Jude's Culinary Journey

In the heat of the night

Some years ago, with friends moving out of town and changes in relationships happening for one reason or another, I stopped having dinner parties. I never had more than a handful of people over …

Pigging out

A few days after our return from Mexico this past April, my sister Janet and I took part in a small family reunion. There were nine of us ranging in age from seven to mid-80s, three generations in …

Getting back into the swing of things

I admit that when Janet and I were weekenders, there were often times when I resented having to cook all of our meals. It wasn’t that I wanted Janet to pitch in or to take a turn. She has no …

Alice at Tiffany

Before moving full-time to Callicoon, my sister Janet and I drove back and forth from Manhattan each weekend to spend Friday night through Sunday afternoon at our little country house. …

Carpaccio—raw what?

My sister Janet and I have found that we are the perfect traveling companions. This cannot be said of just anyone. My first trip to Europe was with my friend Katie, whom I had known since I was 10 …

Easy peasy

Before the food channels—and cooking programming in general—became the circus it is today, there existed shows that were instructional. The chefs were, for the most part, easy-going and …