Panamanian Taxi Adventure #13
Panama is probably one of the most developed countries in Central America. It’s got paved roads, raised highways, a modern airport with a decent duty free shop, an airline (Copa Airlines) with tons of direct…
Best Fish Tacos in San Diego
I remember my first fish taco experience like it was yesterday. I was seven years old, and my mother had just picked me up from my Saturday morning gymnastics class. “Yes,” I used to take…
But Grandma! I’m a Vegetarian
I have a lot of fond memories of my grandma Shirley, who’s actually my step-grandmother, but since all my actual grandparents had passed when I was little or before birth, she’s the grandmother I got…
La Mar Cebicheria & the Test of Time
Just a few weeks ago, Jonathan and I hit our three-year anniversary of living together. I know it’s no biggie, and something hundreds of Americans (ok fine, thousands!) celebrate, or disregard with scorn, every day.…
Big Bottoms & Buttermilk Biscuits. Any Questions?
At the start of spring, a gaggle of gays from San Francisco descend like fairies on the quaint countryside towns of Bodega Bay, Occidental, Sebastopol, Forestville, Duncan Mills, and…well, you get the point. We come…
Yay for the Cliche: Dungeness Crab and Mixed Seafood Cioppino
Bouillabaisse, steamed mussels, Mediterranean seafood stew, cioppino….all of these classic dishes remind me of the day I came-out to my mother. Why? Read the story and you’ll understand. Believe me, you’ll enjoy it. And keep…
Meet Chef Daniel Kedan- Sonoma’s Rising Culinary Star
We sat down with the talented Chef to discuss food, Thomas Keller’s fried chicken, and life after the CIA. To see what brunch at the Backyard is like, click here EPJ: Having just opened the…
Birthday Dinner at State Bird Provisions
OMG! In 20 minutes my 31st birthday will be over and the one gift I promised to give myself was this blog. The blog my friends and family have been rolling their eyes at me…