Food Geek at the Museum: The Diner at the Edge of the World

In this final installment on the Art Institute’s “Art & Appetite” exhibit, I’m pondering diners, darkness,…

Food Geek at the Museum: Fooling the Eye

Your friendly neighborhood food geek ventures to the Art Institute to check out their new food-centric…

Food Geek at the Museum: Still Lifes

Your friendly food geek ventures to the Art Institute to check out their new food-centric exhibit,…

Food Geek at the Museum: Breakfast with the Impressionists

Your friendly food geek ventures to the Art Institute to check out their new food-centric exhibit,…

Food Geek: Drinking Coffee for Science

I don’t drink coffee, as a rule. (The rule being “Coffee makes Nicole insane.”) Coffee is…

Food Geek: Remembrance of Drinks Past

Proust had his madeleine and tea. I have flavored whiskey and falling leaves.

Food Geek: Brunch Theory

Brunch now means a whole new thing

Food Geek Fiction: This Tornado Loves You

How had the superstorms become sentient, anyway? Global warming? Fukushima fallout? Terrorists? God? And if they…

Food Geek: Road to Nowhere

Full stomachs and silliness on the road to nowhere. (Come on and ride.)