Few ingredients we work with inspire such joy and giddiness as wild mushrooms. ...more

January 14, 2009

Here's one Thanksgiving staple is served by almost every American family - and destroyed by almost every cook at some point. ...more

November 14, 2008

Good food has amazing curative powers. Thick tomato soup with drizzled olive oil at a Tuscan wine bar rescued me from car sickness induced by bouncing around wine country in a full backseat. Three-bean soup from the grocery store a block away from my college apartment cured my hangovers. A four-hour, eight-course meal from then-under-the-radar chef Grant Achatz cured me of the flu. ...more

September 4, 2008

Felix Piedra roamed from table to table in the little restaurant, chatting with the patrons about food and offering alternatives if they couldn't find what they wanted on the menu. He seemed a happy man. You would be, too, if you could cook like him. ...more

July 14, 2008

It's less than three weeks into the new year and any resolutions about weight loss are a ridiculous fantasy. ...more

January 17, 2008

The following Bay area restaurants will be open during the Christmas and New Year's holidays. ...more

December 19, 2007

My old hand-cranked fresh-pasta machine came out of the cabinet the other day. And that meant it was time to make lasagna. ...more

October 3, 2007