It’s been a while, but back to tell you that my Nepenthe Thanksgiving story–”Culture Club”–just made it into Saveur Magazine (Nov 2010, p 20). Here’s an online link to the accompanying recipe for Piquant Corn Bread adapted from My Nepenthe. Hope you will pick up a copy and make a comment on my Facebook page, [...]

To Big Sur, With Love The August issue of Bon Appetit has hit the shelves. Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Fairchild, in her “Letter From The Editor” (pg 12) writes that My Nepenthe is one of her current favorite cookbook/memoirs, calling it a “valentine” to my childhood at the legendary Big Sur restaurant. Of the “fun and casual [...]

Photo by Jose Picayo, for Bon Appetit Magazine Bon Appetit’s upcoming August issue features a Big Sur Dinner Party and story by me–an inspiration piece about growing up around Nepenthe’s storied tables and how it influenced my cooking, along with recipes. This piece has been in the works for months now, and it’s always a thrill [...]