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breakfast joy

Breakfast is probably the most dismissed meal of the day, so when there is time for a proper breakfast it feels like such a luxury. Sitting down, enjoying a cup of tea, a place setting actually set, with knife and fork. Perhaps to justify the extravagance of sitting idle the morning news from NPR might [...]

Oysters – Santa Barbara

Thanks to the recent Edible Institute that took place in Santa Barbara the weekend of March 16-17th, I got to try fresh oysters from Open Ocean Shellfish. They’re referred to as Hope Ranch oysters, as this is the area where they are cultivated, although they are specifically Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas). I have certainly eaten [...]

an easter egg

I hope everyone had a pleasant Easter Sunday. A little rain didn’t do much harm, and our plants certainly needed it. There were brunches a’plenty at restaurants and with friends, but for breakfast I made myself a little easter egg. One fresh egg, from a friend’s chickens. Soft boiled for 3 minutes, top removed, one [...]

24th Street Cheese Company – San Francisco

What do you do with pile of cheese, caviar and charcuterie purchases from the 24th St Cheese Co in Noe Valley? You make a giant meat mandala, that’s what. It’s so Sacrelicious. 24th St. Cheese Co. (Noe Valley) 3893 24th Street San Francisco, CA 94114 http://24thstreetcheese.com

Dynamo Donuts and Coffee – San Francisco

I don’t often eat donuts, but when I do, it should have bacon on it. I’m up in San Francisco for the week to celebrate a friend’s birthday, to hint at my own birthday in a week, to attend a Sacrelicious dinner party, and to catch up with friends. Andrew and Lexi don’t live far [...]

Ici Ice Cream – Berkeley

This… …is Berkeley. And it’s Ici’s scoop of Darjeeling with sour cherry ice cream. It is hard to believe that I had any more room in my stomach after eating such feast today, but I did. It’s delicious. Ici 2948 College Avenue Berkeley, CA 94705 www.ici-icecream.com

Brown Sugar Kitchen – Oakland

Step aside, we’re on a mission for chicken and waffles in West Oakland.

Anchor Woodfire Kitchen

I’ve had breakfast and lunch only – no dinner yet. If you are staying at the Indigo Hotel, aren’t you the lucky one to have this food brought to you in bed. It would be such an incredible luxury. But I simply walked in the door, sat the bar on two occasions and a small [...]

Nikka Fish Market and Grill

Solid. This is a very good business to bring to Goleta. I’m really glad it’s opened. It’s not fancy or fine dining. It’s in a strip mall, so is subject to the usual plastic aesthetic, although they’ve added some fishnets here and there and buoys to give the impression of an old salty diner. It’s [...]

Momofuku Ko – New York

Pure food. Understated. Immersive. A sense of Yang. That’s the story that the food and atmosphere told me. I came here with my friend Brad, and this was my “big dinner” of the week. Big, meaning the one meal that would require reservations and cost over $200/person. No regrets on this count, the meal was [...]