I discovered beekind honey years ago, to help with Boyfriend’s and my seasonal allergies. The theory goes that ingesting bee-processed pollen from your area will ease your body into accepting raw pollen. Aided by beekind’s highly specific source regions, we’ve definitely seen some improvement. If allergies and regions are not concerns for you, the San […]
Guest post by Boyfriend! Shikha la mode’s Triple Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe is a great deviation from the usual chocolate chip recipe. The bread flour and mix of chocolate chips keeps the dough together for a taller cookie with more variety. Do keep in mind, this recipe makes for a very large batch – almost […]
There’s nothing so singularly enjoyable as watching someone explain something they’re passionate about. The Long Now Foundation, I’ve noticed, has intensely dedicated members, and the best of their projects can be found on their YouTube channel. I grew up close enough to the La Brea Tar Pits to visit at least annually; Holocene mammals happen […]
Stay Home’s very first guest post! Here’s a local author’s take: Writers are a finicky bunch; we all have our own methods for ideating and composing and editing. But once those creative juices flow, we retreat from reality, fixating on text or spacing ourselves out with our own thoughts. To hang out with a writer […]
Gaze, neighbors, on the spread Yama Sushi brought to us in less than half an hour and for under $100: A week later, I am still impressed- and can still recall the taste of the more unique rolls. In the background is the Sushi for 2 Combo C4, featuring rolls that are standard, perhaps, but […]
I found the panels on the GLBT Historical Society’s Past Events page so moving that I could feel it in my bones. It’s rare to see public speakers being open and honest about the discrimination they face. My personal favorite was the video on Black LGBTQ leadership, which covered points that, as a white person, […]
Tani’s Kitchen has become one of our mainstays, offering high quality Japanese food for very reasonable prices. I am hooked on the sushi, which is always fresh, never too cold, and crafted authentically. Boyfriend likes the katsu curries, and I can’t blame him. Look at that beautiful golden-brown crust: Before… …and after, covered in a […]
All of Wholesome Bakery‘s offerings are gluten-free and vegan. They are also unbelievably gorgeous. The almond tea cake is fluffy and well-balanced and tastes almost exactly like marzipan. The banana chocolate loaf smells as good as it looks, dense and vibrant and flavorful, with a stronger emphasis on the fruit than the chocolate. Show Wholesome […]
2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the sea lions permanently residing at Pier 39! I was out there near the end of the Before Times, and they had a series of statues set up: sea lions painted like other sea creatures. I also walked by a claw game and saw a Superman plush that’s only […]
Beijing Restaurant sets itself apart by offering Beijing-style Chinese food: no “chicken candy” here. Not even the standard paper carryout boxes- which means that portions are more generous than you might expect. Dead center is my weakness, ma po tofu, so spicy that the chili oil separated and left a visible layer. Later, I took […]