Speaking of lizards, frogs and other scaly things, Grid contributor and herper extraordinaire Billy Brown is hosting a blog carnival over at his site Philly Herping*. House of Herp No. 6 is in honor of spring, and it features creatures getting in the mood for love. Click here for more on the monthly House of Herp.

Tim Laman/National GeographicSo, I was gonna write a post about the gulf oil spill’s drift into the Atlantic Ocean, and how I might just be having a side of slick with my Back Bay crab cakes this summer, but then I saw this. And it made me happy. A group of scientists recently returned from

Casey Spacht cuts morels from the forest floorReading this short piece on morel foraging in The Atlantic gave me new appreciation for Casey Spacht, the guide for my own morel mission in April. The writer and her boyfriend (armed with book learnin’) are thwarted time and again, but eventually leave the woods with a small

There are quite a few iced coffee fanatics in the Grid offices. OK, two. Me and Ad Sales/Distribution Guru Claire Connelly. We spend far too much time talking about the best options (Good Karma and its extra shot of espresso, Vietnamese versions with sweetened condensed milk, the miracle of simple syrup) and sometimes slip out

IPA is the secret ingredientAs someone who spends a large portion of her working hours writing about (and a large portion of her waking hours thinking about) food, I always feel some intense potluck pressure. 
This weekend was no exception, as I prepared for a Saturday evening get together. I had two racks of Country Time

May is National Bike Month, and this week the Bicycle Coalition is celebrating Bike to Work Week with a series of events. There are urban bike riding classes, a “Ride of Silence” on Wednesday, and the whole thing culminates with Friday’s National Bike to Work Day. (Nutter in spandex; who doesn’t wanna see that.) Register,

Seems like I can’t open a newspaper—or, more accurately, click a bookmark on my browser—these days without coming across an article on the ongoing raw milk debate. I like this story in particular because it involves a cow on Boston Common. From The Atlantic:  In Massachusetts, it’s being framed as a libertarian issue. As a

Thanks to everyone who came out to Swift Half last night to celebrate the release of The Food Issue. That said, I think the star of the party was that firkin of Flying Fish Farmhouse Summer Ale. It was interesting to see how a beer I drink quite often mutated and shifted due to the natural

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, Grid contributor and all around awesome lady Marisa McClellan of foodinjars.com teaches seasonal canning classes. Sadly, her former location, Foster’s Homewares, recently closed its doors. Today she posted an updated spot: Indy Hall at 20 N. 3rd Street (2nd floor). There are still a few spots available in Saturday’s Rhubarb

We’ll always have bowling…Dear Standard Tap, Yesterday was the last night of my weekly bowling league at North Bowl. This means we will no longer be having our regular Wednesday evening pre-rolling dates. No more firkins. No more duck salad. No more sitting at the bar, letting the day’s stresses wash away in a pint