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

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 [...]

If you’ve ever been to the Bay Area, chances are you’ve had something baked by the Bay Bread group. Their range of sweet and savory loaves are scattered throughout San Francisco’s best restaurants and shops, and the Bay Bread group has their own mini-chain of bakery-cafes as well: La Boulange. My cousin, sister and I [...]