Peach Advice.
Love is in the air: peaches are here, and all is right with the world. Yes, my sunglasses are rose- tinted, why do you ask? I’ve been on the road, taking my show with me. First NYC, then Portland and...
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Slideluckpotshow in San Francisco!
This past weekend many of my favorite activities came together under one roof for one night only in San Francisco. On Saturday August 12, from 7 – 9 PM Slideluckpotshow brought handmade food, art,...
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Chocolate Adventure Recipe Contest Ideas
Last week Tutti Foodie, Scharffen Berger, and Marcia Gagliardi of Tablehopper joined forces and unveiled The Chocolate Adventure Recipe Contest with a number of events at local restaurants featuring...
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Opening A Restaurant in San Francisco. {Part One}
Opening a restaurant in San Francisco is not easy, especially right now, but not for the reasons why it was so difficult in the 90’s or five years ago. It can be said, opening a restaurant at all, in...
View ArticleHot Cocoa & Hot Chocolate
Happy November! Happy cool weather, foggy evenings, cozy couch lounging, flannel sheets, soft scarves, cashmere sweaters, one pot meals, soup and stock simmering in the kitchen, and hot cocoa for...
View ArticleWaitstaff Needed. The Mandatory Service Industry Draft
I have a radical idea. It’s edgy. Cutting edge, perhaps. Or you could say I’ve fallen off the edge. Being in the restaurant business means every one I know wants to tell me their latest eating-out...
View ArticleMonterey Market: Always Worth A Visit!
If you love produce as much as I do you know that living in the East Bay is better than living in San Francisco. I realize I could start a riot here, but I’ve lived in 3 out of four directions of the...
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Menu for Hope: Just 2 Days Left…
You have until tomorrow, Friday December 21st, to donate to Menu for Hope, and bid on any number of priceless prizes donated by food bloggers all over the world. As you already know, Ms. Pim of Chez...
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Chefs as Writers: What Does It Mean To Be Both?
As we inch towards the ledge that is 2008 I am taking a lot of time for reflection. I’m thinking about transition and change and how we never know exactly where we’ll land and how we’ll feel about...
View ArticleSamovar Tea Lounge
Sometimes it seems if you’re not up on the latest, newest restaurant, or are lagging behind while chasing San Francisco’s food wordsmiths about what’s happening right now, you might miss what’s...
View ArticleCooking For People Undergoing Chemo & Radiation
Writing about food and baking and cooking means celebrating joy. But there are many whose bodies and minds fight for and with daily sustenance. Whether it be because of one’s class or struggles with...
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Gourmet Magazine, In Print, Goes Online!
About 16 years ago, right before I began cooking professionally, I met with a chef who gave me some advice about the path I was about to take. She said I had two choices: culinary school or just get...
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Pie Off 2008
A few years ago I met a fellow who talked some very big words about pie. He seemed to think he knew a lot. He said he had this friend, Aligator, who organized a pie competition every year, and, if I...
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Restaurant Eloise Pairs NYC with Sebastopol
When people tell me they’re going to New York City I ask where they will dine. Then I make suggestions. Sometimes I’m even crazy enough to ask someone living there which restaurant is their favorite....
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