Farro- The Grain Revolution Begins
I was walking through the bulk section of the Andy’s Market up on Gravenstein Highway in Sebastopol the other day. We were on our way back from Guerneville, where we’d just been house hunting with…
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…
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…
Farmers, Fishers, Bakers…Oh My!
When it comes to picking a restaurant for dinner, I tend prefer a place I’ve never been before. On occasion I’ll repeat a meal at a restaurant if the food and service was out of…
Reservation Rubik’s Cube
How to get a reservation to some of San Francisco’s most raved about restaurants Living in the food mecca that is San Francisco is a double-edged sword. Sure we could pay the mortgage on a…
Out of Order Seder at the Contemporary Jewish Museum
Well the Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) of San Francisco has done it again, throwing their annual Out of Order Seder this past Saturday evening for the machers (Yiddish for ‘big shots’) and shakers of San…
Golden Globes Braised Beef Short Ribs
The other day I happened upon my new favorite store in San Francisco: Spice Ace on Steiner Street. Jonathan and I were just walking Eddie to get a bath when I realized the spice store…
Quinoa Fennel and Pomegranate Salad
This is not as flattering a photo as I would have liked, and when I made this dish with a quinoa variety mix it was really elegant. I found this recipe in an old Bon…