• Starting 2010 Right

    Osso buco, orig­i­nal­ly uploaded by J T. Ram­say. The iPhone pho­to does­n’t do it jus­tice, but Helen’s osso buco was noth­ing short of amaz­ing. That risot­to was divine and the meat fell right off the bone. Recipes like this one are what win­ter­time is all about: slow-cooked food that gets you right where you live. The…

  • Happy New Year!

    Helen and I spent a qui­et evening in our neigh­bor­hood. We ate a deli­cious din­ner at Mem­phis Tap­room — short ribs on a seafood grits bed — and I had a flight of Gift of the Magi, Port San­ta’s Lit­tle Helper, and Nøgne Ø‘s God Jul. The beer was amaz­ing as well. Our sec­ond New…

  • A Quick Word on Jack Rose

    I was at a wed­ding when I got word that Jack had died. It felt like a punch in the gut. I did­n’t know him par­tic­u­lar­ly well, but well enough to say hi when I saw him around town. He lived around the cor­ner from me here in Port Fish­ing­ton, and I’d often see him…

  • Merry Christmas!

    Delir­i­um Noël, orig­i­nal­ly uploaded by J T. Ram­say. I drank my way to the per­fect Christ­mas. No, I did­n’t drink myself into a stu­por, only to spend the hol­i­day in a soporif­ic haze. I think I actu­al­ly drank the per­fect amount of beer to enjoy myself and still be help­ful with Charlie. I shared a…

  • What I’m Thankful for This Christmas

    Char­lie and Helen Xmas 09, orig­i­nal­ly uploaded by J T. Ram­say. I think this pic­ture says it all, don’t you?