Extravagant Eggs

Eggs are basic and yet one of the harder things to cook well. My two favorite ways to eat eggs are poached or softly scrambled. I like cream...

Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express

Mark Bittman is a genius when it comes to combining a few ingredients to create a great dish. In his Minimalist column in the New York Time...

Love, Marriage and Oysters

A couple of years ago during the screenwriter's strike Amy Ephron contacted me about writing for her site, One for the Table . I was hon...

Soda Stream Sparkling Water

When the waiter asks what kind of water I say "tap," but my other half says "sparkling." Until recently we had been drin...

A Culinary Vacation in Campania

It's hard to believe it was a year ago I travelled to Campania to eat, explore and enjoy. I saved many of my discoveries for an article ...

Salmon with Kiwi Sauce Recipe

I hate wasting food but sometimes it happens. I buy too much of something or it just gets lost in the back of the fridge. The worst is when ...

Julie & Julia:The Movie

Last week, thanks to Sony Pictures , I saw a special preview screening of Julie & Julia . The screenplay for the film was adapted from ...

Kiwi Matcha Lime Tea Cake Recipe

I remember when kiwi fruit first started showing up in the market and were a real novelty. It's funny to think they were originally name...

Taco Crawl in Fruitvale

For several years now I'd been hearing about the taco trucks of Fruitvale, a section of Oakland known for having a large Latino populat...

Chilled Corn Soup Recipe

It's not Summer until you've eaten a peach over the sink, nibbled on cherries, and enjoyed a stack of fresh blueberry pancakes. One ...

The Golden Glass 2009

If you haven't yet discovered outstanding organic and biodynamic wines, this is your chance. Golden Glass wine event benefiting Slow Fo...

Noodles, noodles, noodles!

I'm so crazy about noodles I could eat them every day and never get bored. Even the family I lived with in Italy was amazed at my capaci...

Great American Food & Music Fest Giveaway + Discount Tickets

Saturday June 13th marks the first (and I hope not the last!) Great American Food and Music Fest at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain ...