OMG, we are drunk at The French Laundry

Abe says
The eponymous thought of this post occurred to us somewhere around the sweet corn kernels in the calotte de bœuf grillée, or maybe as early as the Yukon Gold “croutons” in Ann’s sashimi, I don’t really know. They say you get nine courses in the French Laundry’s tasting menus, but honestly you lose track [...]

Piragi for Grandpa

Ann says

My Latvian family and traditions are very important to me, and give my life a lot of shape. In fact, I’m writing this sitting next to my Latvian grandmother, who is currently snoozing on the couch. We are very good at this activity. She used to be, however, a pretty good [...]