Deborah Madison

What Do You Eat When No One is Watching?

Elissa Altman | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living


Elissa Altman

My father believed that it was his right to cook himself a lovely meal even if he was alone, and my mother thought that it was indicative of some visceral weirdness. Seventeen years later, they divorced.

The Gastronomy of Marriage Author on the Tempestuous Relationship between Love and Food

Louise McCready | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Louise McCready

When Rich and I moved in together, I wanted everything to go smoothly, so it freaked me out when food -- what had been our biggest bond -- became our biggest problem.

Flexetarians: Part-Time Vegetarians

Newsweek | Karen Springen | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green


For the last 15 years, Dawn Jackson Blatner has been what's now called a "flexitarian" or "almost vegetarian." She eats lots of fruits, vegetables, nu...

Complicated Times and the Beauty of Simplicity: A Week with David Tanis

Elissa Altman | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living


Elissa Altman

Every year around this time, my partner and I pack up the car with too many books, cooking tools, and our very large dog, and we head north to centra...