A big, gigantic, nay, HUGE thank you to my friend and co-worker Rachel, who also works as a server at the Michelin Star rated Ubuntu in Nap...

Photo by Kat Wade of the SF Chronicle In San Francisco (and the greater Bay Area in general) the mixing of a good cocktail is considered an ...

Awhile ago, I started getting more serious about cooking. I began to notice that this was what I turned to, to relax. It's where I was d...

February in the Bay Area. It's a bit unreal actually. The trees are bursting into blossom, the hills are a bright and verdant green, the...

Some people give you the crazy eye when you tell them Valentine's Day happens to be your favorite holiday. At the very least, they give ...

Before tonight, I'd never had celeriac (also called celery root) any other way but pureed under a steak. It tried (and failed) to pass f...

The farmers market is an embarrassment of riches right now. Blood Oranges, Pommelos, King Grapefruit, Cara Cara Oranges, Meyer Lemons and Mi...

Did you know that today is World Nutella Day? It's true. I read it on Google. Look, here's a picture to prove it! So in honor of thi...

"What do you think says more about you, the things that are under your bed, or what's on your bedside table? " - Overheard on ...

When I was growing up, lazy Saturday mornings consisted of cartoons, friends sleeping over, and the promise of Honeymoon Pancakes, hot out...

This was a near disaster. Can you imagine the anticipation of a perfect chocolate truffle tart, only to have it turn into a complete and utt...

The first time I left the country, I was gone for a couple of months and towards the end of the trip I was incredibly homesick. It wasn'...

It's raining cats and dogs. It's cold, it's windy, I mean, it's just plain nasty out. The last thing I want to do is go off ...

Do you have plans this weekend? Is it raining or snowing where you are? Would you be interested in waking up on a drizzling Saturday or Sund...

One of the great things about having a recipe blog is that now, for the first time ever, all of my recipes are landing in one easily access...

It gives me a small amount of relief to look at the last few posts and know that they are without dessert and pastry qualities. I'm even...

It would be blasphemy. Truly. To call polenta the new "mashed potatoes" would be true and absolute treason. I could never do it. I...

I can't even say I feel guilty about being away from here for so long. There was just too much to do and too many people to love in real...

It's not that I haven't been cooking lately, I have. I've been cooking for five actually, which is a huge accomplishment for a g...