December recap! We actually began the month in Los Angeles and ended it in Taipei. But here are some of our adventures around the Bay in between. Our new-old Barbour jackets we got from Goodfight! Mine a re-loved and Alex’s is new. Time to go pick up our very first fake Christmas tree. The Garrisons…
November recap! We begin with pizza at Rose’s in the Mission. Cassie came over for a first-time knitting tutorial. Just in time for her to work at polls on election day. A special meal at Rintaro for their 10-year anniversary, featuring house-made soba Cassie and I visited Nancy at her coworking space inside the Ferry…
Throughout 2024 I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our eighth and final cookbook club of the…
October recap! We start off with my lunch date with Rebecca and a box of my fruit CSA from Frog Hollow Farms. A visit to the glass pumpkin pop-up at Santana Row with the Garrisons. Date night at Showa, a relatively new tasting menu spot in Soma, SF, featuring tonkatsu. Blue Angels flying…
Throughout 2024 I hosted my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. In October, we featured two cookbooks! First, the Taiwanese…
Back in October, Alex and I had a little staycation up in Sebastopol. We have been there a handful of times, mostly passing through for photo sessions or weddings or on the way from Santa Rosa to the Sonoma Coast. This time, we went enjoyed a stay in the town and visited the shops, farms,…
At the start of September, we returned from our New York trip, and in the middle, we spent a long weekend in Kansas City. The rest of the month was packed full of birthdays and gatherings! First, some casual hangouts with friends– it was warm enough for a pool day in SF! Plus, visiting Benchmark…
August! Started with a visit from Alice, who was in town from LA. We ate allll the pastas at Cotogna. Then, drinks and snacks at Moongate Lounge. Walkabouts in Chinatown Quarterly standing date at the House of Prime Rib! The Chronicle keeps talking about how hard it is to get into this place, but we…
Throughout 2024 I have been hosting my Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as a way of celebrating and exploring all of the wonderful English-language Taiwanese cookbooks that have been published in recent years. It’s a special potluck series wherein all attendees make and bring a dish from the featured cookbook. Our August cookbook club featured BAO,…
July recap! Let’s jump right in. Alex tagged along on a surprise proposal, and we had a wonderful dinner at Dalida afterwards. Fourth of July bbq at Steph and John’s. They ran a whole nature school, catching insects in Westin’s little bug catcher for the boys to look at. Cracked open another precious bottle of…
We are in a bit of a golden age for English-language Taiwanese cookbooks, and I am loving it. After collecting quite a few of these cookbooks, I decided to start the Taiwanese American Cookbook Club as an interactive way of celebrating and exploring all of these wonderful books and their recipes. It’s a special potluck…
Lo and behold, it’s the June recap! I am catching up on my personal posts, at least for now. June was a packed month, with lots of hiking, a vegan edition of our Taiwanese American Cookbook Club, the completion of my eight month-long project making a custom mahjong set, and lots more, as shown below….