We are really forcing spring around here. It’s the kind of forcing that happens in the mornings, right when you wake up, sun shining in the windows and birds chirping. It’s Spring! You throw open the windows for the fresh air and breathe in. You pile on layers of sweaters and sip your tea, shivering....
In our house, we tend to go in phases with our meals. Sometimes, it’s because of the season, like when we are surrounded by baskets and baskets of squash. Other times, it’s because we found a recipe that we just can’t get enough of. Often these phases get intrinsically linked in my mind to the feeling...
Last weekend, we invited friends over for a little housewarming party. On the invitation, I described the get-together as “drinks & snacks,” saving us from having to cook a full dinner for twenty people. But I really should have known better. Once I get cooking, I just can’t stop. I only know how to cook...
Whenever I come home from a long trip, mom always asks me what I want to eat for dinner. Every time my answer is steak. I’ve traveled to many places and eaten in lots of fancy restaurants, but nothing seems to compare to my dad’s steak cooked outside on a wood grill. I’m not usually...
I want to tell you a story about my Thanksgiving. I know. I know. Thanksgiving is long gone and Christmas is right around the corner, but I have to finish the story of the shipping container installation. My week of the installation fell on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and concluded the series in the shipping...
We’ve been away from CookingArchitecture for a bit so it feels like a long time since the Dia de Los Muertos dinner. But don’t worry… we’ve been keeping busy creating other art installations and large meals for people, and we have it here to share with you! In early October, ParProjects invited artists from around Ohio...
It was, as David Lee proclaimed, our Big Night. It required everybody’s work and their delicious food to make it happen. It all occurred because when our friend and professor, Vincent, found out I was going to be back in Cincinnati for the month of January, he decided we needed to do a big grilled dinner outside. We used the concrete...
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