My friend Peter Phun is a friend I’ve never met. Several years ago, I thought I had lost all the photos I took at my niece’s wedding. I posted my anguish on an online forum and he responded and rescued me, patiently, carefully and [...]

Ever try Khao Suey?  I first had it at my friend Shavak’s 50th birthday party. A revelation. Such a strange and wonderful combination of tastes, textures and fragrances! Lemony tang. Crunchy nuts. Slippery noodles. Bright, colorful [...]

Moy Moy’s birthday is always my year’s most emotional day. Ever since we were told – 12 years ago now! – that she had only a few more months to live, her birthday has been our very own “Yes we can.” As she [...]

I grew up with this sweet little jug. It was part of a set my parents received on their wedding day, and all of it would appear on the dining table every Thanksgiving and Christmas, a signal to us children of just how special the meal would be. [...]