VIDEO SPONGE UPDATE! DON’T MISS IT!
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8 MYTHS ABOUT BOOZE … debunked by an expert!
Home of Hangar One Vodka and many other tasty spirits. One of the most fun and relatively cheap day trips you can take in the Bay Area is to St. George Sprits, home of the famous Hangar One vodka. My husband and I took the Ferry over to Alameda and we walked a kinda long and somewhat desolate path to a big old ex-military hangar that houses one of the best distilleries in the US. I would say, the world, but I don't know much about distilleries around the world. Click here to get the low down on [...]
FOODIE MOVIE NIGHT: Jiro Dreams of Sushi
I watched Jiro dreams of sushi for the second time last night. This is my first post about a movie, but this movie is for foodies, sushi lovers, Japan-o-files and perfectionists everywhere. I recommend this film even if you don't like sushi. I am not going to tell you every detail of the film because I hate it when people do that, but I will tell you that Jiro Ono is said to be the most famous sushi chef in the world. His tiny 10 seat restaurant is the only one of it's kind to earn 3 Michelin Stars even [...]
FOODIES NEED INSPIRATION TOO
Surprisingly enough, I am a not a fan of cookbooks*. I am also not really a fan of food magazines. I have a few wonderful cookbooks that I have had short and passionate affairs with, but they never become long term. I have subscriptions to three food magazines, yet I haven't opened one up in months. All they do is occupy space on my coffee table and make me feel guilty for not opening them up. I hate to be one of these people that is all digital all the time, but there is something about the ability to conjure [...]
DIY, Wild and Crazy Chocolate Nut Clusters of Joy!
Several years back, when I was in my honeymoon phase with San Francisco and needed to try EVERYTHING, I went on a tour of the Charles Chocolate factory in Emeryville, California, which for most of you who don't know, is Just 10 minutes over the Bay Bridge across from San Francisco. Charles makes delicious chocolates and were at one point, the original chocolatier of Google. I applied to be the official puppeteer of Google, but was quickly rejected. I want to tell you about my favorite part of the tour and that was when all of us tour goers were [...]