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Gather ye Mussels

A staple summer dinner at Seven West Park Drive was a massive pot of black mussels cooked in white wine, […]

Alma was an incredible Latin restaurant in San Francisco owned by a dear friend and outstanding chef, Johnny Alamilla. His

The first thing Maggie ever ate in New Orleans was this appetizer. She talked about this dish for years, and

According to Susan, at least. Therese and Grandma have their own versions that they prefer, and for such a simple

The best.

This is one of my all-time favorites, as fast and easy as it is delicious. The saffron broth alone makes

It can be difficult to get this family to eat a lot of vegetables. This is the way. One winter

The first time I had Thai food was shortly after arriving in San Francisco in 1991. The restaurant on my

There is a fancy Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco that is legendary for this insanely delicious dish, but it is

The most Cuban of the Cuban dishes. Makes an ideal feast with black beans, yuca con mojo, plátano frito…and the

The ‘orchard’ next to Grandma’s house in Sonoma has a small, neglected persimmon tree. For many years, we enjoyed looking

In 1998, Susan and Jason trekked the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, a 100-mile, two-week village-to-village hike through the Himalayas to