Punch Drunk Happy
Bringing back the punch. You're in for a treat if you haven't tried it since a middle school dance...or out of a trash can at a frat house. Just sayin.
TV Debut!
Leslie Sbrocco chats with me and Thy Tran about celebrating Chinese New Year with food and traditions.
Poco Dolce Giveaway
Poco Dolce puts a grown-up spin on the classic treat with flavors that are sophisticated and exceptional: Sea Salt, Burnt Caramel, Super Chile, and Double Shot Toffee.
Pork and Shrimp Dumplings (Jiao Zi)
Chinese New Year celebrations come to a close soon, and with that, so does my dumpling stash. Resembling little purses stuffed with riches, it is tradition to eat plenty of dumplings during this time because they symbolize prosperity.
Brandini Toffee Giveaway
Young entrepreneurs, Brandon Weimer and Leah Post, bring a whole new meaning to fund raising for a high school trip...lemonade stands take a backseat to decadent homemade toffee.
Last Week’s Winners!
Congrats to the winners of last week's giveaways!
Fran’s Chocolates Giveaway: Gray & Smoked Salt Caramels
Buttery, soft and chewy, each caramel is handmade in small batches from fresh butter and rich cream, then hand-dipped in fine chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt. The impossible question: How to choose between Gray or Smoked Salt?
Not So Secret San Francisco
Secret San Francisco Facebook group steadily growing...more proof that "underground" is the new black, and "secret" is the new twenty.
Sonoma County Restaurant Week Giveaway
Win gift certificates to the girl & the fig and Charlie Palmer's Dry Creek Kitchen!
Valrhona Chocolate Giveaway
Win Valrhona's Degustation Grands Crus (a sleek collection of 52 squares of "terroir" based chocolates) & Equinoxe Collection Box (chocolate enrobed pearls of culinary couture, aka choc-covered nuts n stuff)