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NAPA, Calif.
Over the last year, the Culinary Institute of America has slowly been unveiling the amenities of its new massive showcase to the culinary arts in Napa. I’m talking about Copia, the former center created by Robert Mondavi that opened in 2001 but never could make a go of it and closed seven […]

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I live in Oakland but I admit I haven’t spent much time in the Fruitvale neighborhood, a vibrant and historical area in central Oakland that’s known for its Mexican food trucks and Latin American restaurants.

In recent years, the neighborhood has been marred by a reputation for crime and police brutality. But like many places […]

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As a wannabe food photography, I was geeking all over the new special exhibit at The Tech Museum of Innovation dedicated to the photography of the popular Modernist Cuisine photo book series.

The exhibit, “The Photography of Modernist Cuisine,” opens today and runs through Sept. 1 at the museum in San Jose. Yesterday I […]

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