Beginning today, I’ll be posting piecemeal, online, the contents of Food & Dining Magazine’s Spring 2026 (Vol. 89) print issue.
In the aftermath of John Carlos White’s untimely passing, we all entertained a hope that the issue might yet be published in its traditional print format. However, an estate in probate bodes ill for the timeliness of material intended to be consumed prior to Kentucky Derby 152.
For now, I’m releasing my contributions only, for the simplest of reasons: I’ve given myself permission to do so. Other permissions surely will follow. Hopefully, in a week’s time, there will be a compendium of links uniting these installments.
After that, I’ll continue doing what I can to keep the magazine’s flame lit at the website and on social media, while awaiting a verdict. If I were clairvoyant, I’d provide readers with more detailed information about the future of Food & Dining Magazine. However, its ultimate disposition lies somewhere above and beyond my pay grade, with John’s family.
F&D has come to mean very much to me, and John’s loss has been an emotional challenge in ways I didn’t foresee. We talked often, and I’m serene in the knowledge that I thanked him often for his support of...
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