A great location, great food, and Haley is adorableI just happened on this book and am so glad I did. Haley is such a refreshing, appealing character. Sure, she has her "little" failings, like moving to Key West for a relationship that isn't too real and doesn't last too long, but she remains l...
It was nicknamed for the effects it often has on its customers during cold, dark voyages. I wasn’t looking forward to taking the trip, but I would do it if there was good reason. Like now.I grabbed my backpack and sprinted down the dock to my scooter. The questions circled wildly in my mind. What...
The grandmother is the ultimate cooking teacher in the world.—Mona Talbott, ZuppeOn the way back to my scooter, I stopped at the dock where Derek washed the Sebago party boat every morning, but neither he nor the boat was in evidence. If I wasn’t too stiff to jog in the morning, and if Turtle had...
—Sam Sifton, “Imperial No. Nine,” New York Times Over at the harbor, Edel’s kitchen was buzzing like a video on fast forward. I imagined it would be hard to slow down and sleep after a night at this pace. People say that becoming a chef requires a complete shift in biorhythms. And a shift in soci...
I guess I’ve just got meat Under my skin. —Roy Blount Jr. I left the bed-and-breakfast, tapping down little niggles of worry that sprouted up faster than I could squash them down. I sat on my scooter for a few minutes, my face lifted to the midday sun, trying to decide what should c...