Wintertime may not necessarily be the time of year you think of Wine Country as a prime destination, but I love visiting this time of year. The fall crowds are gone, you can drop into restaurants on the fly without a reservation, and you can get a spot at a tasting room bar without feeling... Continue Reading →
Mahalo to my husband for arranging an amazing birthday vacation to Maui, Hawaii. Not only was it the absolute perfect week of sun and relaxation, it provided a great opportunity to sample a brand new ice cream scene! While Hawaiian Shaved Ice and a wide range of pineapple-themed sweets are more prevalent, I managed to... Continue Reading →
For the past several years, I have spent Thanksgiving with my husband's family in Tucson, Arizona. While it is a big departure from the Thanksgivings of my past (freezing cold weather, sometimes snow, homemade apple pie), I have been enjoying new traditions with the Guzmans (warm weather, family game night, food with serious kick!). And... Continue Reading →
I recently visited Austin, Texas to present at a conference, and obviously had to make a point to sample a local scoop. After doing some research, I came across a much-talked-about cocktail bar / ice cream shop combo called Prohibition Creamery that sounded well worth the visit. Two of my favorite guilty pleasures in one... Continue Reading →
It just so happens my alma mater, Cornell University, is home to one of the best food and dairy sciences programs on then planet, and an incredible dairy processing facility that churns out amazing ice cream creations, among other things. I did not participate in any of these programs as a student, and while I... Continue Reading →
My husband and I decided to break from our usual Friday routine (take-out sushi and a movie on our couch) and had a real date night out in the Mission district last week. After a great dinner at Flour+Water and a show (one of my husband's co-workers was playing in a piano recital), we capped... Continue Reading →
I was on the road again this week for work, this time to Atlanta, and I managed to escape briefly one evening for an excursion to Jeni’s Ice Cream. The original Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream was founded a little over 16 years ago in Columbus, Ohio, by Jeni Britton Bauer. Today, with over 33 locations in... Continue Reading →
An invitation to our friends' three-year-old daughter's birthday party in Golden Gate Park finally gave me an excuse to trek to the opposite side of the city for a stop at one of my personal local favorite ice cream shops nearby: San Francisco's Hometown Creamery. It is a one-of-a-kind place in the Inner Sunset neighborhood,... Continue Reading →
We have arrived at part two of my Oregon odyssey and a major highlight of our visit to Portland: a stop at Salt & Straw. While this shop can also be found in San Francisco, I have been holding off so that I could start with the original. Born and raised in Portland, this shop... Continue Reading →
