• Noms from Mom | Cookbook Club

    Noms from Mom | Cookbook Club

    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…

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  • Bay Area | October, 2024

    Bay Area | October, 2024

    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…

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  • TAF & TACL-Lyf | Cookbook Club

    TAF & TACL-Lyf | Cookbook Club

    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…

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  • Sebastopol, California

    Sebastopol, California

    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,…

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  • Bay Area | September, 2024

    Bay Area | September, 2024

    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…

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  • Kansas City

    Kansas City

    Back in September, Alex and I flew over to Kansas City for a long weekend, following our San Francisco Giants over to Kauffman Stadium and checking off another MLB Ballpark from Alex’s list. We also visited the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, and of course we ate some barbecue. Perhaps more unexpectedly we also saw a…

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  • Chloe & Jeffrey | Big Sur Surprise Proposal

    Chloe & Jeffrey | Big Sur Surprise Proposal

    What a stunning backdrop for a beautiful moment! Chloe and Jeffrey were visiting California from Michigan, but the forecasts turned rather foreboding for the weekend. Luckily, Jeffrey was able to rearrange a few things around the weather and found a reprieve amidst the rainy days to bring Chloe down to Big Sur on a little…

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  • Ailan’s Family | Lake Chabot Portrait Session

    Ailan’s Family | Lake Chabot Portrait Session

    This was a sweet session for Ailan and her family, walking around Lake Chabot in the East Bay. Her two sons were home from college for the holidays, and their energetic new puppy was ready to steal the show. Anna Wu is a wedding and portrait photographer based in San Francisco. View her work at…

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  • Baby Valente | San Francisco Newborn Session

    Baby Valente | San Francisco Newborn Session

    It is such a tremendous gift to be able to document these special moments for my dearest friends. The newest Baby Valente joined the family in December, and I was there six days later to document the whole family at home. Welcome to the world, baby! I am so thrilled to watch you all grow…

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