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My latest reading adventure involved exploring the fascinating food history in New York in Appetite City. Written by the New York Times’ ex-restaurant critic William Grimes, the book begins in the era of chophouses and oyster bars (early 1800s) then maps the city’s culinary evolution, ending with current day culinary powerhouses including Danny Meyer and [...]
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I’m obsessed with Sunset magazine. I turn to them for their fantastic day-trip ideas (including oyster eating in Tomalas Bay and off-the-beaten-path hikes in Big Sur), design inspiration for my ongoing home DIY projects, and quick n’ easy recipe ideas that often highlight in-season ingredients. What I usually avoid is the gardening sections. I don’t [...]
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Thanks to my friend who runs the fabulous SF-based HiddenMenu, I was invited to join a newly formed book club called the Food for Thought Book Club. For the first meeting – which is just a few short weeks away so I’m in for some serious power reading — we’re reading Raj Patel’s Stuffed and [...]
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Dr. David Kessler, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration who is well known for his attack on Big tobacco, writes a fascinating book about American society’s struggle to say no to food. The book examines how the combination of fat, sugar and salt have taken hold of us, and with the help [...]
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