Umami Bombs and Swell Spaces at Alora San Francisco
At Alora and other San Francisco restaurant newcomers like Dalida and Movida, Persian flavors are edging in alongside Mexican and dining rooms are becoming less lounge-y.
Make Chef Ed Lee’s Steak for Valentine’s Day
Steak is my family’s ideal Valentine’s Day meal. It’s the perfect meal for parents of young children or anyone, really. This year, we are spicing it up with gochujang.
Dinner: Fast Is the Goal of Brantley’s The “I Don’t Want to Cook” Book
The subtitle says it all: 100 low-prep, no-mess recipes for your skillet, sheet pan, pressure cooker and more! Even with a broken oven, these recipes were easy enough that I could make most of them work.
New Sustainable Wine and Spirits Packaging is Here. Will Consumers Buy It?
In California and beyond, vintners and distillers are staring straight at a tough reality: glass bottles, for wine, spirits and other products, are responsible for more than 30% of a beverage’s carbon footprint. Add in packaging transit and transport for finished goods, and the percentage nudges over 50. In their search for solutions, wine and spirits innovators are embracing new packaging technologies: aluminum, paper and plastic bottles that negate the significant harmful environmental impacts of glass, without sacrificing taste.
13 Top Dishes I Ate In 2024
I eat out a lot. These are the 13 dishes that made the cut to land on my Best Bites list of 2024.
13 Sparkling Wines to Welcome 2025
Pop a cork on a delightful sparkling wine – Champagne, Prosecco, Franciacorta and American sparkling wines all hit my list – before the year runs out.
18 Boozy Gift Ideas for 2024
I am back, with my third annual guide to the best liquid treats and fun booze-adjacent ideas that can be brought to a party or delivered to someone’s door. I sampled every item on this list. While my palate is not the same as yours, I stand behind my boozy gift ideas for 2024 as delicious and exciting options to offer anyone (of drinking age) on your list.
Christina’s 2024 Gift Guide for Food
For my 2024 gift guide for food lovers and all things food, I sourced foods and food gift boxes from the West Coast, with one exception.
19 Cookbooks for Everyone on Your 2024 List
Each of these 19 cookbooks, released in 2024, is a journey, a trip to tantalize your taste buds. My list is personal – I choose to focus on chefs based in the American West where I live, in New Jersey where I grew up, and others around the world whose cooking inspires me.
Gluten-free Stuffing with Chestnuts, Herbs & Fruit
When I learned I couldn’t eat gluten anymore, I set out to mimic the flavor of Pepperidge Farm stuffing. My gluten free stuffing recipe tastes just like it.