by Jillian on February 27, 2010
During a trip to Berkeley Bowl West a few weeks ago, I spent half an hour chatting with the guy behind the cheese counter and got a full run down on local cheeses. (I also got dozens of delicious samples as we made our way through each variety!) I had no idea there are so [...]
by Christina on October 24, 2009
This past weekend my little sister was in town, so we headed across the bridge to check out some of Berkeley’s shopping gems and stop for a much overdue visit to The Cheeseboard Collective. I have heard about this place from countless friends who know of my obsessive love of thin crust pizza but I [...]
by Christina on October 12, 2009
A Microplane is a very sharp grater intended to “create zest”. Jillian had been telling me for months about her love for the tool and all of it’s handy uses, yet when my boyfriend’s grandmother gave me one it sat in my top drawer untouched. I always thought, why would you ever need to “create [...]