November was a great month for dining around the Bay Area, and I want to praise a few special dishes served in some exciting surroundings. We made a run for Absinthe after the opera last week and were charmed to pieces by an authentic version of earthy coq au vin, (more…)
It was just the two of us this year, so we down-scaled our Thanksgiving feast into a manageable dinner focusing on seasonal, local and wild. I especially like wild dining.
So I picked up a gorgeous filet of wild Alaska King salmon at Dave’s, and a few russets from New Leaf. (more…)
The magnificent Farm up on the UCSC campus is one of the treasures of the central coast. But it’s only one aspect of the complex and multi-faceted Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems. Read my cover story in GT Weekly and be enlightened!
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.