Rarely have I met an olive I didn’t like, or at least respect. I love everything about them: their delicious vitamin-filled flesh; their sensual oval shape; the astonishi...read full story
“A book is a gift you can open again and again.” - Garrison Keillor I was talking to my sister last week—happily telling her about four very cool n...read full story
“Am I fat?”I’ve never actually asked this question of another human being—until now.I’m sitting in the office of Dr. Linda Bacon, a nutritio...read full story
For as long as I can remember, I’ve turned to food for comfort.I am ten. My parents have had another fight. My father packs his bag and says he’s leaving. He ...read full story
It’s a hot summer day in Montvale, New Jersey, circa 1970. I am ten years old, sitting on a curb outside Coiffures by Gigi, the salon where my mother is getting her...read full story