Let’s Go Talk about Catering Events: A Conversation between John and Renee...
With the Toro Bravo cookbook, three of my very favorite things have come together — Toro Bravo, McSweeney's, and Powell's. One of the reasons that I moved from Catalina Island to Portland in 2002 was...
View ArticleLet’s Go Talk about Catering Events: A Conversation between John and Renee...
You ready for this? Of course you are. We're just getting started. Have you been on the edge of your seat since yesterday's post? Hope not because your ass would really be pins and needles after nearly...
View ArticleLet’s Go Talk about Catering Events: A Conversation between John and Renee...
This is the last installment of a conversation I recorded between John and Renee Gorham (read Parts One and Two). It's a long one because I'm sad for you that this is the end of this story. Or the...
View ArticleToro Bravo Profiles: Sarah Scofield, Mindy Cook, and Ron Avni
I've loved getting to know Sarah, Mindy, and Ron during the making of the Toro Bravo cookbook. All three of them are integral to Team Toro, and they all have loads of good stories about the restaurant...
View ArticleI Cried in the Toro Bravo Bathroom
In Barcelona at Quimet & Quimet during our trip for the book in September of 2012 / photo by David Reamer Okay, so four days of outtakes made for some good stories, right? We could keep doing this...
View ArticleLiz Crain: What I’m Giving
In this special series, we asked writers we admire to share a book they're giving to their friends and family this holiday season. Check back daily to see the books your favorite authors are gifting. ÷...
View ArticleFor the Love of Lists
One guy that I dated a while back had a whole brigade of work to-do lists for various projects written in Sharpie on blank white paper. The moment I saw them all lined up on clipboards on his kitchen...
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