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Welcome to 100 Miles, an exploration of sustaining life by going no further away than 100 miles to gather the things we need to live. This web log is my journal of food-based experiences, memories, thoughts, and recipes. I hope you enjoy reading it. To subscribe, so as not to miss each new edition, please enter your email address.

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      Dog Days of Summer

      Summer – in all its ferocious intensity – has arrived to Los Angeles.  After a very cool July, August is suddenly hitting triple digits.  With the heat arrives a malaise and inability, or is it an unwillingness, to do much of anything.  ‘Dog days’ are described by the Google dictionary as: 1.  The hottest period [...]

      My Restaurant Stories: Los Angeles in the ’80s

      Hey, Los Angeles foodies, or any other foodies, and readers, for that matter.  Does that picture look at all familiar?  Were you living in Los Angeles during the ’80s?  Do you remember these restaurants: City Restaurant, Spago (on Sunset), Restaurant Muse, Morton’s, Chasen’s, Citrus, Ma Maison, 385 North, West Beach Café, 72 Market?
      During the ’80s [...]

      KCRW & ‘Good Food’ & Pie Judging Contest

      A couple of years ago Robert and I went to the Los Angeles County Fair. I’m not much of a fair person and I wasn’t sure what to expect but I actually ended up having a really nice time. My favorite part of the fair was where a lot of the judging took [...]