Behind the Scenes

A Lesson in Geography and Modesty

There’s nothing like a worldly person to remind you you’re not.

When I meet Merveille Kasongo, her body language reads like one of those signs on the back of a semitruck that warn: “Stay back 200 feet.” Her arms remains locked at her sides and without smiling she looks directly at me with big dark eyes lined with lashes so thick I wonder how they could be real. My brassy American sensibilities are, of course, injured.

The Edible Illustrator

I have always loved radishes and their earthy, peppery flavor. So cool, so crisp and so refreshing in a ginormous spring salad (the only kind I like). Really, I have a weakness for any root vegetable but this week I am putting the focus on the so often overlooked radish. I am sure the future will allow for more talk of my other favorite and rooterrific veggies.

A Week in Review: Daikon

Photography by Chia Chong Styling and recipe by Libbie Summers Artwork by katherine sandoz  Recipes by Brenda Anderson Recipe by Joshua Summers Model and Food Stylist Assistant: Candace Brower  Here’s […]