The Cow -- A Very Brief Introduction
As a guy who bought a whole cow, I'm asked a lot how to cook this-or-that cut of beef.Of course I'm happy to share whatever knowledge I've gained, but I also thought it would be useful to build...
View ArticleLA Times Op-Ed - Let Them Eat Grass
I recently wrote an Op-Ed for the LA times on the subject of grass fed beef and the environment.Available on the LA Times website, and reprinted here, below.---Stories about impending environmental...
View ArticleVideo Excerpt - How did you find a narrative in cooking an entire cow?
In anticipation of my Seattle and Portland events, here's an excerpt from my post-reading Q&A in Los Angeles.In it, I detail how I found my narrative in the process of cooking an entire cow.
View ArticleVideo Excerpt -- Were there any meals you simply messed up?
Here's another excerpt from my post-reading Q&A in Los Angeles. (A quick primer on how NOT to cook a meal.)
View ArticleInterview -- The Paleo Solution podcast with Robb Wolf
Recently, I had the privilege of speaking with the inimitable Robb Wolf on his podcast the Paleo Solution.It was a fantastic chat -- I think we covered every topic under the sun. Give it an hour, and...
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Home
It's late in the Stone house. Everyone is asleep.Well, everyone except me. I've always been nocturnal, to the betterment of some habits and the detriment of others.We're just back from my book tour in...
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Your New Father's Day Plan
So, this happened. I was back in LA, having just returned from my book tour in the Pacific Northwest. I'd made some vague motions toward unpacking -- though hadn't actually unpacked anything -- and...
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Do This: The Reverse Sear
'Tis the season -- for steaks.And if you're like a lot of people, odds are good that steaks are going to feature into your weekend plans sometime very soon (*cough* *cough* Father's Day *cough*).Most...
View ArticleWhat I Learned -- Central Coast edition
I'm back!Yes, perhaps you weren't aware I was gone. But I was. And now I'm not. There you go.Traveled up California's central coast for a bit with the family to clear my head so I could re-fog it in...
View ArticleMedia Roundup!
Recently, I've had the great privilege to talk with some wonderful people about some wonderful things. Most of those things involved food, health, sustainable agriculture, the meaning of life, and in...
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Lit Crawl Los Angeles -- 10/21/15
Wednesday! I'm going to be reading at the Lit Crawl Los Angeles.I'll be presenting during Round 2 at Vicious Dogs. The event should be a lovely evening of arts and letters, and a celebration of the Los...
View ArticleMy go-to mashed potatoes. (Yes, those mashed potatoes.)
In the heyday of my misspent youth, I worked as a film grip in various low-budget and no-budget indie films across the Midwest.The guys on my crew and I worked long hours, in oft-insane conditions,...
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'Tis the Season... to Read!
Yes, cheesy title is cheesy. That's okay.Happy holidays! Whatever you're celebrating and whatever you're doing, I hope you experience the best iteration of it yet.Around this time of year, many people...
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The Weekend That Almost Wasn't
My almost-entire weekend, in a series of almost-tweets. Or maybe almost-haiku.That I was almost too tired to write. Asleep.Why do I smell urine?Awake.Maybe it was just a dream.Nope. Still there.Dog...
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Home on the Range
This is definitely the muddiest my new shoes have ever been.They’re laying on the floor, flopped haphazardly in front of the door as I am wont to do when I’m tired. And make no mistake—I am tired.I’m...
View ArticleTo new experiences!
One week ago, I had never been stung square on the nose by a bee. Today, I can no longer say that. Yep.(More to come.)
View ArticleUpdate -- and an unexpected diagnosis
Have I mentioned that I’m keeping bees? I am.For the most part they’re fascinating, industrious creatures.This afternoon, however, while working in my hives, I diagnosed one colony with a rare and...
View ArticleStill Life with Stinger
Not ten minutes ago, I left the store and started walking to my car.Ahead of me, I saw a couple kids — probably late teens, maybe early twenties — bent over the sidewalk. Peering intensely at the...
View ArticleYikes.
I’m more than a little concerned that I’m starting to develop tan lines from my mask.That’s it. Just thought you needed to know.
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