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While I love pumpkin pies, I was intrigued by a recipe I saw in the Portland Cooks cookbook for a pumpkin upside-down cake with caramelized pears.
I made this cake for Thanksgiving in lieu of a pumpkin pie, and while I had some challenges in the baking process, it turned out […]
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We can sometimes get warm fall days in the Bay Area, but something tells me the line out Milkbomb’s new Berkeley location will continue even into the cold winter days.
The specialty ice cream store is from San Francisco, where Milkbomb created a name for itself with its Instagram-friendly creation — the donut ice cream […]
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HONOLULU
I recently came back from a visit to Honolulu, which is where I grew up and where my Mom and most of my family still live, so this was more a family vacation than a visit to an exotic island.
So how I tackle Hawaii is a little different than most tourists (although […]
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The annual Eat Real Festival in Oakland’s Jack London Square seems to always luck out with the weather, providing the perfect environment to enjoy the last weekend of summer with sunshine and good eats.
My exhibit above are just some of the sights and sounds from this year’s event. […]
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MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada
Finally wrapping up the variety of eats I experienced from my summer weekend in Montreal last month. The city has a vibrant eating scene, and it was fun trying both old favorites and discovering new ones.
But to be transparent, not every meal I had was a success. There were a […]
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Earlier this summer, a Japanese-influenced dessert cafe opened in Berkeley, and as expected Instagram went crazy over the primarily matcha desserts.
But I was in the midst of a no-sugar diet for much of July so I had to patiently wait before I could drop into the new Amausaan Uji Matcha on Shattuck Avenue. The […]
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SEATTLE
I recently came back from a long weekend in the Pacific Northwest, and while typically you’ll often be hearing a whole slew of Portland bites, this time I went a bit further and dined around town in Seattle.
It’s been several years since I’ve been to the Emerald City, and it’s definitely changed […]
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The French is asserting its influence in San Francisco all over again.
Sure, the beaux art design of City Hall and other Civic Center buildings echo Paris. But now the French comes in the form of a six-story culinary complex in the Union Square area with the opening of One65.
KANAZAWA, Japan
The last of the four cities I visited in my recent Japan vacation was the seaside town of Kanazawa.
Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa prefecture, and considered the best Edo-period preserved city. What this means is you’ll be wandering around town, and you’ll see a blend of ancient-tiled homes nestled […]
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KYOTO, Japan
This former capital city of Japan is a jewel of shrines, restaurants, and gardens. Just a two-hour bullet train ride from Tokyo, I felt Kyoto pulsated more a cultural identity than Tokyo.
During my recent vacation, I stayed in Kyoto for four days and nights, giving me the chance to really discover […]
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I’d seen this recipe in the Martha Stewart magazine a few years ago and pinned it to my Pinterest account. But like most things I pin, I never got around to trying it.
So with Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought these pretty pink-lemonade thumbprint cookies would be perfect for […]
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.
For me, the holidays are for catching up and … sweets! And somehow I’m always finding myself doing both in Mountain View.
Partly that’s because I meet up with my friend Denise, who lives in San Jose. And partly because Mountain View has some great patisseries, including the newest on the […]
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What better time to think about chocolates than the holidays?
I recently got the chance to visit behind-the-scenes at OCHO Candy, an organic chocolate maker based in West Oakland. OCHO makes its chocolate bars in a unique way using specially-made molds to create chocolate shells that […]
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LOS ANGELES
My post-Greece weekend in Los Angeles turned out to be a busier few days of food tasting than my time in Greece, mostly because there is just so much happening in Southern California when it comes to food. I could barely squeeze in everything I wanted to try in the four days […]
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