Weekday Gourmet

As Indian summer is upon us in San Francisco, the temperature is rising and there is truly nothing more refreshing than ...

This salad is amazingly simple and refreshing (not to mention, BEAUTIFUL). Watermelon is in season right now and this salad is...

I always love dining at Terzo, but on my most recent visit, I had one dish in particular that I could not stop thinking about.  It...

I live a block away from Contigo and it is one of my absolute favorite spots.  I love that the menu always changes, but many...

My husband and I recently had date night at SPQR and I had the most divine dish.  It was a Gemelli pasta with green spring veg...

Holy goodness! I have been obsessed with fava beans for some time now and LOVE that so many San Francisco restaurants are o...

Lolinda has become my new favorite weekend spot.  It feels like a night out, but doesn't even require a change of venue after ...

Contigo's calamars a la planxa is a standout dish.  It's hands-down my favorite calamari dish in San Francisco, bar non...

Delfina Restaurant is just about as good as it gets for Italian cuisine in San Francisco.  I recently went for my husband's b...

Oh Nopa, how I love thee.  Leave it to Nopa to create the perfect comfort dish to warm you on these frigid San Francisco evenings (ye...

This recipe is loosely based on an iconic salad from a little San Francisco trattoria called Jackson Fillmore.  It is one of those dish...

The bread at Tartine Bakery is legendary and sells out within an hour almost every day.  While I LOVE their bread, I am still of...

I found this recipe in   The Bay Area Homegrown Cookbook by Aaron French, which features tons of great recipes from local bay area chef...

I was surprised by how much I liked this ice cream.  I am always a sucker for cookies and cream, or vanilla bean, or somethin...

Watermelon Mojito Poptails - I made these a few weekends ago for a BBQ and they were a total hit! The peppermint extract adds a surpr...

This was a very difficult decision for me.  I went back and forth between which popover recipe to use.   Both Wayfare Tavern (Ty...

The Ravioli Uovo is the signature dish at Seven Hills, and for good reason.  It was featured as one of the top 101 Most delic...

Poco Dolce Burnt Caramel Tiles - These bittersweet chocolate tiles are made locally and have a burnt caramel toffee center and a sprinkl...