One of my very favorite things about autumn, when it’s grey and blustery outside, fallen leaves skirling about rain-dampened streets: being safe and cozy indoors, with something baking in the oven, filling the place with warmth and the scent of spices and the promise of comfort food to provide a balm against the chill. It […]...
Food and Wine Photo Contest Winners
Food & Wine has selected the winners of their food photography contest, and they are gorgeous! I’m humbled to note that my entry was selected as one of 25 honorable mentions, and is part of the photo gallery on Food and Wine’s site. For someone with basically zero training in photography and who is pretty […]...
{SF} Best Halloween Ever
It’s been many years since I was young enough to run around the neighborhood on Halloween, butterfly wings or witch’s cape fluttering on my back, and ring doorbells, my candy bucket clenched tightly in little fists. Nowadays, it just doesn’t compare to buy a bag of Hershey’s Miniatures and eat them on the couch, with […]...
Longing for Vienna: Linzertorte
I recently saw The Illusionist, a lovely jewel of a movie about magic, princesses, and love. Sound too saccharine and hokey? Consider that the film is set in fin de siècle Vienna, and manages to capture all the somber, old-world elegance of that city, infusing the film with the timeless quality of a fairy tale. […]...
A Double DMBLGIT Surprise
I received a pleasant surprise in the middle of last week when I discovered the winners for September’s Does My Blog Look Good in This had been announced by Katherine of ToastPoint– and I was sharing the top spot with the lovely Bea of La Tartine Gourmande! Of course, Bea is one of the standard-setters […]...
Sugar High Friday #24: Petit Fours for Fall
I’ve already established my love for mignardises, so I couldn’t let another opportunity to make some little bites of delight, as Jeanne so aptly calls them, pass me by. Of course, with petit fours, the question, whether you’re making or eating them, is not which one? but which ones? I think one of the most […]...
Anita Chu, also known as pastrygirl, is a baker, writer, and photographer with a passion for pastry. She trained at Tante Marie's Cooking School and is the author of Field Guide to Cookies, Field Guide to Candy, and Lollipop Love. Anita lives in San Francisco with her husband, daughter, and dog Max. 
