Table Talk

Kitchen notes, low-waste ideas, and the occasional field trip from Green Stand Market.

The vulturine guineafowl looks dressed up, but its name comes from a much stranger detail: its bare, vulture-like...

Grand Canyon is famous for cliffs and overlooks, but the South Rim also has forests where elk live,...

A group of flamingos has one of the best names in wildlife: a flamboyance. Here's why that tiny...

A quiet San Diego Zoo lunch break with one very tall customer, and the bigger giraffe story hiding...

If you’re new to homemade pizza, welcome. I’m currently on a 100 Pizza Journey—yes, I’m really making 100...

I’ve made plenty of chocolate chip cookies before, but this was my first time using brown butter. I...

My First Mini Galettes (And Why I’ll Definitely Make Them Again) I’ve always loved the idea of...

California is home to some of the most resilient and beautiful wildflowers, and two standouts are the California Poppy...

If you’ve ever seen a succulent that looks like a miniature dragon’s tail made of armored plates, chances...