About My Spoon

Photo by Dennis Kwan

This is a story of my love affair with food.

It’s hard to say when I first started to notice what I ate…and when it seduced me.  When I started to hunger for the knowledge of foods my palate didn’t even know it craved.  When I grew curious about cooking techniques and preparations.  When I first reveled in bringing pleasure and delight to those I fed.  But at some point in my life, it happened.  I fell in love.

The power of food – the memories associated with certain dishes, the back-stories, the history, the culture, the pure sensuality and joy of it – is what fascinates me and drives my desire to share it through the best way I know how.  With words. (And delicious mouth-watering food porn whenever possible).

Simply put, this will be a place for all things delicious, and all the passion, surprises, and indulgence that come with it.  A majority of posts will be about the great culinary finds I have had the fortune of stumbling upon.  There is nothing I love more than a restaurant that is authentic, treats you to a true dining experience, and won’t leave you without lunch money for the rest of the week.  Those are the gems I want to share with you, and those are the restaurateurs I want to applaud.

You’ll see that I cover two foodie meccas on this site. To the East we have New York City. To the West, San Francisco. I am incredibly excited to be writing about all the wonderful and unique establishments that make these cities so special to locals and visitors alike. I also throw in favorite recipes and info on food news/events happening around town.

A little bit about myself…I left my marketing job on Wall Street to live the dream and become a food writer in SF (ergo, this very blog). My restaurant reviews and recipes have been featured in Bay Area Bites and Asian Week. When I write, I will sometimes summon the creative spirit of Ruth Reichl, my inspiration for using taste memory to delight and move others. Other times, I will call upon Anthony Bourdain, when honesty and snarky brilliance is what’s needed.

But enough about me. What about you? Are you also entangled in an undying love affair with food?  Do you choose your company based on how much they can pack it down?  Will you endure cramped quarters, sketchy back alleys, and uncharted paths to seek out that special dish that will make you go “Yum!”?

If the answer is yes, I invite you to lick my spoon.  Go ahead, you’ll like it.

xo, steph.
stephanie@lickmyspoon.com