Everything is Better with Bacon

I forget about certain foods all the time and before I know it 5 months have flown by and I haven't eaten one carrot, or a spoonful of p...

Hey San Francisco! Want to help fight breast cancer by drinking half priced wines by the glass with a chance to score 2 Warriors basketball...

Anybody out there feeling fat these days? Yeah, me too. It's called February. This is the time of year where winter weather is getting...

The Super Bowl is just around the corner and that means it's time to start menu planning for a long day of drinking filled with snacks a...

Don't tell me that these don't look good. I mean, who in their right mind doesn't LOVE flaky, delicious biscuits! I can think o...

Piquillo peppers are not spicy rather they have terrific flavor that almost resembles a bell pepper but not as sweet. You can find them in ...

I'm always looking for unique hors d'oeuvres to serve at my next party because I take them very seriously. A hors d'oeuvres is ...

Napa locals and savvy visitors know to skip the French Laundry and Bouchon and roll up their sleeves for a meal at Ad Hoc instead. The i...

My dad sent out an email this week to some family members trying to track down my grandmother's sugar cookie recipe. After a little bac...

Happy New Year, Dear Reader! The last 10 days in Chicago felt like a month but now I am back home in sunny San Francisco ready to start cook...

This rib roast is the perfect wow-factor for the holidays and big enough to feed a small army. Food and Wine Magazine suggests serving it ...

Our family has some wonderful holiday food traditions that I look forward to each year. However, I am always looking to add new things that...

Nothing screams the holidays like eggnog so try jazzing up your menu this season with an eggnog tart. This recipe from Saveur is pretty st...

We all know that I am obsessed with lobster in all of its shapes and forms so it should come as no surprise that this recipe lept off the pa...

I was pretty excited to see our Meyer lemon tree in full force up in Napa this weekend. I harvested a full grocery bag worth and brought th...

For the 3rd year in a row and back by popular demand... Mike's Famous Holiday Eggnog! This is a holiday must. Below is the genesis of th...

Eggs Benedict is an absolute favorite of mine. As you can see above, I whipped up a decent platter of these bad boys last weekend in Napa ...

This weekend, my step-dad bought a skillet and challenged me to recreate Rutherford Grill's popular cornbread. When I snooped around f...

One of the things I love about food is that it is the absolute root of all celebrations. Thanksgiving? Turkey. Easter? Brunch. 4 th of ...

OMG , are you as excited about the holidays as I am?!? We are about to enter into my absolute favorite time of the year where countless cel...