Remembering Our Days at the Farmers Markets
A recent post on our Instagram account has lead me down a nostalgic path. I've always been fortunate but looking back over the years, I had to work really hard...
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Gordo-Con: The Heirloom Bean Encuentro at Alta Baja
Delilah Snell, the genius behind Alta Baja Market, had the idea to celebrate our heirloom beans and throw a real party. Years earlier, we had a nice dinner but this...
The Sorana Bean. From Tuscany, With Love
Last autumn I was in Italy for the first time in way too long. This was the funny time when we all thought this covid thing was waning and we...
Happy Harvest: Frijolon Gris
It has been a long time since I played in the garden. I have not been a good steward of my land and as we got busier and busier over...
The Best 10 Rules to Live by When You Are Young and Ready to Travel.
My friend Canice saw this photo of me from the early 1980s in Sestri Levante. It's a beach town in , Italy and I spent many summers there in my...
Rancho Gordo Goes to Alta Baja with More Stars than in the Heavens!
Rancho Gordo Supper in Orange County to Highlight Heirloom Mexican Beans, Support High School Art Program On Sunday, July 8, Rancho Gordo, renowned purveyor of heirloom beans, will hold its...
Release the Pods: The Rancho Gordo Chili Manifesto
Imagine a damp, cold, rainy day in Milano, Italy in 1988. One young, bored expat trying to figure out his role in Italy (and the world, really) is presented with...
Guisado de Lupe: A Delicious Tomato Surprise That Will Make You Flip
In Hidalgo, a meal with my pal Lupe is essential. She is a great cook. I would almost describe her cooking as colonial. She prefers good olive oil to manteca...
Road Trip: Convento de los Los Santos Reyes
For me, there's little better than a road trip in Mexico. My friend Gabriel estimated that over nine years we've traveled approximately 50,00 kilometers (about 32,000 miles) together. I'm glad...
Post Vacation Breakfast: Things Could Be Worse
My favorite sentence is, I just got back from Mexico. I would like to write it more often! The down side is coming home to an empty refrigerator. This morning,...
It's Fun to Be Some Guy in Swim Trunks on the Beach
There have been too many times I've felt I was "too busy" to take a vacation and ended up so much better for the time off. I'm sure I know...
One More Photo Album of the Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project
Random Photos from over the last several years with the Rancho Gordo-Xoxoc Project. I am one lucky fellow!