A Slice of Cake
[Des fleurs, April 2009.] I was talking with a friend the other day as we’re wont to do, and somehow during the course of it …
From the Harvest
[Pumpkin, barley and root vegetables, November 2008.] For all of my incomprehension about just how exactly we’re right smack in the middle of November and …
See You There?
[Not from Ad Hoc, but still pretty good, July 2008.] For ages I’ve been dying to go to Ad Hoc restaurant in Yountville “for the …
Sunday Dinners
[Dinner a few weeks ago, July 2008.] I haven’t been sleeping well lately. I’ll blame this on probably too much coffee consumed during the course …
Fully Caked
[Sliced, July 2008.] Someday I hope to have a real kitchen, one with lots and lots of counter space on which to set all my …
Hotter than Hot
[Market flowers, May 2008.] Yesterday felt like summer vacation. I arrived back to San Francisco from Austin, TX, where I’d spent three days for a …
Thursday Night Pasta and Poetry
Another run in the rain, this time colder and faster than the last. My shoes and shirt were sopping by the time I made it …
Saturday Mixed-Bag
[Farmer’s market haul: basil, strawberries (I know they’re out of season but they were organic and $2/basket so there was just no way I couldn’t …
My Favorite Things
{Dinner and a book, June 2007] Two things I love are books and food (or, reading and cooking). So it makes sense that I especially …
Food of the Gods
Saturday, slow and sweet. The first week back after a vacation is always the hardest, but luckily I have a piece in the Chron today …