cookie zen

What can be more amazing than gingerbread men practicing yoga? Todd's cousins gave me this fantastic cookie cutter set for Christmas,...

another gift

Seen during last Sunday's post-Christmas brunch with the in-laws: A woman parallel-parking her horse and cart....

pop up, chow down and sin

We went to the Hapa Ramen pop-up tonight at Bar Tartine.As a result, I am in a partial food coma and am having trouble doing things...

a christmas miracle

I was typing and blowing my nose and blowing my nose again (yes, somehow I've managed to come down with a cold in the past 24 hours),...

in the off-season

As illustrated by this giant tray full of desserts, I've been indulging a little. (In fact, this mountain of postprandial goodness...

taking photos of the moon

I am trying to stay awake long enough to see history.(Will it have a soundtrack?)...

eating l.a.

I left L.A. before I was old enough to explore it. I turned 18, went away to college and pretty much never looked back. Except for...

happy cakes

I just scrolled through some of my recent posts, and it seems my definition of post-race recovery involves eating extraordinary quantities...

pie!

Yesterday we stumbled across perhaps the most exciting thing that's ever happened in Chickenland: A brand-new restaurant that serves...

chairman bao

Part of what makes the food truck phenomenon so exciting is the thrill of the hunt. I follow my favorite trucks -- as well as the...

the 'it' bag

Here is an excerpt of a recent e-mail exchange among my training group friends.Me: [Forwards message about volunteering at the Napa...

shoyu goodness

Perhaps the reason I powered through Sunday's really tough race -- when I really, really wanted to quit -- was the promise of ramen...

in recovery

The thing about the marathon: You work so hard for so many months, and then after a few hours, it's all over.I had to go to Shollenberger...

three days and counting

I was doing just fine until I got this e-mail.And then I started wondering: Am I really ready for Sunday?*The forecast says 40 percent...