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t s a testament to Kate Lebo s curiosity, knowledge and sheer writing chops that she can spend a chapter describing a fruit called a durian as tasting like peaches laced with onions and garbage and smelling a little like turpentine yet leave you wanting to merrily try some for yourself laughing all the way. The durian is just one of the featured foods in Lebo s new
The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (With Recipes), and while you might not actually try her recipe for durian ice cream, there s plenty more-pleasing fruits along the way that could inspire you to put down the book for a bit and head to your kitchen.
The first meeting of a new, still unnamed Spokane coalition dedicated to discussing police reform lasted seven hours, and the conversation didn't really get to.
Among so many activities missed during the pandemic's lockdown on life last summer, dining out makes the top of my list. Between the on-and-off restrictions.