Scaring the Sex Back Into Your Life
Flour and Water restaurant in San Francisco’s Mission District is an Aphrodisiac I don’t know what a “normal” amount of sex is? I mean the frequency with which a couple, you know, do it. Is…
Us Kids Grew Up in the Casinos
Another Las Vegas trip has come and gone. My body aged another two years from exposure to the harsh Vegas elements over the last 48 hours. Continuous cocktails, extreme heat followed by extreme cold, dehydration,…
The Diary of a Pastry Chef
When I first met Chef Belinda Leong it was for this interview. It was a Friday morning at her Pacific Heights patisserie just off the corner of California and Divisadero Streets. I’d eaten there many…
HOAs Are Anything But Ho-hum
You want a bulldog-of-a-realtor if you’re going to buy a home in San Francisco. Which is exactly what we had. An agent you can unleash on unsuspecting sellers the moment you find the perfect place.…
Discovery: A Foodie’s Burden in Portland
It’s as if I’ve taken an oath. A covenant shared amongst my foodie brothers and sisters to pursue unique foods, interesting techniques, and creative combinations of ingredients—for the betterment of the world of course. It’s…
A Miami Wedding’s Indecent Proposal
There I was, standing over the photographer’s table with two small plates, one in each hand, of mini desserts piled high and delicately balanced. I was on my way back to the “college friends” table…
A Slutty Dad & the Best Cheesecake in New York
Immediately after my parents’ divorce my father entered into what I call his “slutty phase.” He went out and bought a used 1966 Mustang with the original faded black velvet upholstery and had the outside…
Guy Savoy & the Lost Art of Storytelling
Dry, from overly air-conditioned Las Vegas casino, my eyes struggled to make sense of the slow-moving hands on the dealer’s watch. “What time is it?” I asked, swallowing whatever remnant saliva I could muster up…