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Shikha la mode

Eating Life to its Fullest in San Francisco, CA.

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3 Winter Hikes to do Around SF

February 8, 2018

It’s winter in the bay! Which means…basically nothing has changed. If anything, there’s a slight nip in the air, but it fades away quickly to the sun and we’re reminded again of why California is the best. In the past few years, I’ve picked up hiking as one of my favorite weekend activities. It’s economical,…

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Filed Under: San Francisco, Travel Tagged With: Angel Island, Bay Area, Half Moon Bay, Hiking, Purisima Creek Redwoods Preserve, Purisima Creek Trails, San Francisco, Sonoma, Sonoma Valley Regional Park, winter hikes

Spotlight: Global Cuisine Series at The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay

June 1, 2017

Growing up in the Bay Area, The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay was one of most beautiful things I’d ever seen. Situated right along the ocean, it’s a gleaming denizen of the coastline.  Fast forward to today, and I finally had the opportunity to experience the hotel in full to participate in their Global Cuisine Series….

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Claudia Sandoval, cooking class, Global Cuisine Series, Half Moon Bay, Masterchef, The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, Weekend Trip

Weekend Getaway: Ritz-Carlton’s Global Cuisine Series in Half Moon Bay

May 1, 2017

Growing up on the peninsula, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay was the apogee of all that is comfort and luxury. Even though I lived a short fifteen-minute drive away, I always wished I could stay there for even just one night to experience everything it had to offer. Fast forward to now, and I’ll finally have…

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Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: celebrity chefs, cooking class, Global Cuisine Series, Half Moon Bay, hotel, Ritz-Carlton, staycation, weekend getaway

Weekend E.A.T. – Throwbacks

September 14, 2014

Sometimes it feels like growing up is happening way too damn fast. Just yesterday, we were children, not relying on coffee to stay up all night, running around outside all day, eating dessert at 3 in the afternoon just because. Life moves fast, so I wanted to go backwards a bit and throw it back….

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Filed Under: San Francisco Tagged With: Breakfast, Contraband Coffee, Fall, Gregoire, Half Moon Bay, Mango, Marina Green, Masse's Pastries, Potato Puffs, The Mill SF, Wedding, Weekend

Weekend E.A.T. – Popping Up

March 24, 2014

Such a short weekend, and so many things! I am taken aback time and time again by how supportive and amazing my friends and family are. First a beach day with the fambam, where I channeled my inner Spongebob and collected jellyfish all day; then, participating in MY VERY FIRST POP-UP (Shikha la mode, #readyforbiznass)….

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Filed Under: San Francisco Tagged With: Alembic, Asparagus, Cheese Plus, David's Tea, Firehouse 8, Girl Scout cookies, Half Moon Bay, Jellyfish, Kale, Pop-up, Sparrow Bar and Kitchen, Spongebob, Spring

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Shikha here - a Bay Area native, content marketer, and pastry cook-turned blogger living in San Francisco. I see the world through food (and Drake lyrics), and am here to help you eat life to its fullest.

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