Laura TamagnoParty Animals: Reflections of a Restaurant KidWe partied hard with our siblings, cousins, and perhaps one or two classmates when celebrating birthdays. Unlike today’s raves with…4 min read·Nov 5, 2021----
Laura TamagnoMaking Mudpies: Reflections of a Restaurant KidI always loved to cook. Before I started creating recipes and styling meals in my Easy-Bake Oven kitchen, I was an avid mudpie chef and…3 min read·Aug 4, 2021----
Laura TamagnoStretch: Reflections of a Restaurant KidMy sisters and I loved to hang around and ogle the puppies at Pet’s World. Before you get your knickers in a knot, pet stores in those days…5 min read·Jun 2, 2021----
Laura TamagnoBest Friends: Reflections of a Restaurant KidFor such a small family unit, ours had more than its fair share of permutations and dysfunction. My idea of a “normal” family was what I…6 min read·Feb 25, 2021----
Laura TamagnoParty Central: Reflections of a Restaurant KidWhen I wasn’t hanging around the restaurant watching folks eating, drinking, and being merry, I was at home doing the same. Many kids grow…4 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Laura TamagnoChicken Suprême: Reflections of a Restaurant KidIn the 1960s, family restaurants didn’t have drive-thrus. Sure, fast food was around, and McDonald’s golden arches were popping up…4 min read·Jan 12, 2021--1--1
Laura TamagnoBaked Alaska: Sweet Reflections of a Restaurant KidI usually entered the kitchen through the back door just past the dumpster. The hallway was ripe with smells of meat and vegetable…4 min read·Nov 11, 2020----
Laura TamagnoA Well Patinaed Bar: Reflections of a Restaurant KidI always loved a bar. I remember the well-patinaed wood bar, the row of two-top café tables dotted along the opposite wall. Long and…4 min read·Oct 31, 2020----
Laura TamagnoSmoke Gets in Your Eyes: Reflections of a Restaurant KidThe most fun was the weddings. Wedding celebrations were simpler then, not the result of a year or two of acidulous planning. Most…3 min read·Sep 20, 2020----
Laura TamagnoTwo-timing My SkincareWhen it comes to skincare, I’ve always been loyal to one regimen. Straight down the line, if you will. No mixing. No matching. Ever. I…3 min read·Sep 20, 2020----