FAST FINDS
Summer Whites
I spent part of my Labor Day weekend reorganizing my closet. However, I was not prepared to store my summer whites — I don’t subscribe to the antiquated idea of not wearing white after Labor Day. Most style experts will tell you that nowadays, it is…
Read MoreWhich Came First?
The recipe or the ingredient? When I have a concept, it’s usually very clear where I found my inspiration. Sometimes, it’s a recipe that I have or come across. Sometimes, it’s an ingredient. But once in a while, it’s not very clear. Sometimes, it’s just…
Read MoreLighten Up
Like many consumers, all it takes is for the media to circulate words such as outbreak, recall and salmonella to influence me to look at food with a suspicious eye. With the recent salmonella outbreak in over half a billion eggs recalled from farms in…
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A Taste of Two Cities
Ten years ago, on a chilly late August evening, my husband and I were in a car, suitcases and a cat in tow, zipping across the Golden Gate Bridge. Moments earlier, our plane had touched down at SFO, and we were weary yet excited. We…
Read MoreSF Chefs 2010: The Future of Food Media
Apart from the gustatorial explorations at SF Chefs 2010, there were, as I mentioned in my last post, a myriad of demonstrations and industry seminars. You could learn everything from butchering a whole pig to the art of hospitality and fine service. I was given…
Read MoreSF Chefs 2010
If you live outside the Bay Area and you’ve been following this blog, you may think that San Francisco foodies spend a lot of time at tastings and fabulous food and wine events. Well, for the month of August, that is quite possible. The truth…
Read MoreTrust the Gaucho | Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
The Argentines know beef. You just have to trust centuries of gaucho experience. Long before I had a passion for cooking, and even before I understood completely the culinary adventure my parents had taken us on as children on family vacations around the globe, I…
Read MoreTaste of the Nation Napa Valley
In cities all across the country, there is a unique collaboration underway to end childhood hunger. Share Our Strength’s Taste of the Nation brings together the nation’s culinary leaders and an army of dedicated volunteers to create spectacular benefits highlighting local top chefs, wineries, and…
Read MoreAcquaintance
When you are introduced to someone for the first time, that initial encounter can generate a very strong first impression. Whether you are meeting them blindly or through someone else, it is ultimately your judgement, your senses, that create that estimation. Spend a little time…
Read MoreAlready Perfect
I am forever tinkering with recipes. There are recipes that beg to be improvised, others that stand to be improved, and of course, those that are being developed. But once in a while, you come across a recipe that is already perfect. You know it…
Read MoreDiving into Marinades
Years ago, when my husband and I were newly engaged and relocated from Chicago to the Bay Area, I distinctly recall when we decided to outfit our first apartment out here with a little grill. It did not matter that we had such a…
Read MoreOne for Me…And One for You
As I was forming the dough for my Fig, Honey & Goat Cheese Galette from my previous post, I realized that perhaps I should make another galette for the other members of the family. After all, it did seem a wee insensitive of me to…
Read MoreSuper Salad
Time flies when you’re having fun. I can’t believe that July is coming to a close and we are in our fourth and final week of the POM Wonderful Summer Menu Series. I’ve been having so much fun in my kitchen with POM Wonderful pomegranate…
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Electrolux #splits: Banana Turon Split
It’s summer. It’s hot. I have a craving. I deserve a treat. All valid causes for ice cream. But today, my version of a banana split actually is for a good cause. Foodbuzz is supporting Electrolux and Kelly Ripa in their effort to increase awareness of…
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