Category: lifestyle/the_princeton_packet

Tracy K. Smith will discuss her memoir at Labyrinth Books, April 1.

Monica Lange’s “Twice Born: Stories From the Special Delivery Unit” will air on PBS stations starting tonight.

The Canadian staple has made its way to our area By Faith Bahadurian    Much as the polar vortex sweeps down on us from Canada, so does poutine, a classic Canadian diner and pub dish whose existence is hard to explain (or rationalize). It originated in Quebec, according to Wikipedia, and consists of French fries topped…

Photo by Faith Bahadurian This poutine at Main Street inspired the author to try her own takes on the Canadian pub dish.

Mort Zachter shares the story of one of his favorite baseball players in “Gil Hodges: A Hall of Fame Life.”

Andrew Veloux’s self portrait.

Not all traditions can go on By Sally Friedman    It began right around now. My mother would get a certain look in her eyes, and then the frenzy would begin. It was simply called “spring cleaning,” but there was nothing simple about it.    Mom would become a whirling dervish, straightening, then deep cleaning, then organizing…

Interviewing Emeril Lagasse is a highlight of Pat Tanner career as a food journalist.

The Lego paintings of Andrew Veloux By Pam Hersh    Princeton artist Andrew Veloux is a piece of work, because his works of art consist of millions of pieces. Using plastic bricks, known to parents and kids throughout the world as Legos, Mr. Veloux paints portraits and pop art images — often imbedded with social statements.…