must. have. mashti.

A few months ago I was wandering down the frozen food aisle at the Petaluma Whole Foods, when I came across the best ice cream ever:...

behind the scenes

You know you've been to too many weddings when you realize you'd rather take pictures of the caterers than the wedding party....

at last, the weekend

Wish I could've made it here in better health. Right now: sneezing, sniffling, reaching for more Kleenex (which we don't have, so...

eating las vegas

Lots of famous chefs who have restaurants in other parts of the U.S. also have restaurants in Vegas: Michael Mina, Hubert Keller,...

barely unpacked and off again

Came home from Boston on Wednesday night, only to leave again tonight for a bachelorette party in Vegas. Yes -- my third bachelorette...

boston

There is something about being in another city. You walk around and you wonder what other people are thinking, what their day is...

don't go to work

... on your birthday. Because many things will go wrong and/or you will be asked to do crazy tasks at the last minute. For example: 1....

breakfast of champions

I forgot to mention that last Friday, I had chocolate-covered potato chips for breakfast. Our VP of sales was in Ohio last week,...

bland like chicken

It's amazing how service can make or break a dining experience. Tonight we had dinner at the girl & the fig, a restaurant which...