Michael Pollan at The Greenhouse Tavern last week/photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman
On Monday, Writer’s Center Stage and Cuyahoga Public Library brought Michael Pollan to Cleveland to speak. He happened to be free for lunch and seemed delighted to be taken to The Greenhouse Tavern (above, photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman), for a taste of fall.
Pollan, who lives, teaches and writes in Berkeley, CA, is tall and lanky, bobs his head a lot, smiles easily, and is engaging in conversation. He was for years a magazine editor in New York, and left full-time employment with no small amount of anxiety to complete his first book. His second book had mediocre sales, he noted (I read it long ago, excellent book). The Botony of Desire faired better, but it was The Omnivore's Dilemma that transformed him from non-fiction author and ...
Jonathon Sawyer at Greenhouse Tavern/All photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman
Steak Tartare at Greenhouse Tavern, Cleveland/Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman
Foie torchon served with apple, balsamic, toast, sea salt. Photos by Donna Turner Ruhlman
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