{Sonoma} A Trip Down the Wine Road
A few months ago, I was invited with some other bloggers to go on a three day trip to Sonoma County by Wine Road. The Wine Road is an association of … Read More...
Apples for Autumn: {Cookbook Review} More From Macrina
Thank you to all of you for your well-wishes and e-mails. It means a great deal to me to know there's so much support coming from all over the web. I … Read More...
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Things have slowed down here a bit here lately on the site. The reasons are myriad: summer vacation distractions, working on sated magazine issue #2, … Read More...
{Sweet San Francisco} {Palo Alto}: Chantal Guillon’s New Store
While the macaron craze may have have subsided slightly in the blogosphere, they're still popular here in the Bay Area - no self-respecting patisserie … Read More...
A Sundae for Summer
This post was meant to go up earlier last week, but disaster struck - we had a freezer malfunction at home and the ice cream I made all melted! … Read More...
Olallieberries and Shortcake
Olallieberry is just such a fun word to say. Their rarity and relatively short season also mean there are few chances to utter the word. So when it … Read More...
{Cookbook Review}: Alice Medrich’s Sinfully Easy Desserts
When a great deal of your personal and professional life revolves around baking, you forget how much of the vernacular you've absorbed over time. When … Read More...
Making the Most of Apricots
Lounging in the sun, eating ripe fruit until you're sticky-fingered and satiated, is one of the loveliest indulgences of summer. I'm going through … Read More...
Cherries, Coconut, Cream, Summer
So I disappeared without leaving word, and came back without making a peep as well. I thought about hanging up a "Gone to BlogHer Food" sign here, but … Read More...
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. 
