Mother’s Day is around the corner, but do you really need a special occasion to buy a cookbook? I know I don’t. Speaking as someone whose office and kitchen are stacked with cookbooks on every conceivable surface, I confess I have a bit of a problem. Yes, I check out recipes online, and cook from […]
Mother’s Day is around the corner, but do you really need a special occasion to buy a cookbook? I know I don’t. Speaking as someone whose office and kitchen are stacked with cookbooks on every conceivable surface, I confess I have a bit of a problem. Yes, I check out recipes online, and cook from […]
When we downsized two years ago and moved to a new home, I knew it was time to jettison some cookbooks to get my collection down to a “manageable” size. So, I bit the bullet and did it, donating over 200 (!) cookbooks to charitable auctions and local libraries and bookstores. But full confession here, […]
After a year-plus of Covid constraints, Bay Area residents are emerging from their homes and kitchens, ready for spring’s sunshine-y brightness. Local authors, chefs and other creatives have been busy considering what we want to eat now, using Covid’s time-stretched year to cook, write, paint and otherwise engage with our brave new world. Opportunities to […]
It’s been 13 months since the start of the pandemic; 13 months of cooking nearly all of our own meals. I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to tire of it. What we really need to get that cooking spark back is an infusion of new recipes and inspiration. For me, a few fun […]
It’s been 13 months since the start of the pandemic; 13 months of cooking nearly all of our own meals. I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to tire of it. What we really need to get that cooking spark back is an infusion of new recipes and inspiration. For me, a few fun […]
It’s been 13 months since the start of the pandemic; 13 months of cooking nearly all of our own meals. I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to tire of it. What we really need to get that cooking spark back is an infusion of new recipes and inspiration. For me, a few fun […]
Goodbye, 2020, and good riddance. No one will be sorry to see you go. But as terrible a year as it was for world health, American politics, and climate change crises, I will admit begrudgingly that there was one silver lining amid the misery: people were inspired (by necessity, yes, but still) to cook for […]
Goodbye, 2020, and good riddance. No one will be sorry to see you go. But as terrible a year as it was for world health, American politics, and climate change crises, I will admit begrudgingly that there was one silver lining amid the misery: people were inspired (by necessity, yes, but still) to cook for […]
In a dinner rut? Read It & Eat, an uber-hip culinary bookstore in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, recommends these mouthwatering new cookbooks to reignite your creative spark (and your stove). Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces Bill Kim and Chandra Ram Anyone who’s tired of the usual barbecue fare will find inspiration in this […]
