The Cooking Class in Budapest
The Cooking Class in Budapest

Budapest inspires a love story and adventure looking for hidden art.

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Budapest, Hungary, Hungarian cuisine, Budapest travel, Budapest architecture, Danube River Promenade, Karoly Gundel, Gundel, Budapest sights, Vigado Concert Hall, Heros Square BudapestKaren TripsonBudapest, Budapest sites, Gundel, duck pate, duck breast, duck sausage, Heros Square, Vigado Concert Hall, Vineyards Tokaj, Szekszard wine, Danube River, Chain Bridge, Parliament Budapest, Bistros in Budapest
Women's University Club Lecture
Women's University Club Lecture

I was delighted to be invited to speak at the Women’s University Club in Seattle. It is an old school containing education organization and social club. It’s a lovely place to take classes, be entertained and enjoy fine dining.

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book signing, Culture, Event, good reading, Seattle WA, Vero Beach FLKaren Tripsonwomens university club, Mary Oliver, PD James, Raymond Chandler, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frank McCourt, Richard Adam Marjory Stoneman Douglas., Donna Tart, The Art Forger, The Last Painting of Sara de Vos, A Bed of Scorpions, The Goldfinch, Waldo E Sexton
Cobb Salad Redux for a Manhattan Project
Cobb Salad Redux for a Manhattan Project

The Lee J. Cobb Salad adapted from the Brown Derby Restaurant and David Lebovitz recipes for a hot summer night and a Manhattan cocktail tasting.

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cocktails, Cookbooks, Distillery, dessert, entree, salad, seasonal menu, vintage cocktailsKaren Tripsonrye, amaro, vermouth, point reyes blue cheese, George Geary, David Lebovitz, LAs Legendary Restaurants, luxardo cherries, Averna Amarao, Perfect Manhattan, Black Manhattan, Manhattan, The New Cocktail Hour
Basque Books for Research for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian
Basque Books for Research for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian

I read many books about the Basques for The Cooking Class in San Sebastian.

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Cookbooks, Basque, Culture, good reading, restaurants, Seattle WA, Writers, Basque history, Basque Culture, Basque CuisineKaren TripsonBasque, Basque cookbooks, basque history, robert laxalt, mark kurlansky, Zulaika, Gerald Hirigoyen, The Harvest Vine, Piperade, Sweet Promised Land, The Basque Hotel, Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, The Basque Kitchen, Basque Dance, Basque Firsts, Portraits of Basques in the new world, John M. Ysursa