Having lived in the Bay Area for most of my life (San Mateo to Berkeley to SF), I’ve seen the transformation of pastry over the years. In the 90s, there was an emphasis on Americanized desserts – large, billowy creations channeling Cheesecake Factory proportions. That segued into the dieting fad, where all things sugar were…
Dandelion Chocolate
Weekend E.A.T. – Home Away From Home
Happy September y’all, aka….happy start of Pumpkin Spice Latte season!! As much as I espouse love for San Francisco, I’ve only physically lived here for two years. Five years prior, I was running around in Berkeley for school and work. It was the first city I lived in after I left home, and it is…
Weekend E.A.T. – Crawls
Monday already! I hope everyone had a fantastic Mother’s Day and made it loud and clear that moms are kind of the best people ever. For my own mom, we brunched and did a neighborhood crawl, climbing up hidden staircases, venturing down to Bi-Rite (because no sunny Sunday is complete without a couple scoops), and…
Weekend E.A.T. – Reunioning
Mustaches. Mardi Gras. Mission. March. That’s pretty much what this month is about to be, amirite? With this new month, I got to spend some quality time with old things, or rather old friends in the form of a high school reunion. And whenever people visit me, that undoubtedly means brunch, impromptu photoshoots, and…
SLM Spotlight: Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti (Farallon & Waterbar)
Holiday times mean dessert times in any way, shape, or form. And when it comes to dessert, there are few people as talented as Chef Emily Luchetti. As the executive chef of Waterbar and Farallon restaurants in the city, an author, AND a James Beard Board member, Chef Emily is a true professional. She is…