Yosemite Road Trip and Sweet Potato Fries
DIY Sweet Potato Fries inspired by the Iron Door Saloon, a breathtaking hike in Yosemite and Caramel Apple Pie!
Maui Edition: That’s a Wrap
Well, that concludes our epic Lick My Spoon Maui Edition — hope it satisfied your island fever!
Maui Edition: Seafood Fest
Sponsored by Maui No Ka 'Oi Magazine, this beachside party was the perfect culmination to an amazing weekend. 13 of Maui's top chefs prepared two dishes each, featuring the freshest seafood the island has to offer.
Maui Edition: Top 10 Eats
The food we discovered on Maui was an interesting mix of hearty no-frills home-cooking, and high-end fine dining; my guide to eating your way through paradise.
Maui Edition: Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm
Stop and smell the lavender... Ali’i Kula Lavender Farm, a site of over 55,000 lavender plants blooming across 13.5 acres of serenity in upcountry Maui.
Maui Edition: Finding My Athlete, DK’s Luncheon, & the Port to My Heart
At the Kapalua Wine & Food Festival: golfing with a pro, dining with an island legend, and drinking to my heart's content.
Maui Edition: Kapalua Wine and Food Festival — Red Red Wine (and some White)
Festival Host, Master Sommelier Fred Dame, brought together fellow Master Sommeliers Shayn Bjornholm, Jay Fletcher, Greg Harrington, Michael Jordan, Geoff Kruth, Emily Wines, and some of the finest winemakers in the world, to showcase their very best wines at this festival.
Maui Edition: Kapalua Wine and Food Festival — The Grand Tasting
At Friday night’s Grand Tasting event, the festival’s 7 master sommeliers selected over 200 wines from around the world, while Executive Chef John Zaner and the culinary team of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua prepared dishes highlighting the island’s freshest ingredients.
Maui Edition: 2010 Kapalua Wine and Food Festival
I’m officially hooked. I’m considering giving it all up here on the mainland to become an island hula girl.
Brunch Nirvana: the girl & the fig
The girl & the fig in Sonoma has perfected brunch. The restaurant is ridiculously charming with a Frenchy-bistro-meets-wine-country vibe that extends from the dà©cor to the menu. I couldn’t stop oohing and ahhing over all the cute little touches, and virtually everything on the menu was calling my name.
