Month: February 2014

Three Vintages of Goose Island’s Sofie

Three Vintages of Goose Island’s Sofie

Summer was at its languid apex when the three of us ventured out into the enveloping humidity of an early Ithaca evening lit by the lambent glow of fireflies. All of us would all be leaving town within the coming weeks, so why not lighten 

Romancing the Local (Part III of “A Reflection of Place, But Dimly”)

Romancing the Local (Part III of “A Reflection of Place, But Dimly”)

Oxford American Dictionary’s “Word of the Year” for 2007: locavore. A locavore attempts to consume food that is locally produced – within a one hundred-mile radius, if possible. As of June 2013, the number of breweries in the United States had reached 2538, with more 

Pinning Down Place

Pinning Down Place

“Pinning Down Place” is Part II of my series on place and locality. For Part I, “A Reflection of Place, But Dimly,” click here. For Part III, “Romancing the Local,” click here. Just as we had begun the short ascent up the hill to the Augustine