When great street food is mentioned, you might think of Singapore or Marrakech, but not usually San Francisco. Until now that is. The latest craze to hit the city by the bay is the street cart food scene.

Food offerings from street vendors in San Francisco used to be limited to hot pretzels, homemade tamales and the infamous heart attack in a bun, the Read More

If someone had told me years ago that one of my favorite restaurants in the bay area would feature vegan, mostly raw cuisine and be occupied by earthy, musky scented employees and patrons, all seemingly on a perpetual ‘yoga-high’ I would have said, “no way, that’s not my s... Read More

I’ve been busy cooking. And researching, recipe testing, ingredient hunting, and reading. A lot. There have been a few books that have been invaluable. If you’re trying to navigate a restrictive diet, you might want to look for these books at your local library. That’s what I usually do with cookbooks: get them from the library and later buy them i... Read More

After all of the food borne illness scares of the past few years, do you still approach spinach and peanut butter with the same trepidation that I do? If so, you’ll be relieved to learn that congress has recently approved a bill that will allow ... Read More

Has this happened to you?  You notice a tree in somebody’s yard, loaded with perfectly ripe fruit just begging to be picked and then you glance downward, beneath the tree, and you see just as much fruit on the ground, untouched and turning to compost before your eyes?

If you’re anything like me you’ve been tempted to knock on that person̵... Read More