A summer salad and an announcement: first, the announcement. After nearly six years in the same wonderful apartment building in Berkeley...

Saturday was a beautiful morning in the Bay Area, so we took the ferry from Oakland over to the San Francisco Ferry Building (a 15 minute tr...

I promised a post on my Kauai recommendations, and I'm delivering on that promise. My guide on a trip to the Garden Island. It's som...

Ahem. Excuse me while I brush the cobwebs away in here. The thing is, I had to share a new recipe discovery with you. So good and easy that ...

The travel portion of the year is basically over for me until Thanksgiving, and after a trip to Louisville, Kentucky to see my Boyfriend...

My friend Denise called me out for neglecting this little blog. She's right, I have no excuse! I'm a rather pathetic blogger as of l...

Hair of the Dog - Portland Once again, it's been over a month since my last post. My apologies. Unfortunately, I'm not sure that thi...

Things are getting exciting at the Farmer's Market. English peas, pea shoots, bright green asparagus and purple potatoes, Meyer lemons, ...

I'm currently in recovery from a meal. It's not what you might think. Certainly nothing bad or upsetting. This is the good kind of r...

Oh, hi there. It's been awhile. The truth is, I've been cheating on food with furniture. I recently moved into a new apartment, and ...

This Sunday we drove to Healdsburg, dog in tow. It was spectacularly sunny and warm, the mustard was in bloom, and our spirits were high. It...

I think it's time for some posts that are not food-related (though it tends to weasel it's way in) and this is what I'm thinki...

It's been a long time since I've blogged about a restaurant, and that's not to imply that I haven't had some great meals as ...