I’ve been venturing over the hill for lunch with Ravioli. Though Loteria’s opened up nearby, somehow Laurel Tavern’s become our regular spot.

Spending an evening with good friends is fun. Trying out a cool new restaurant with them? Even better.

Why is it that, when it’s cold, I feel a yearning for tomato soup? If there is a grilled cheese sandwich to go with it, even better.

spending an afternoon wine tasting? Last year, Napa.  This year, Temecula.  Next year, the Loire Valley?

There is something so satisfying about regular coffee with real cream, drunk at a coffee shop or diner counter.  And, if the man behind the counter wears a paper hat …

I slept for eleven hours last night. I don’t remember the last time I did that.

…drive out to the desert in the middle of the night to watch the shooting stars and then stop at The Donut Man on the way home for a fresh …

When I went to Michel Richard to pick up the mini pastries I’d ordered for the first Work At My House Wednesday, the croissants were still in the oven so …

A good bar is hard to find.

A dish with an unusual ingredient — fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves, galangal — is just an excuse to go to the ethnic market. Cooking — and eating — …