Category Archives: free lance writer
Culinary Travel Article Pitch to Editors
The seven must taste foods of Asturias, Spain Hello editor Chef Marcos, alongside his father chef Pedro Morán of Michelin starred Casa Gerardo restaurant in Prendas, Asturias (Spain), told me over a bowl of their famed fabada that there were … Continue reading
Fabada Asturiana – Pork & Beans Never Tasted So Good
I like to cook. As a hobby I recreate at home the dishes I experience in my travels, and chefs all over the world have helped with recipes and advice. Up to now. Continue reading
“It smells like death in here.”
That’s the first thing I said when I entered Niagara Parks’ Floral Showhouse, a pyramidal tropical greenhouse and formal gardens just a hop, skip and jump from Horseshoe Falls in Niagara Park, Canada. Not the best greeting, I know, but … Continue reading
Unpublished Culinary Travel Articles Looking for Placement
Editors please take note: I have five finished culinary and/or travel articles unsold. They range from a street festival near Barcelona, to a rare Mediterranean Island liquor; from the sites and museums of Curacao, to the unique food there: and … Continue reading
Speech – A Catskills Cantico
Alf’s benchmark regional history and a collection of essays Last Saturday evening I spoke at an event – 100 Years of Art in Woodstock – about the life of Alf Evers. This is a transcript of my speech: Good evening. … Continue reading
A Halloween Ghost Story From Curacao
Curacao is an island in the Caribbean off the coast of Venezuela. Blessed with temperatures in the 80s, sunny skies and beaches to rival the best in the world, this Dutch island has all that plus enough colonial heritage and … Continue reading
Major Changes at Hope Farm Press
Just to make it official, folks. After 58 years of book shop operation, Hope Farm Press will only be selling Hope Farm imprints online. All my other titles have been sold to Inquiring Mind Book Store of Saugerties and New … Continue reading
Slow cooker Smoked Turkey & White Bean Stew
From a savory Basque dish through a commercial soup reviewed in YELP as the best soup ever, comes this rich satiny smoked turkey stew. Continue reading
I write Cruise Port Excursions
I’m hired to make the descriptions of those tours desirable – punch them up, so to speak – and make needed corrections. Continue reading
Summer Hiking in Minnewaska State Park Preserve
The Shawangunk Ridge runs roughly north and south from Stone Ridge to Ellenville on the west side of the Hudson River. It is most dramatically viewed from New Paltz, looking to the west at the tall rock cliffs rising up … Continue reading
Richard Frisbie 