Archive for 'adventure'
up north
Max and I just returned from a short but sweet few days in and around Traverse City, Michigan, where he did a couple of Freshman in the Kitchen events. On the drive up, I noticed signs for at least three Michigan counties named after Irish ones–Roscommon, Wexford, and Antrim–which made me smile.
On Thursday evening, [...]
Posted: August 1st, 2009 under Freshman in the Kitchen, Uncategorized, adventure, awesome, cookbook, delicious, harvest, local food systems, max, michigan.
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notes on a united ireland
Now that I can finally say I own a computer, I am finally getting around to writing a post about my participation in and my thoughts about the recent United Ireland forums hosted by Sinn Féin in New York and San Francisco. That’s a picture of me at the mic taken by my [...]
Posted: July 1st, 2009 under American politics, Gerry Adams, IAUC, Irish America, Irish Echo, Irish language, Irish peace process, Legacy Commission, Sinn Féin, adventure, awesome, cross-community, economic justice, gerry, human rights, ireland, justice, republican, truth, truth and reconciliation, united Ireland.
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this is amazing
I couldn’t resist the temptation to re-post these pictures from my friend Tucker’s blog. Tucker, an Ann Arbor native, took these pictures of the Good Friday procession in the town he now calls home.
Posted: May 9th, 2009 under Catholicism, Jesus, Mexico, adventure, ann arbor, awesome.
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Max and Eli ‘Get Saucy’ on The TODAY Show!
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At long last! Yesterday was the day for Max and Eli’s long-awaited appearance on The TODAY Show with Hoda and Kathi Lee to promote their new cookbook, Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef. They were fantastic! It [...]
Posted: April 18th, 2009 under Freshman in the Kitchen, The TODAY Show, adventure, ann arbor, awesome, badlands, books, cookbook, delicious, eli, eve: the restaurant, max, michigan.
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if i were in la…
I would totally take this class from OnPoint Tactical (thanks Eli for the link). That is, even though I don’t have an extra $550. Or even $550 at all, for that matter.
Scout Urban Escape and Evasion
While on an international business trip, you are kidnapped and held for ransom. A terrorist attack closes the business district [...]
Posted: March 25th, 2009 under adventure, awesome, badlands, eli, lifesaver.
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i can’t resist…
…posting a link to this story on the bbc news website. Apparently there is a pub in a town in the Greater Manchester area (that’s England, not Michigan!) that hosted the World Black Pudding Throwing Contest. The purpose is to knock Yorkshire puddings (i.e., popovers) off a 20 foot ledge by throwing black puddings at [...]
Posted: September 14th, 2008 under adventure, awesome, bacon, badlands, cross-community, delicious, local food systems.
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my article in the washtenaw jewish news!
That’s right! The September 2008 edition of the Washtenaw Jewish News features an interview by yours truly with local chefs Max and Eli Sussman about their new cookbook, Freshman in the Kitchen: From Clueless Cook to Creative Chef. The full text of the article, “Become a creative chef with new local cookbook” will eventually be [...]
Posted: September 3rd, 2008 under Detroit, adventure, ann arbor, awesome, books, cookbook, delicious, eli, harvest, max, michigan, potatoes, youth.
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This picture is primarily for Heather and Lizzie, who both celebrated birthdays recently, and were with me in Cuba when this picture was taken. The number of men walking around with cakes like this in Havana was pretty incredible (read: delicious).
I came across this picture the other day, after I read the recent news of [...]
Posted: July 25th, 2008 under Cuba, adventure, awesome, delicious, environmental justice, food justice, local food systems, sustainability, sustainable agriculture.
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Irish Americans provide vital support for Festival
The following is an article from Thursday’s Andersonstown News (Belfast), about our sponsorship. It’s great to get local coverage of this, though as it turns out it looks like I will not be able to afford to go. Nuts. Though I bought a plane ticket…housing costs are unreasonable, to say the least. Read on, anyway, [...]
Posted: July 19th, 2008 under Cultural Economy Conference, Falls Road, Irish America, Irish peace process, West Belfast, adventure, awesome, belfast, cross-community, ireland.
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fork in the road
Was feeling a bit down earlier (perhaps a bit of an understatement?), until a certain someone sent me this:
Posted: July 14th, 2008 under adventure, awesome, max, road trip.
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