Work overwhelmed me this week. For the first time since I started, I felt like maybe I had made a mistake, like I was losing my grip not because I was new but because I really couldn’t do it. And just when I was feeling so proud of myself for pushing myself outside my comfort [...]
I just got in from a memorable evening with friends at a French-Californian restaurant in Jackson Square called Myth. We had entertaining conversation over excellent food, and also managed to surprise the MSG with a lemon tart from Bay Bread to celebrate his birthday last Sunday. Though coordinating the surprise was a little challenging, every [...]
The ending of season three of “BtVS” was very satisfying, but still made me cry. I’m glad I had a nice (impromptu) dinner with Hawk in between part one and part two so I didn’t just fall apart entirely. Yes, I said “impromptu” — I actually went out with only about an hour lead time! [...]
“Hardly?” she asked, knocking on the door of my office. “Halsted,” I prompted. She smiled. “Close.” Hardly, I thought. ._.-. The best part of hearing stories about your boyfriend when he was younger is that you finally get to connect those wiggly dots, the ones that you couldn’t focus on until someone helped you see [...]
I am finding it extremely difficult to start writing about the birthday meal we shared last night. The MSG truly outdid himself by creating this dish pictured at right, incorporating three of my favorite foods: Tom Kha Braised Crab With Morels. We drove down to Half Moon Bay to buy three live crabs and when [...]
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