A Celebrity Chef in My Kitchen and an Open Fire on the Range
Food Network chef Rahm Fama recently spent a weekend in Cambria. During his visit, the chef lit an open fire on my pricey Jade range. Fortunately, a 911...
Category: Spice Blog
Food and Wine Memories from Earth Day
One of our favorite festivals in the central Central Coast, the Earth Day Food & Wine Festival in Paso Robles serves as a fundraiser for the...
Good Beer in the Central Coast
John Steinbeck and his friend Ed Ricketts laughed over many a bottle of Ed’s favorite local beer, San Francisco’s Burgermeister. Although Burgermeister no longer exists...
My Happy Addiction
Coffee allures me. Before I go to sleep I think of the cup I’ll have in the morning. In the morning, I think of the...
Tour: Gettin’ to the Getty, part 1
“We need some culture,” I said to Mr. Spice. “What do you mean? We’ve got culture: I just made yogurt the other day.” When you need an...
Tacos For One
We used to make tacos at least three nights a week. Whether it was black bean tacos, grass-fed beef tacos, or scrambled egg and onion...
