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Recipe: Mango-Blackberry Tart

FINALLY. While I love traveling and have had the opportunity to do a decent amount of it these past few months, it does cause a tendency for me to be AFK – Away From Kitchen – for long periods of time....

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Top 10 Things to Eat at Outside Lands 2014

Kanye, Imma let you finish, but have you seen the Outside Lands food lineup this year? Not only are there over 60 local establishments participating, there is a Wine Lands, Beer Lands, Chocolands,...

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Weekend E.A.T. – Outside Lands 2014

I need coffee, music, and a redo of this entire past weekend because it was just that amazing. For readers not from the Bay Area, the last three days were Outside Lands, San Francisco’s premier music...

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Thursday Thankful

It’s been awhile since I’ve done a Thursday Thankful list, and it’s always a good reminder to take a step back and find some gratitude in the big and little (and delicious!) things in life. As of late,...

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Weekend E.A.T – Me Time

It’s been a hectic one, folks. After weeks of what it felt like endless travel, festivals, and birthdays, a weekend finally arrived in which I had no.plans.what.so.ever. Usually, this is an issue for...

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Recipe: Pluot Clafouti

I don’t know if y’all know this yet, but in addition to my two-week visit to India this October, I am also spending a full week in Paris (!!!) before! That was a lot of exclamation points, so you can...

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Weekend E.A.T. – Tour Guide

People ask me why I travel so much. Apart from the expected thrills and discoveries of the unknown, a huge reason is that many of my closest friends live outside of California. We all found each other...

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Weekend E.A.T. – Home Away From Home

Happy September y’all, aka….happy start of Pumpkin Spice Latte season!! As much as I espouse love for San Francisco, I’ve only physically lived here for two years. Five years prior, I was running...

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Recipe: Blueberry-Coconut Ice Cream

I saw this recipe on the lovely FoodGal website and all I could do was start singing Ludacris’ “Blueberry Yum Yum” and rush to the farmer’s market to make it immediately. It’s been a while since I made...

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Recipe: Strawberry Cardamom Cake (in a tart pan!)

While traveling and international caffeination is all well and good, it’s ABOUT TIME I put a recipe up on this thang, don’t you think? So after months of eating other people’s food, here’s a little...

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Weekend E.A.T. – Best of June 2015

  Well, I’ve somehow made it through the first half of 2015 in relatively one piece – a little frayed, awkwardly tanned, danced to exhaustion, and full beyond means. From traveling to eating to late,...

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Spotlight: Brunch at Hecho

Ask anyone and they will tell you how much I love my neighborhood. Besides living above a bar, I get to be close to so many great shops and restaurants. Also ask anyone and they will tell you how much...

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Spotlight: Half Moon Bay Brewing Company

Being a Bay Area native, Half Moon Bay is more than just a place on the map to me. It was the place where I learned how to swim, where I learned to explore the ocean without being scared, and where I...

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Weekend E.A.T – Best of July

July has always been my favorite month – long weekends (or weddings), birthday, friends in town, and lots of summer produce. I could seriously eat berries, stone fruit, and ice cream all month long and...

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Weekend E.A.T. – Best of August

While SF summer usually doesn’t begin until September, Karl the Fog evidently took off for vacation early. That meant August was full of sun and what we consider heat – temperatures of above 75...

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Travel Hopland | Wine, Wine & More Wine

Today’s post is from my friend and fellow writer Alyssa Oursler! When she’s not eating Loving Cup with me, she’s writing all sorts of badassery for various publications. She recently visited Hopland,...

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Travel Tahoe in the Summer

I hope everyone had a spirited long weekend! For the fourth of July, my friends and I ventured to Lake Tahoe for a summer weekend full of classy beer, stand-up paddleboarding (aka SUPing), sailing, and...

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What to Do This Weekend: Itani Ramen + Fort Point Beer

  In addition to the killer food and music that encompasses Outside Lands, the festival is offering up something new: a series of creative food and beverage events that highlight vendors who will be at...

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Weekend EAT – September in San Francisco

It’s time to take down some summer time in San Francisco. Every year at this time, I’m out of the country (which I’ll also be starting tomorrow), so I’ve missed SF summer. I’m in awe of how ACTUALLY...

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Recipe: Summer Blackberry Clafouti

Guys. Start blasting your DJ Jazzy Jeff and shake your head at my bad joke cuz it’s finally SUMMERTIME. I’m so excited for the weather to be this good. It’s been ideal to start triathlon training...

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