Thoughtful Gourmet Blog

Translated from the French by Katherine Gregor and written by cocktail savant Matthias Giroud this drink recipes book offers a tres français approach to the hot trend of low- and no-alcohol cocktails.

Chef Keller, whose cooking at Bizou, Coco 500, Seaglass, and before that, Stars, helped define San Francisco’s modern culinary style, is back with a restaurant near Davies Symphony Hall.

Thanks to the hard work of Philip Summe and his team at Rise & Puff, a business based on the San Francisco peninsula, tortillas that act like wheat tortillas – sturdy and bendable – are now a thing.

A foraging cookbook with author Maria Finn as your guide, “Forage.Gather.Feast” is an invitation to discover, cook and eat from the bounty of your surroundings.

A recent pop-up dinner event at PRESS restaurant in St. Helena offered the chance to experience an event sponsored by Salty magazine. And meet a few of the chefs who helped prepare the meal.

Enjoy a pop-up dinner at the CIA at Copia by an esteemed female chef in honor of Women’s History Month.

A friend who “does not like Indian food” was my particular challenge when dining at Pippal restaurant in Emeryville. Wait. Let me reframe.

Food writer, recipe developer, and photographer Jackie Alpers was so inspired by Taylor Sheridan’s TV series Yellowstone, she crafted an entire cookbook around it.