Last weekend I went to hear Ruth Reichl, editor of Gourmet magazine, give a reading at Mondavi in Napa, an event organized by wine writer Joan Zoloth for the Napa Land Trust. It was absolutely gorgeous out, and made me wonder why I don’t head up there more often being that I’m only 45 minutes [...]

Bay area writer, Frances Dinkelspiel, commented on my forthcoming book on her blog Ghost World. Check out her bestselling book, Towers of Gold, chronicling her great, great grandfather’s contribution to the development of California and the banking system. It’s not only timely, it’s an excellent read, and offers a vivid depiction of San Francisco and Los [...]

Welcome to my blog about growing up at Nepenthe restaurant in Big Sur, CA. I have a book forthcoming titled My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur (Andrews McMeel, 2009) with beautiful color photography by Sara Remington. It’s part memoir, part storybook, and part cookbook. On this site, I will occasionally post [...]