I have never heard of a Tlayuda before, have you? Well, I had my very first one in Santa Fe a few weeks ago at La Gloria while on a road trip to Austin. Basically, a Tlayuda is a traditional handmade dish consisting of a large tortilla that is either baked or toasted. It is [...]
I have a love/hate relationship with my city Berkeley. I love that its laid back, has great resources (aka – Berkeley Bowl, Tool Lending Library, a Farmers Market almost every day), and the weather is better than SF. However, there is a severe lack of fashion, sometimes deodorant, and, too often,excitement. Luckily, Berkeley just got a [...]
A couple of weeks ago I attended a food conference in Austin, the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals). There I met lots of new colleagues, and made lots of new friends. Two of those new friends happen to be the White On Rice couple–a super talented photographer-and-stylist team (a.k.a. Diane and Todd) that I [...]
Austin, TX – The location of this year’s IACP conference, which if you are in the food industry, is a must. Not only do you get to try amazing food from the host city, but you meet veterans of the industry and make new friends. Plus there are tons of seminars, and outings to participate [...]
Phoenix, AZ – Check out the restaurant Mission, which serves up modern Latin cuisine. Great margaritas and palomas and tons of great small plates. They have a pork shoulder taco plate with pork shoulder + pineapple glaze + cilantro + red onions + 10 hand made corn tortillas. It says it serves two, but really [...]
Imagine if Thelma & Louise was a film about two ladies that loved food and were trying to get to a food convention in Austin, Texas from Los Angeles–and along the way Thelma and Louise picked-up, instead of Brad Pitt, an Asian hitchhiker that flew down from San Francisco. That was how my roadtrip to [...]