On Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of attending the New York Times TimesTalks “The Way We Eat Now” discussion with Traci Des Jardins of Jardiniere, Thomas Keller of The French Laundry, Michael Mina of the Mina Group and Kim Severson, New York Times dining reporter. Moderated by Frank Bruni, staff writer for The [...]

It was the best of times…it was the best of times. Because apparently there are no worst of times when you’re graced by the presence of these two culinary legends.

Chefs Thomas Keller and Hubert Keller have won the hearts, minds, and stomachs of the people – and after their showing at last [...]

As featured in Bay Area Bites, August 10, 2009.

To quote Mayor Gavin Newsom, “Aspen, eat your heart out.”
An epic event 2 ½ years in the making, SF Chefs. Food. Wine. was like a food-lover’s Disneyland with over 200 of the Bay Area’s finest chefs, 450 wineries, and mixologists aplenty strutting their stuff. [...]

There is nothing like a good excuse to have a dinner party! With the busyness of the season, I wanted to take some time to catch up with some old friends I haven’t seen in too long (Alessia & Will, Leda & Tim), introduce them to some wonderful new friends (Brianne & Alex), and [...]