Vagabonder is going on sabbatical. 

A new door is opening in my life very soon. Graduate school commences on Aug 25. 

See you next summer.

Go Quakers!

it's time for serious people to make serious decisions.

this is life...there are no do-overs. 

French Food Safari

French Food Safari

French Food Safari

This a great tour of the gastronomic heritage of France.

Before you act, listen. Before you react, think. 

Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try.

Ernest Hemingway

ovadia and sons

SUMMERTIME 

Spent a great Sunday afternoon at the outdoor patio at Sbicca Bistro in Del Mar. We enjoyed a nice crisp Talley Chardonnay, fish tacos, shrimp salad and conversation. Perfect summer temperatures in the 70's  and a cool breeze off the Pacific. 

US WOMEN'S SOCCER

Playing with 10 players, questionable officiating, heat and over time..the US Women defeated Brazil with focus and guts.  While  Brazil relied on "gamesmanship" i.e. taking dives and faking injuries late in the match, the US, instead, played within themselves, executed their game-plan and did what Americans do on the world stage. Believe. 

Never Quit 

Never

Summertime by Miles

Dans la cuisine de Sophie: Purée de pommes de terre rose à la vanille, grilla...

This is Interesting ...and looks tasty too.

Dans la cuisine de Sophie: Purée de pommes de terre rose à la vanille, grilla...: "Vacances. La vie d'une pomme de terre c'est parfois prendre une teinte un peu girly. A l'origine, des betteraves cuites en croûte de sel f..."

Dans la cuisine de Sophie: Haricots verts, pêches blanches et amandes fraîche...

This Looks Good Too.

Dans la cuisine de Sophie: Haricots verts, pêches blanches et amandes fraîche...: "Plusieurs fois je l'ai pris, feuilleté, admiré puis reposé sur l'étagère. Et cela a duré 7 mois. A chaque fois le même sentiment de timidit..."

Bologna

This Looks Like a Fun Spot

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

The Kings of Pastry

The film, Kings of Pastry offers the first ever look into the kitchens of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France - Pastry competition. It expertly captures the essence of great pastry chefs. The dedication, discipline, emotion and the insatiable drive for perfection is on display throughout the film. If you ever wondered what those blue, white and red stripes on the collar of some French Chefs are for, than this film will explain it. 

Friday Dinner

After receiving an outstanding recommendation from a rep at Kermit Lynch, we enjoyed a fun bottle of wine last night with our hanger steak and pommes darphin. The 2009 Beaumes-de-Venise rouge, Domaine de Durban lived up to its billing. With good fruit, earthiness and silky tannins, the wine married very well with the rich flavor of the onglet. If you are fan of Rhone style wines then you'll welcome the nuanced sophistication of the Beaume-de-Venise rouge. 

This concludes our salute to the artisans who have risen above the big box retail, cookie cutter world of the twenty-first century and practiced their craft to their self imposed standards of attempted perfection.

Chateau Haut Brion

For the Bordeaux lover, like me, Haut Brion is a benchmark in the finest wine producing regions in the world. Obviously not to every ones taste, but the care and exacting standards employed there from harvest to crush to barrel to bottle, represents an intrinsic desire for sublime greatness. 

A Voice Bigger Than Life

Dave Brubeck

The master. Passion, absolute dedication to his craft...timeless