I am soooooooo ..... hung over? I only had 2 drinks. Its isn’t alcohol that overwhelmed me last night. So much food. So many intensely wonderful people. My concept of "social" as a gathering of people is being altered. I...

I think they have used stock photos, and very cliche ones. There seems to be an underlying assumption that the task of socially eating out is reserved for the beautiful and privileged people who see this practice as a part of...

Where was everybody last night? I thought that the beautiful warm weather in SF last night would bring people out in droves to enjoy the lovely little patio at Sociale. Our friendly waiters blamed it on tax time – one guy...

learned more social skills since he worked at Ixia.

, but this one is capable of rising above some of the others. And no, Hyatt does not sign my pay cheque.... I also had the best Caesar drink in my life there. Made with fresh ingredients, yes fresh.

Well, variety is the spice in life (for some people anyway). It is nice to be exposed to something different rather than the stuffy, sequential expectations many north-americans rely as ‘the only way to go’. Sharing...

placement in my life.

.... please, PLEASE say it isn’t so! Are all the decent establishments relegated to coastal or college towns at least a 45-minute drive from us (or, obviously, Boston)? Is there no casual-yet-decent culinary life in the...

High Life (4.7%) and Coors (5%) are all more alcoholic than Pilsner Urquell (4.4%). (Now called “Golden Era” and available in bottles for around $14 a 4-pack) Also, I was amused that they make a big deal out of their...

, this herring was life-changing.... The various pickled herring fillets were nestled snug in their chilly bed, swimming in wine sauce and onions, draped with mustard sauce, but the ones that truly stood out weren’t fillets...

as well I sure with her own life stuff (oh – yeah – duh – we all have lives outside of posting and lurking on chowhound.com) so I am going to post some of the “skinny on the event” – feel free to...

and experiment with stuff to see if we could invent a new ‘special’...or just whip up a batch of onion rings for the crew. I knew, tho, that if I wanted to have a social life outside the restaurant, I would have to...

Every month I try to get a few people together for what I call a "Risk Your Life For Food Night". The idea is to go out for a great meal in a really bad neighborhood. It’s a lot of fun and, there’s safety in numbers....

The San Francisco Wine Center is a great model for wine storage and wine community-building.

New film “How to Cook Your Life” explores mindfulness in the kitchen.