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John Fish's Flame Out

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How the Boston’s Olympic Dreams Flamed Out. In four short months, construction magnate John Fish went from Olympics hero to sitting on the sidelines. The inside story of how it all fell apart so quickly. Illustration by Ji Lee. Ranked Fish 33rd on its list of Top 50 Wealthiest Bostonians, with an estimated net worth of $425 million. But those were just things. Fish had always been far more interested in ideas, power, and, more recently, building Boston’s future. Including by this magazine. It is very int...

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The Best Apple Pie I’ve Ever Made - Amateur Gourmet

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The Best Apple Pie I’ve Ever Made. October 14, 2014. Memorize this fact about apple pie making, and you’ll be set for life: it’s not about the recipe, it’s about your state of mind. That nugget comes from Craig’s dad, the master of apple pie (see here. Who’s said to me, in the past: “I think you’re overthinking it.” And in the past I had overthought it over. So how do you get into the right mental state? Let me walk you through it. Pie experts tell you everything has to be cold. WHY? As for the filling, ...

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The Night That Lolita, My 16 Year-Old Female Cat, Became A Man - Amateur Gourmet

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The Night That Lolita, My 16 Year-Old Female Cat, Became A Man. March 27, 2015. Last night, Craig’s family was coming over for dinner, and I’d purchased five beautiful pork chops from McCall’s Meat & Fish. I was just bringing them to room temperature when Lolita emerged from her kitty litter crate yowling. 8220;Something’s wrong,” I said to Craig. 8220;I’m sure she’s fine,” he responded. 8221; I yelled. 8220;What are you talking about? I sat there in a stupor, deeply upset, waiting for the horrible news&...

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Artichokes: Just Boil Them - Amateur Gourmet

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Artichokes: Just Boil Them. March 31, 2015. Ugh, artichokes. At some point, I espoused my philosophy–”Artichokes: Not Worth It”–and then slightly changed my tune when I stuffed them with breadcrumbs and cheese and baked them. It’s funny to be posting that image right now, because I started my day reading this diatribe about me on a forum called Mouthfuls. Well good morning to you too, Daisy! I love this post. Simplicity at it’s best! I also LOVE the hula bowl. I love serving boiled artichokes with a mix ...

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Quick Queso with Chorizo (and Other Tex-Mex Delights) - Amateur Gourmet

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Quick Queso with Chorizo (and Other Tex-Mex Delights). April 29, 2015. Sometimes it’s nice to cook for friends who favor a particular cuisine because it steers you in a new direction. Normally, I default to European/Mediterranean things like pastas. And chicken with couscous and preserved lemon. And stuff like that. My friends Jim and Todd ( you know them. Are Tex-Mex fans and so, when I cooked for them last week, I decided to pull The Homesick Texan Cookbook. And was pretty heavy-handed with the spices:.

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My New Career: T.V. Writer - Amateur Gourmet

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My New Career: T.V. Writer. May 12, 2015. Ok, it’s time to spill the beans: starting next month, I’m going to be a staff writer on the new ABC Dan Savage-inspired sitcom “The Real O’Neals,”. To say that I’m excited would be a profound understatement. The show, based loosely on Dan Savage’s life, is one of only three new comedies that ABC is debuting this year and based on what I know so far, it’s going to be a great one. I hope you’ll all watch. 8221; The answer is: “I’m not sure, yet! A way to very Easy...

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Let’s Go To A Chinese Supermarket! - Amateur Gourmet

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Let’s Go To A Chinese Supermarket! April 22, 2015. Recently I became friends with an Amateur Gourmet reader named Peggy who works in T.V. out here in L.A. and who comes from a Taiwanese family. Over the course of our first lunch at Pizzeria Mozza, she casually mentioned that her family frequents the San Gabriel Valley ( home of some of America’s best and most authentic Chinese restaurants. My first beef roll, which I absolutely loved (it’s like thinly sliced beef wrapped up in a scallion pancake):. First...

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Rice Gone Wild, Salmon Adventures & The Night I Served A Pork Chop To A Vegetarian - Amateur Gourmet

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Rice Gone Wild, Salmon Adventures & The Night I Served A Pork Chop To A Vegetarian. April 15, 2015. Necessity is the mother of invention (its Baby Mama, if you will) and so it was that a few weeks ago I had carrots, onions, celery, and some Arborio rice on hand and because I didn’t feel like food shopping that evening, I set out to make a risotto with just water. I’ve told you about this before. First of all, here’s that finished vegetable risotto:. Serve with a vinegary salad, and you’re all set:. A few...

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Water Bond Blunders: It’s Time for California to Stop Looking to the Past and Start Planning for the Future - The Equation

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How US Farm Subsidies Make Taxpayers Pay Twice (And How We Could Change That). August 19, 2016. Massachusetts Supreme Court Says No to Overreliance on Natural Gas. August 17, 2016. Climate Change and the Future of Oregon Forests. August 16, 2016. Big Breakthrough for Big Rigs: The EPA’s New Fuel Economy Rule for Trucks. August 16, 2016. My Education in Climate-Denial Jujitsu. August 15, 2016. Wildfires and Climate Change: Current Policies Fail to Limit Wildfire Risks. August 10, 2016. August 10, 2016.

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Congress Can Empower Energy Innovation Far and Wide. Here’s How. - The Equation

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How US Farm Subsidies Make Taxpayers Pay Twice (And How We Could Change That). August 19, 2016. Massachusetts Supreme Court Says No to Overreliance on Natural Gas. August 17, 2016. Climate Change and the Future of Oregon Forests. August 16, 2016. Big Breakthrough for Big Rigs: The EPA’s New Fuel Economy Rule for Trucks. August 16, 2016. My Education in Climate-Denial Jujitsu. August 15, 2016. Wildfires and Climate Change: Current Policies Fail to Limit Wildfire Risks. August 10, 2016. August 10, 2016.