Thoughtful Gourmet Blog

My lightened version of seven layer dip is designed for summer season with fresh corn and tomatoes. It makes summer party prep a breeze.

Nigellisima: Easy Italian-Inspired Recipes is what I have come to expect from Nigella Lawson’s cookbooks: Solid recipes for almost every day cooking.

My highly curated, semi-monthly round-up of new restaurants, eateries and other food and drink hot spots around the Bay Area and wine country.

If you are ever driving from New York to Boston or home from Cape Cod, take exit 10 from Route 3 and find yourself here.

In Napa, wineries are experimenting with flavor, crafting small batches of interesting wines, only available to try at the winery.

In this rhubarb recipe with fennel, I lean into rhubarb’s savory side, taming its sourness by adding anise notes from fennel. Strawberries optional.

My highly curated, semi-monthly round-up of new restaurants, eateries and other food and drink hot spots around the Bay Area and wine country.

What is Ditas, exactly? The new entrant to Marin’s fine dining scene is doing plenty right. Some details need work.