Betty Hallock
Betty Hallock, food writer for the Los Angeles Times, joins chip to talk about the new trend of edible cocktails in high-end bars and restaurants.
Last week, my wife and I took our annual week away together. It wasn’t exactly as planned because one of my sons got a stomach virus just hours before we were to leave for the West Coast, so we had to wait to be sure everyone was OK before turning the children over to the…
Chris Garrett offers an excellent post on the essential elements of a good blog. He breaks it down into 3 key components: Content – fresh, quality material to interest readers Syndication – simple delivery of content to readers in convenient formats Conversation – a dialogue between the blogger and readers Like all good products, blogs…
New York University Professor Pedro Noguera discusses his recent book “The Trouble with Black Boys … And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education”
You don’t expect to get lessons in perspective when you read the Boston Globe’s Extra Bases blog about the Red Sox. But one post tonight delivered that message twice. At the end of a notes-style piece, Nick Cafardo writes that former Red Sox backup catcher John Marzano died of a heart attack at age 45….
As a parent, I can’t imagine the challenge of dealing with one of my children battling cancer. That’s why when my friend Mark Story told me about a little girl named Lauren, I felt compelled to donate to Mark’s efforts on behalf of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
A few months ago, I picked up a copy of Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston, but I didn’t get a chance to read it until this past weekend. Turns out to be an excellent read. At first, I was skeptical of the notion of reading transcripts of interviews rather than a coherent story, but it…