Everything is Better with Bacon

In this economy it's tough to go out for a steak dinner. So when I was craving red meat this week, I decided to recreate the American cl...

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My little sister loves mushrooms and I realized in a recent conversation that I never post recipes with mushrooms on the blog. The reason f...

Skirt steak is really underrated. It's cheap, it takes about 5 minutes to grill and with a fresh chimichurrie sauce it really can't...

Unlike a lot of fruit lovers out there, I love Fall's bounty. To me, nothing beats root vegetables and preparing them can be easy. Bet...

I can't remember the last time that Drew and I went on a date. Between looking for jobs, looking for an apartment, working opposite sche...

Fall is here and it's time start baking. This pumpkin bread with cranberries is easy to make and great to have around the house for a s...

My sister's husband has a night class each Thursday for law school. I am telling you this because it allows my sister some culinary fre...

Harvest is almost over in California's Wine Country and that means it's time to party. Each winery usually hosts its own Harvest or...

Attention San Francisco: Come over to Press Club at the 4 Seasons Hotel ASAP! Press Club is the new urban tasting room that showcases small...

Last night I showed up empty-handed for a dinner party. Shame on me. I was running behind, paranoid about traffic and just couldn't ma...

When my sister returned from a weekend home in Napa Valley, she had a plastic bag filled with garden goodies. Most notable was the batch o...

Getting any of my food magazines in the mail is like Christmas day a couple times a month. Today I took a break from my current job search ...

I know this looks like a lot of ingredients for a tiny crostini but you should have most of these laying around and if you don't have th...

Two weeks before my freshman year of high school (circa the 90's for anyone that is curious) I moved from California to the great city o...

Pho (pronounced 'fuh') is a classic Vietnamese rice noodle soup that is delightful, especially on a foggy night like the one we we...

Now we all know that I am not a fish person but look at this dish! Who doesn't love any kind of flavored or textured butters? Can'...

PlumpJack is a food, wine and hospitality group based in San Francisco that has locations in Squaw Valley and Napa Valley as well. Their hu...

Last night my sister took me to the preview party for Slow Food Nation in San Francisco. There we met famed chef and slow food pioneer Ali...

Summer may be coming to an end but Fig Season has just begun. That's good news for us all, especially my little sister. When you eat a ...