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Monday, July 16, 2012

In Local We Trust

There is nothing more inspiring for me as a cook, then strolling through my local farmers market looking for fresh, new ingredients & products. I have been frequenting the La Jolla Open Aire Market (LJOAM) on Sunday mornings for over 10 years now. With each trip I discover new ingredients, invent new recipes, and have…

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Tags: America's Favorite Farmers MArket Contest, American Farmland Trust, farmer's market, farmers markets, farmland, La Jolla, La Jolla Farmers Market, La Jolla Open Aire Market, local produce, locally grown, organic, small farms

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Monday, July 2, 2012

a currant event

Today our inspiration is the color pink, and a unique pairing. Alright, I have to admit I strongly dislike the color pink. I even find it difficult to write on pink Post-It notes; however, I am lucky this aversion does not apply to nature or food! When we think of fresh summer fruit, currants don’t…

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Tags: appetizer, biscuit dough, biscuits, compote, currant compote, currants, dill, Eye of Newt Rose, fresh salmon, goat cheese, herb goat cheese, La Jolla Farmers Market, La Jolla Open Aire Market, orange zest. honey white balsamic, pink currant and salmon tartlets, pink currants, Pudwill Farms, salmon, salmon tartlets, sockeye salmon, spinach, summer fruit, We Olive, white one, wild salmon, Witch Creek Winery

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dining fine!

Down to a T

My trip down South has ended, and I’m already

The PRW, Boston, & The Friendly Toast

This post finds me having just returned from the good

We heart Olive

Quality olive oil and its role in the kitchen is no new

Lucha Libre lunchin’ it

As it turns out, I wasn’t having a late lunch

Good Things are Growing…

…at Indigo Grill in the heart of Little Italy, and it

A Perfect Catch

As San Diego Restaurant Week commenced, I had my work

Finding Finch’s

Nestled among the street-side retail shops of La Jolla

why don’t we olive?

There are a few kitchen staples I would be lost without

“Fried chicken & Champagne?…Why the hell not?!”

…and that’s how it’s done at Max&#

A+ at C-Level

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of eating at Island

w i n e s

new sips!

Eye Of Newt, Screaming Kitty & Witch Creek…

…Once upon a time, on a foggy night before All-

Temecula Tasted

California boasts flourishing farmlands rich in many

In the 90′s

This is true for both the temperature during this

a wine on the lees

Increasing temps have me stuck on cool, California

Wine of the Goddess

One goddess in particular, Eos, Goddess of the Dawn.

through rosé-colored glasses…

… I was literally enjoying a wonderful, summer

a Cuvée in every way

When you think of a special wine, what do you think of

Stags Leap Day

Yep. It’s true. It’s Leap Day and we’

Champagne Wishes & hibiscus Dreams?

Valentine’s Day passed quickly, but offered just

of the Saintly kind

Not all wines can be christened as heavenly, but the

Sonoma is sparkling…

…at the 335 acre Sonoma Carneros Estate of Gloria

the parfait pair

New Year, New Wine. Enter Vin Parfait. Literally

The Dreaming Tree

I am a steadfast devotee of California varietals,

at its best

California Chardonnay perfection….that would be

Under the Radar

On this chilly & windy Santa Ana evening, I

l o c a l f a r m s

buy local!

In Local We Trust

There is nothing more inspiring for me as a cook, then

a currant event

Today our inspiration is the color pink, and a unique

All figured out…

…it’s true, well at least when it comes to

a penne for my thoughts…

…and my dinner. Not just penne pasta, let’s

thanks for the cake, honey

More appropriately I should be thanking Key’s

getting the blues…

The farmer’s market yesterday morning was

it’s bitchin’!… no really

My farmer’s market finds are usually vegetable

Farmers Market Fresh (bacon wrapped dates!)

Today my friend Camila and I strolled-over to the

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