The weather has finally warmed enough so that I’m no longer craving hearty stews and soups anymore. I’ve turned to fresher flavors and lighter dishes, and this lemon-pepper linguine with sautéed calamari is the perfect dish to ring in springtime. The calamari is prepared very simply, so if you can’t find lemon-pepper pasta, I suggest [...]
I was never a breakfast person growing up. I mean, I like to eat breakfast (who doesn’t?), but my morning meals have usually been a little untraditional. I mean, if you can eat pasta or steak for lunch or dinner, why not at breakfast? But I’ve caved in. I’m a breakfast person now. I like [...]
I don’t eat turkey very often, but chicken can get boring and I was in the mood for something different. If I was going to tackle turkey, I knew I had to choose a recipe that would keep the meat moist and juicy. This dish, adapted from a Gourmet magazine recipe, was exactly what I [...]
I don’t know what it is about strip malls, but they seem to attract more than their fair share of good-quality Asian restaurants. I wasn’t exactly expecting to run into a Malaysian restaurant at one of San Mateo’s many unremarkable strip malls, but when I came across Langkawi, I was more than happy to give [...]
Emeryville is unlike most other cities in the Bay Area in that it lacks a proper downtown, most homes are condos or apartments, and everything seems so new and post-industrial. But it has a charm to it that I love, even if it lacks a rich restaurant scene. Can’t Fail Cafe is tucked away in a [...]