Yogurtsoda Gratuitous food and travel.

Sepideh over at Pars Arts, one of my favorite sites about Iranian life and culture abroad, recently interviewed me about Yogurtsoda. It was a lot of fun answering her questions; check it out: 7 Questions for Yogurtsoda

I’ve been reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma on and off since this past summer and it’s going by much slower than most books I read. Not because it’s boring, but because there is simply so much information to devour and consider. And while I enjoy meat as much as the next person, I’m trying [...]

Whoever thought up the idea of tapas must have been a genius, because I can’t think of much else better than to sit around and munch on small plates, be they antipasti, meze or tapas. Bar Cesar has only been around for a couple of years, and in that short time it’s become a popular [...]

I love Korean food. I mean, I really love it. I could probably eat banchan every day and never get sick of it. I crave bulgogi at least once a week and the same goes for bibim naengmyon. So it was with great excitement that I tried out Sahn Maru in Oakland a few months [...]

Several months ago, my family and I visited Mirepoix in Windsor to celebrate my sister’s birthday. I was looking forward to trying it out, especially since I used to drive past the restaurant every day when I worked in Sonoma County’s wine country. The interior is small, cozy and warm, evoking the French countryside feel that I [...]