A Cup by Any Other Name Would Taste as Sweet
[My old French press.] The other night at Nopa, I had something listed on the menu as “wild mint tea — Greece” (at $3 a …
Timeless (and, pistachios)
[The Med, August 2007.] Unrelatedly: I have a piece in the Chron today. But back to the good stuff: my Grecian adventure. I think one …
Good Eats (and a mystery package)
[Farmers’ market dinner, July 2007 ] I received an unexpected surprise the other day: a box containing two books (one, love letters between F. Scott …
Eating Sunday
Nearly two weeks ago, I had my parents come in for Easter lunch in the park (the grass was a bit too damp, but we …
Potato Soup with Bay Accents
There’s a little shoppe in the Ferry Building here in town that carries California bay laurel soap — and whenever I go through the market …
Dinners, Parties
Last night I unpacked and rearranged a few more boxes that survived my cross-country move to California last spring. Buried among the miscellany and other …