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Accessible Fine Dining at Tickets Tapas Bar – Barcelona, Spain

Accessible Fine Dining at Tickets Tapas Bar – Barcelona, Spain

AdrienneJuly 13, 2018December 16, 2018

Getting a ticket to Tickets Barcelona is no easy feat. The word is out – thisContinue reading

The Futuristic Menu at Enigma Concept – Barcelona, Spain

The Futuristic Menu at Enigma Concept – Barcelona, Spain

AdrienneJuly 4, 2018December 16, 2018

And the longest tasting menu award goes to…Enigma Concept for their 40+ courses, but after 20Continue reading

The Disfrutar Especial Tasting Menu – Barcelona, Spain

The Disfrutar Especial Tasting Menu – Barcelona, Spain

AdrienneJune 19, 2018August 5, 2023

Disfrutar means “enjoy” in Spanish, and true to its name, the lunch experience here was oneContinue reading

A Midweek Escape at Singlethread Farm – Healdsburg, CA

A Midweek Escape at Singlethread Farm – Healdsburg, CA

AdrienneApril 24, 2018August 28, 2022

What’s a perk of having two weddings? Two anniversaries! Since our two weddings were a monthContinue reading

The Chef’s Table at é by José Andrés – Las Vegas

The Chef’s Table at é by José Andrés – Las Vegas

AdrienneApril 10, 2018December 16, 2018

I’ve been dragging my feet on my recap of é by José Andrés, but four monthsContinue reading

Your New Favorite Quick Bread – Persimmon Whiskey Bread with Pecans and Dried Apricots

Your New Favorite Quick Bread – Persimmon Whiskey Bread with Pecans and Dried Apricots

AdrienneFebruary 28, 2018February 28, 2018

Our household has an obsession with persimmons. Because of the limited, seasonable nature of this fruitContinue reading

Atelier Crenn – A Poetic, Modern French Experience in SF

Atelier Crenn – A Poetic, Modern French Experience in SF

AdrienneFebruary 11, 2018January 3, 2019

Dominique Crenn is one bad-ass lady. She’s breaking barriers as a world-renowned female chef while beingContinue reading

2017’s Most Memorable Bites

2017’s Most Memorable Bites

AdrienneDecember 31, 2017December 31, 2017

2017 was one of my favorite years for food. I enjoyed so many vibrant, punchy, andContinue reading

2017’s Top Three Restaurants

2017’s Top Three Restaurants

AdrienneDecember 27, 2017August 22, 2018

It’s time to reflect and pick my top food experiences of 2017! This year, I hadContinue reading

Pineapple and Pearls Review – Washington, DC

Pineapple and Pearls Review – Washington, DC

AdrienneDecember 15, 2017June 21, 2020

6.21.2020: A former employee of Rose’s Restaurant Group has shared personal experiences with racism. ___ YouContinue reading

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Mandarin-only hot pot was a great way to celebrate Mandarin-only hot pot was a great way to celebrate LNY!
Then wandered and found a real pony (last slide)! 
Sound on for the mandarin. 😆

Happy year of the fire horse 🧧🔥🐴
Mandarin demo at the end. Wish me luck. 😅 最後練習國語。祝 Mandarin demo at the end. Wish me luck. 😅
最後練習國語。祝我好運。

#cny2026 #lny #yearofthefirehorse #chineselesson
When your girl leaves San Francisco for food, you When your girl leaves San Francisco for food, you know it’s serious.

I went down to Menlo Park for a new restaurant and rare wine shop devoted to heritage chicken.

The team behind Somm Cellars in NYC partnered with multi-Michelin-starred chef Jared Wentworth to open Café Vivant.

First impression. Wall-to-wall stunning white oak wood and wine galore. Over 3000 bottles.

Favorite bites?
Caviar-topped heritage chicken nuggets that tasted like my favorite McDonald’s nuggets, but better.
Fried quail with duck fat cornbread.
And a juicy wagyu New York strip with yorkshire pudding.

We ended strong with sticky toffee pudding, with jasmine and black sesame ice cream. 

Was it worth leaving the city for? Yes. I honestly felt a little FOMO about not living in Menlo Park anymore.

📍Café Vivant, Menlo Park [hosted]

#cafevivant #sfrestaurants #sommcellars #heritagechicken #willwanderforfood
Happy year of the horse! 🧨 🌹 🥟 Rose-shaped dumpl Happy year of the horse! 🧨 🌹 🥟 

Rose-shaped dumpling wrapper recipe
- 2 cups AP Flour
- 3/4 cup hot water
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 to 2 tsp beet root powder (optional color)

1. In a large bowl, mix together flour and salt. Slowly add hot water and mix until it starts getting clumpy. Hand knead the dough until smooth. Divide into two equal parts and let rest for 15 minutes.

2. Take one of the dough halves and add beet root powder. The color will fade once heated, so make it deeper than you prefer. Knead the dough until color is incorporated.

3. Roll the two dough halves into two logs, approximately 1” diameter each. Then roll the pink dough into a flat rectangle shape, wide enough to wrap around the plain dough. Place the plain dough on the pink dough, wrap it completely, and pinch to seal the free edge.

4. Cut the combined log into sections, about 3/4” thick, aiming for 32 sections. Roll each section into a flat circle, the thinner the better, about 4” diameter.

5. Working with 4 circles at a time, lay them in a line side-by-side, and overlap each slightly, using water to glue the overlap. 

6. In the middle of each circle, add 2 tsp each of your preferred filling (I used pork belly and scallion). Wet the top halves of each wrapper, and fold them in half so you have four connected semi-circles.

7. Starting from one end, roll the semi-circles to form a rose shape. Tuck the free edge into the base. Repeat with remaining wrappers.

8. Place dumplings in steamer basket and steam for 12 minutes over boiling water.

#cny2026 #lny2026 #rosedumplings
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