What are you doing for Thanksgiving? It's the question of the week, right?! We're all asking each other whose house are you going to? and whatcha making? and who's cooking? We're digging up those old family recipes or searching the interwebs for last-minute genius side dishes and turkey hacks. We're pulling out the stretchy pants … Continue reading Feed Local: Putting the “Giving” in Thanksgiving
A dozen years ago, I spent a week in Tuscany with friends, exploring the hill towns around Siena. As far as vacations go, it remains one of my most memorable for so many reasons -- time with good friends, the beauty of the countryside, the kindness of everyone we met, not to mention a now-funny … Continue reading Eat Local: Gelataio in Palo Alto
It's mid-afternoon, and I'm craving ice cream. Not just any ice cream, mind you, but from-an-actual-ice-cream-shop ice cream. My first thought: head to Palo Alto. Why Palo Alto? Because this mid-peninsula city has more ice cream shops than any other city in the 650 (seriously, PA has about twice as many ice cream shops as … Continue reading Eat Local: Tin Pot Creamery
The Downtown Farmers' Market in Palo Alto is one of my favorite weekend markets in the 650. It's a small market, but with an abundant selection of local produce and hand-crafted foods. For many years it was my go-to market on Saturday mornings from spring through late fall. During the Gâteau et Ganache years, my … Continue reading Shop Local: Palo Alto Farmers’ Market
It all started with the Sexy Fries: waffle-cut sweet potato fries smothered in melted cheese, grilled onions, a spicy sauce and cubes of Indian cheese called paneer. That was my introduction to CurryUpNow's "Indian street food" at Off the Grid a couple of years ago. The weather was typical for an August evening at Fort … Continue reading Eat Local: Get Yer Sexy On
The first time I walked into Taylor's, Gott's Roadside in Palo Alto's Town & Country shopping center last fall, I was super excited to order my all-time-favorite Ahi burger. Maybe I'd even splurge and order a side of sweet potato fries! From the time construction started and the "Coming Summer 2013" sign appeared in the … Continue reading Field Trip: Taylor’s — er, Gott’s Roadside
