Shelter in Place – Day 5 – I Don’t Cook on Fridays
A friend of mine texted me this morning because she was at the store and they had eggs. YAY! We have some but not enough to make fun…
Category: chocolate
Blackbird – Santa Barbara, CA
Blackbird 36 State Street Santa Barbara CA 93101 805-882-0135 I was a little concerned about this reservation. I read good things but do I trust the people who wrote those things? Oh, internet. I was worried because of its location. Right on State Street, a block from the beach, tourist central. That doesn’t usually equate…
Sugar sugar sugar sugar
It’s beginning to taste a lot like Christmas. I don’t make desserts much except when Christmas is approaching. Then we break out all the sugar-filled books and go through pounds…POUNDS…of chocolate. This year’s “menu” includes: Almond Toffee from Bouchon Bakery (The Thomas Keller Library) Chocolate Candied Almonds from Chocolate Obsession: Confections and Treats to Create…
Petit Crenn – San Francisco, CA
I haven’t been to Atalier Crenn yet. I have to admit, I’m a little intimidated by Dominique! I don’t know what it is but no matter how often people tell me she’s perfectly lovely, I feel like she’d totally kick my ass. BUT, I still want to eat her food, it looks amazing! We had…
Restaurant 1833
500 Hartnell Street Monterey, CA 93940 (831) 643-1833 We’ve been to 1833 many, many times at this point. We started going two chefs ago and each time there is a change at the helm of the kitchen, we get worried. Every time, our worries are unfounded. One thing about 1833 is it’s very dark so…
Chocolat
Do yourself a favor, don’t watch Chocolat without having some good chocolate to grab part way through the film…you won’t be able to stand it if you don’t have some! Why not some Valrhona Chocolate?!
Salt and Chocolate Taste Project 2010
Mark Bitterman’s latest book, Salt Block Cooking, dropped today, I ordered it immediately. I don’t have it yet but since it’s release day, I thought I’d post this gallery of the last time I saw Mark. It was at a Recchiuti Taste event, the 2nd Chocolate and Salt pairing event I attended. For whatever reason,…
My Cure for Depression
My husband was away for a week on business. This happens regularly, it’s not unusual. My son and I have crazy busy schedules…well, he does…and the week flies by. One thing that is really different though is I cook less for that week. We’ll go out or I’ll make some simple pasta. Nothing that I…
Celebrity Chefs Right Here – Eric Ripert, Anthony Bourdain and David Kinch
You know how I feel about Eric Ripert. He’s probably mentioned more on this site than any other chef. He and Anthony Bourdain came to San Jose on their Good vs. Evil tour and of course I had to go. Even though I had a feeling I’d already seen a lot of the material at…
Central Kitchen – San Francisco, CA
Many moons ago I won a fundraising auction for a table for four at the as-yet-unopened Central Kitchen. We could be one of the first to dine there. I was very excited. I informed our friends of the wonderful news and we aligned calendars. That proved more challenging that we though but we eventually had…
Cayman Cookout – Day 1 in Grand Cayman
We arrived a day early and spent my birthday in the amazing waters of Grand Cayman. We snorkled and swam and snorkeled some more. The water is warm and clear and full of some of the cast of Finding Nemo. It was incredible. I snorkeled in Hawaii many years ago but it was not like…
Le Bernardin – New York, NY
To call this a review would be ludicrous. The meal was perfect. I got to meet Eric Ripert. I was a giddy, squealing ’60s Beatles fan girl. You should have seen me! I maintained for my conversation with him but I was jumping up and down once I got outside. I have met many-a-famous-person. I’m…
Big Gay Ice Cream – New York, NY
This is worth a walk to the East Village. And you really should walk a long distance so you also have to walk a long distance back. These ice creams are not dainty little scoops. This is a huge, amusement park-sized, dipped soft serve cone lined and dipped in goodness. I got the wonderfully named…
Main Street Garden & Cafe
Main Street Garden & Cafe 3101 N. Main St. Soquel, Ca. 95073 831-477-9265 We were looking for a place for our anniversary dinner. We tried Cellar Door first and they were booked (yes, we were calling at 5:15pm for a 6-ish reso!). I started poking around some blogs trying to decide where to go. I…
Recchiuti Wine and Chocolate Taste Event
I always very much look forward to Recchiuti events. Michael Recchiuti never ceases to surprise me with the combinations he can come up with. This time was no exception. We started with a classic, homemade graham cracker with a melted chocolate to dip in. Sitting in front of us were 4 glasses for 4 vermouths….
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