Archive for 2017

Miyagi Oyster Mushroom Bisque Recipe

A few weeks ago I received a dozen and a half miyagi oysters from Real Good Fish as part of my my seafood subscription. Because miyagi oyst...

Because I’ve been cooking all my life and it comes easily to me, I can generally take a look at a recipe and anticipate with some degree of ...

The Bay Area is a wonderful place for chocolate. We have bean to bar manufacturers as well as talented confectioners and pastry chefs all cr...

If you’ve been to a party recently, there’s a good chance you’ve come across raincoast crisps ® . They are highly addictive crackers filled ...

Do I look Greek to you? I don’t think I do but my dad and my uncle both have olive skin and brown eyes, as did their mother who was sometime...

I have a soft spot for all things Italian. I love the language, culture and especially the food. When I first moved to San Francisco (after ...

Istanbul & Beyond has been named as one of the top cookbooks of Fall 2017 by Epicurious, Publisher's Weekly and Tasting Table. But ...

I love pairing food and wine. While a wonderful food and wine match can bring out the best in both the food and the wine, I also believe you...

I've learned a few things about myself lately. I took one of those genealogy tests and got the results. Do I look Greek to you? More on ...

If I were to ask you to name a Belgian Trappist beer, I bet you’d say Chimay . But I also bet you don’t know all that much about Chimay. I c...

Kaz Tsutsumi showing off ramen noodles Part of the annual San Francisco celebration of all things Japanese, the J-Pop Summit is the Ramen ...

The number eight is considered lucky in Chinese culture, and the more eights the luckier. This year represents the 8th anniversary of LUCKYR...