A new General Store, trendy sandwich shop has opened up in the Virginia Highlands. It is called BELLY.Having driven past it several times, I decided to go in today with my digital camera to survey the place.The place is definitely Virginia Highlands chic: ethereal funk music playing; candles burning; spotted light on exposed brick. The…

Today I found out that I got into the Tisch School of Dramatic Writing!This will make me the first ever lawyer, Playwright food blogger. Just call me Emeril Chekhov-Cochran.

Whatever, if I have to suffer you have to suffer too.Tonight I transferred my starter from a 1 gallon Tupperware container to a 3 gallon Tupperware container because I had to add 5 cups of flour and I was scared it couldn’t hold it.So here’s the starter post 5-cups of flour addition. It’s starting to…

Yesterday, in my “Sexuality and Parenthood” class, the following issue came up: what kind of support should the system give teenage mothers? People said things like:”Welfare!””Education!””Sneakers!” (

This morning I woke up bright and early–10:30 am–and clapped my hands together, eager to begin my day.”Feed me,” I heard a voice say from the other room.”Lauren is that you?” I asked, inquisitively.”Feed me Seymour, feed me now,” the voice continued.Ah, Lauren left the TV on. “Little Shop of Horrors” on TBS.In any case,…

AGE: 25HEIGHT: 5 foot somethingROOMMATE: The Amateur GourmetWANTED FOR: Eating gigantic bags of potato chips before she goes to bed.ANYTHING ELSE: Yes. Crazy Potato Chip Girl is incredibly dangerous. Her breath reeks of potatoes and she has been known to belch without saying “Excuse me.” Crazy Potato Chip Girl will EAT YOUR POTATO CHIPS and…

People.Purportedly, Pluots perpetuate proper Plum passion.Admittedly, Apricots are also accented assiduously.Verdict?Very vivacious;Lovely; likable;Delicate; dainty.Truth told?Pluot = Expensive plum.

Tonight, I thought I’d peruse the pages of the La Brea Bakery Bread book one last time before tomorrow’s feeding commences. It seems I have the nomenclature wrong: what I have right now is a culture; what I will have tomorrow is a starter. In any case, I’m feeling rather jittery; like the father-to-be-feels out…

As someone who appreciates Martha Stewart Living for its dark humor and camp value, I will occassionally review the episodes I am able to catch after a long hard day at school. Today’s episode was severely disturbing: a Barbie birthday party for Martha’s colorist’s daughter.Perhaps my liberal education has made me overly sensitive to issues…

Some people are silly. They think the best Girl Scout cookies are Thin Mints.Wrong!The best Girl Scout cookies are Samoas.Look at the box:It’s purple. What’s purple? The color of royalty. And what color is the Thin Mint’s box? Green. The color of envy.Now look at the cookie:See how complicated?Thin Mints are like two mint crackers…