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On Holiday Traditions and Cocktails
Traditions are a funny thing. So many of us cling to them as a source of comfort, as a “it’s the way we’ve always done things.” And so many of them are lovely and wonderful and important. But the...
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The New “Oaktown Spice Shop” Charms Oakland
Oftentimes the best, most successful businesses are those born from an understanding of a lack of something in a particular neighborhood. Such was the case with the Oaktown Spice Shop, John Beaver and...
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Plow: The Best Eggs in San Francisco
Plow is not new. But there are some spots in the city that warrant constant discussion well after opening day; Plow is one such place. In April 2010, Joel Bleskacek and Maxine Siu, ex-Oliveto folks,...
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Slow Down at Two Sisters Bar and Books
There is a relatively new bar in town. But this isn’t just a bar. More accurately: there is a small, unassuming cafe and bar that’s successfully blending elements from numerous concepts (small plates,...
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Befuddlement and Delight at The Ice Cream Bar
Lactard, anyone? After dinner Phosphate? These are some of the questions we were met with upon strolling into Cole Valley’s new soda fountain and ice cream shop, The Ice Cream Bar on Friday night. Now...
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Quiet Spots for Breakfast in Seattle
Seattle is a quick flight from San Francisco, and while Portland gets a lot of the food buzz these days, this Northwest city has a lot to be excited about. As you all know, we’re so spoiled (or...
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Well Fed: Greenwood/Phinney Ridge Neighborhood, Seattle
The Greenwood/Phinney Ridge neighborhood in Seattle is rich with great coffee shops, artisan ice cream, cafes, burger joints, neighborhood bars, antique stores — even a Tibetan monastery. It is quite...
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Cookies: What’s For Breakfast
Lately people have been talking about dessert for breakfast. First there was Nicholas Bakalar’s article for The New York Times proclaiming that eating dessert at breakfast could help folks lose...
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Behind the Book Tour with Joy the Baker
I used to be under the impression that book tours were a whirlwind of excitement for authors, most expenses paid. I thought publishers provided the means and support to help authors promote their...
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Super Food Dessert Recipe: Chia Seed Pudding with Cherries, Coconut, and...
If you’ve strolled the beverage aisles of your natural foods grocery store lately, you may have noticed new bottled beverages with suspended seeds strewn throughout the colorful liquid. Chia Seeds. If...
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Garden to Plate: 5 Beautiful Spring Cookbooks
Spring is slowly creeping in — as evidenced by the cherry blossoms and lingering evening light. And with that comes more color at the farmers markets: asparagus and artichokes beckon, and the...
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Spring Entertaining Made Easy: Two Simple Fruit Salsa Recipes
Having people over in the spring and summer months makes up for the gloomy weekends that February and March bring. You can smell the outdoor barbeques and hear neighbors sitting outside with friends....
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Eating in Portland: A Weekend Away
It was the kind of trip that sort of happens to you. The kind you don’t plan for in advance or research what to see or do. The sort of trip where you ask your friends the night before what they’ve...
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The Homemade Pantry by Alana Chernila: Review and Recipe for Homemade Wheat...
In the introduction to her book, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making, Alana Chernila says, “This is my kitchen. Come on in, but be prepared—it might not be quite what...
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