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Pebble Beach Food and Wine 2019

Apr 29 by Anita 2 Comments

Pebble Beach Food and Wine down in Carmel has long been one of my favorite food and wine events in the Bay Area. Amazing chefs, fantastic food, top-flight wines, and that gorgeous Pacific coast view make the experience hard to miss. Every year I wasn’t able to go I always end up reading the schedule […]...

Filed Under: California, Events, Travel Tagged With: bay area, california, carmel, chefs, food and wine events, monterey, pebble beach, pebble beach food wine, travel

{San Mateo}: Wursthall Restaurant and Bierhaus

May 31 by Anita 2 Comments

If you’re a fan of J.Kenji Lopez-Alt – as I imagine anyone with an interest in food and the science of cooking would be – it’s very exciting news to hear that he’s working on a restaurant practically in your backyard. Wursthall, a collaboration between Lopez-Alt and local restauranteurs Adam Simpson and Tyson Mao, is […]...

Filed Under: Peninsula, Reviews Tagged With: bay area, restaurant, san mateo, wursthall

{Palo Alto}: [esc] at Four Seasons Silicon Valley

May 1 by Anita 2 Comments

Is [esc] at Four Seasons Silicon Valley the perfect escape? [esc], the new cafe/lounge space in the lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley is a sleek and welcome addition to the luxury hotel. Chef Eric Keppler, the in-house pastry chef, creates morning pastries like croissants and kouign amann for breakfast along with coffee […]...

Filed Under: South Bay, Sweet Spots Tagged With: bakery, bay area, dessert, esc, four seasons, hotel, palo alto, sweet spots

{South Bay} Brunch at Verge Restaurant in Los Gatos

Jun 26 by Anita 4 Comments

I have an especial weakness for brunch; it probably comes from a childhood of dim sum weekends. Fortunately the Bay Area seems to be filled with plenty of like-minded people as it’s a mecca of brunch options ranging from old school to modern, across a range of cuisines. Last weekend I was invited to visit […]...

Filed Under: San Francisco, South Bay, Sweet Spots Tagged With: bay area, bay area brunch, bay area restaurant, brunch, restaurant, review, silicon valley brunch, silicon valley hotel, south bay, toll house hotel, verge restaurant

{Peninsula}: Sofitel Bay 223 Restaurant

May 8 by Anita 1 Comment

San Francisco is well known as a culinary destination, but there are plenty of gems spread throughout the rest of the Bay Area. I recently found one at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay hotel, about half an hour down the Peninsula in Redwood Shores. I was invited to try the menu at the hotel’s Sofitel Bay 223 […]...

Filed Under: California, Reviews, San Francisco, Sweet Spots, Sweet Spots, Travel Tagged With: bay 223, bay area, hotel, restaurant, review, sofitel

{San Francisco}: Meals on Wheels Gala 2016

May 2 by Anita 2 Comments

San Francisco is home to so many fantastic food events, and a couple weeks ago I got to attend one of the biggest ones of all: the 29th Meals on Wheels Star Chefs and Vintners Gala. This fundraising event has become an annual showcase of some of the biggest names in the food and wine scene […]...

Filed Under: Events, San Francisco, SF Events Tagged With: bay area, events, food, gala, meals on wheels, restaurant, san francisco

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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, baby girl, and rescue cockapoo Snickerdoodle. More about pastrygirl

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