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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Dear Chris, Thank you for stopping by my place with your large sack that contained a lovely wheel of parmesan cheese. And for finally making good use of my 10″ chef’s knife to culinarily cut the cheese, so to speak, and leave me with a generous quantity of it. I’m sad you’re gone, but New [...]
Spring cleaning is in full swing. Outside there are birdboxes to be emptied of last year’s nests, weeds to be pulled, seedlings to be potted up. Inside, it’s fridge clear-out time. In this recent clearing I dealt with farmers market leeks, some cream, the last of some market eggs, and a frozen pie crust. The [...]
Cinco Estrellas is a Honduran restaurant on Milpas Street that is not easy to spot. In fact, it’s not visible from the street at all. Look for the laundromat and walk around to the back of the building. I was there for a weeknight dinner and there was 3-4 other tables in the small space [...]
This time of year, the unofficial springtime of Santa Barbara (which is really winter), reminds me of my time in the Mediterranean, particularly southern Spain. It’s the time of year when things are in furious bloom, it’s sunny and warm, but not unbearably hot. When I’m out pulling weeds in the garden, I’m reminded of [...]
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
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 [...]
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
