Tag: SF Bay Area
An October Winter in Paris
We woke up to some sunshine one Saturday morning in October. Sunshine and smiles—for me, they go…
San Francisco Book Review: Shade Under the Mango Tree
(Spoiler Alert) Luna grew up with her grandmother in Hawaii until the age of thirteen. Afterward, she…
Bodega Bay Days
The light in Bodega Bay amazes. While it can display its full intense spectrum, casting a rainbow…
Posted in Blog, Hello Agnieszka, Hello My Love, Love, life, small things, Margaret of the North, Sugar and spice and all those lies, Welcome Reluctant Stranger
Great Cook? Nah! Mindful, Happy Adventurous Foodie? Yes!
I realized I’m an adventurous foodie when someone asked me these questions. Any favorite ethnic foods (including…
White Tea In The Gourmet Ghetto
My latest novel, Sugar and Spice and All Those Lies takes place in a diverse area of…
Posted in A Writer's Life, Blog, Books, Love, life, small things, Sugar and spice and all those lies
Cooking As High Art, Eating As Sensuous Experience And Food in Fiction
In the film Babette’s Feast, a highly-gifted chef schooled in cooking as high art escapes war-torn Paris….