by David | Jun 7, 2009 | eating, science!
I was half-listening to the radio and I was pretty sure I heard the announcer say, “blah blah blah red tide blah blah surf clams and carnivorous snails…” Carnivorous snails?? On the rampage and out for blood, causing the tide to run red?? OK,...
by David | Jun 4, 2009 | eating, economics, reading & writing, technology, working
Tonight the estimable Ken George, social media powerhouse at WBUR and impresario of Public Radio Kitchen, hosted a food blogger microconference in the lunchroom of the station. I suppose I was a bit of an impostor, as limeduck is only about 30% about food, but I was...
by David | Jun 1, 2009 | eating, urbanism
The signs are all here – warmer weather, student exodus, sudden rainstorms, construction crews ripping up the asphalt leaving neon-painted personhole covers jutting from the roads – it’s just about summer. As if further evidence was needed, I had...
by David | May 30, 2009 | eating, economics
The Davis Square Farmers Market opened up again this past Wednesday, making humpday even better. It’s in the parking lot behind the plaza between Starbucks and Chipotle. As it was early in the season, there wasn’t a lot of ready-to-eat fruits and veggies,...
by David | May 27, 2009 | design, eating, economics
Recently, I lamented the waste of a non-refillable salt mill I had bought. I was pretty close to shelling out for a nice reusable mill, when I happened on this little number in, of all places, the frozen dessert aisle of Trader Joe’s. It didn’t say it was...
by David | May 26, 2009 | eating
It’s been a while since our last savory scone update. That’s what I was thinking when I popped in at The Biscuit (FKA Toscanini Bakery) not far from Inman Square. And sure enough, right there in the case was a batch of spinach parmesean scones. Maybe...
