It’s Father’s Day, and again even though I’m not able to be with my dad this year, I still wanted to figure out how to make a treat that he would really love. This is quite a challenge since my dad is not really a fan of sweets. As I was wracking my brain for something suitable, my inner-usually-unhelpful-sarcastic side piped up and said, “If you want to make something that he will actually like, throw out the sweets”. After scoffing at myself for a moment, the lightbulb wen

I spent a long weekend in Reno, NV recently, soaking up all the sunshine and heat it had to offer. I stayed in a casino resort, but being that I don’t gamble, I had to find other things to do. Mostly those other things involved stuffing food into my face, which is one of my best skills if I do say so myself. This casino resort very strategically placed a coffee shop and accompanying pastry display case right next to the elevator bank. What kind of evil genius dreamt that posi

You know your friendship is solid when you ask your gal pal, “Hey are you free on Saturday night?” and she responds with “um, that depends. What are you doing? I may not want to hang out with you.” I'm so glad that's she's not concerned about my ego or anything. Let’s just say that if you want to guarantee that your friend thinks that what you're planning is interesting enough, you should always answer with “Crème brûlée and Hamilton!” We should back up just a minute here to

Episode 3: Drum Roll, Please! I asked for a drum roll because I am beyond blown away by this dessert! I can't stop thinking about it. Nor could I stop eating it! If there is ever a recipe that you take from me, I highly recommend that it is this one. Because holy moly, this is one you can’t miss. I’m actually thinking about adding it to my menu, and you all know that I don't give out the recipes that I have on my menu. I seriously cannot stress how tasty this one is! Also, in

Now that San Francisco is allowing us to actually eat inside restaurants (which is a HUGE relief given that outside temps are never above the 50s at dinner time) I was sipping my cool ginger, lychee, and sake cocktail inside a restaurant the other night, musing about the direction my business is heading, when I asked my man candy, “what should I make for my blog this week?” He has just started getting back into competing in IRONman races now that those are allowed again, too,