Alice is one year old today. She is my amazing, super-sweet, utterly adorable baby niece. The only thing that is not perfect about her is that she lives in Seattle and I live in San Francisco and I do not get to see her as much as I would like…. Read More
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January 2006
Of Bolinas, Brigadoon, and Baked Goods
Bolinas is the Brigadoon of Marin County. A little town nestled amidst rolling green hills, somewhere along the coast north of San Francisco and south of Point Reyes. Like the enchanted Scottish village of Brigadoon, if you don’t know where Bolinas is you probably won’t find it. And that’s just… Read More
Tasty Tortilla Soup
Reid at ‘Ono Kine Grindz and Alan at Maona, two food blogs out of Hawaii, are hosting a blog event called Virtual Vacations. The challenge, should you accept it, is to recreate a dish you originally ate while on vacation. Bloggers all over the world will set their mind to… Read More
The Codfish Challenge
I hate fish, have I mentioned that yet? It’s true. I am not a fan. I grew up not eating a lot of fish, as we were vegetarian at home. There is a family story about me, as a child, being invited over to a friends’ house for freshly caught… Read More
Garlic Soup at Midnight
When I was twenty years old I moved to Vienna to study art history. I lived in the 4th district, off Wiedner Hauptstrasse and a short walk from Karlsplatz and the glory of the Ringstrasse. There was a small market across the street from my apartment, a wine shop and… Read More
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