{getaway} Best of Bali
Some friends are heading to Bali for their honeymoon–and while I’m incredibly jealous, I had to share some of my very favorite recommendations for hotels, restaurants, and activities. Bali is one of my most...
Category: Restaurants + Bars
{recipe} Heirloom Tomato & Nectarine Panzanella
Last week, we had a terrific meal at Picán Restaurant in Oakland. One of the highlights was a seasonal tomato and peach panzanella (bread salad). I did my level best to re-create it at...
{getaway} Eating in (Mostly West) Maui
Maui is a tropical paradise- what’s not to like? It’s so gorgeous and lovely and the very nice people are so full of Aloha spirit there that I’d go even if they had sub-par...
{restaurant} La Bombonera in San Juan, PR
Behold! This fantastically tasty sandwich is from La Bombonera, a funky, cheap-ass deli counter in Old San Juan. American cheese, ham, crusty bread, all pressed in some 1950s machine. Heaven. I think it was...
{epic win} French Laundry Rickroll
I could tell you about my experience eating at The French Laundry last month,, but so many people on the internetz have done that already. I mean what new information or insights about the...
{white trash redux} How To: TotMac
What is TotMac, you ask? Why it’s homemade Mac N Cheese topped with Tater Tots, of course. Behold: TotMac! I cannot tell a lie: I did not come up with this concept. There’s a...
{fotos de la mision} Tamales, Hipsters, and Underpants: SF’s 24th St, The Mission
It occurred to me that I always take lots of photos of food and shops and streets and signs when I travel to faraway lands, but I rarely do so in my own town....
{wings in the city of angels} Roscoe’s House of Chicken N’ Waffles in Hollywood, CA
Let’s say you’re hanging out in the 310, the 213, or even the 90210. Last night, you ate at Cobras and Matadors, then had a pretty hardcore night of drinking at the Golden Gopheror...
{getaway} Eats in Austin TX
Now I’m no expert on Texas. In fact, as a hippie liberal San Franciscan, it’s usually something I purposely don’t mess with (as advised by many a bumper sticker and t-shirt.) I’d just humbly...
{recipe} Grilled Caesar Salad
On a recent trip to Vieques, Puerto Rico, we ate at a fantastic little restaurant called El Quenepo. I loved their grilled caesar salad and thought that while the dish was fresh in my...
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