my new iPhone.  By 7:00 PM I … Continue reading

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July dinner with Friends

We have some very good friends nearby, and we’ve known each other for well over 50 years.   While we share many things in common, pretty high on the list is a love of food and wine.  We had the opportunity … Continue reading

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NYC Trip – June 2018

If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you will know that I make short pilgrimages to NYC a couple of times each year for FFW — i.e. Friends, Food, and Wine.  This year is unusual, in that my previous … Continue reading

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