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Cannoli Ice Cream and Rome

Jul 18 by Anita 4 Comments

Hello readers, hope you’ve been enjoying your summer! I was in Europe for two weeks in June, visiting France and Italy, if the photo of cannoli ice cream above didn’t give you a clue. I’m still going through vacation photos and making tons of ice cream in the last few weeks in an attempt to […]...

Filed Under: Europe, Ice Cream, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: cannoli, cannoli ice cream, gelato, ice cream, rome, travel

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

{Sacramento} Park Winters Summerland

Jul 30 by Anita Leave a Comment

Park Winters perfectly captures the ideal of simple country luxury. This magical bed and breakfast and estate is a hidden paradise in the farmlands of Winters, California. A few weeks ago I was invited to experience the myriad pleasures of Park Winters at their first ever Park Winters Summerland private event. As it turns out, […]...

Filed Under: California, San Francisco, Sweet Spots, Travel Tagged With: B&B, california, event venue, farm to table dinner, hotel, park winters, sacramento, summerland, travel, winters

Rose Raspberry Lychee Parfaits

Feb 14 by Anita 3 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day! These rose raspberry lychee parfaits are inspired by my recent trip to Hong Kong, where this flavor combination seemed to pop up everywhere. I shared some of my favorite finds in my last post, but there were so many other places I didn’t get to mention that they’re spilling over into this […]...

Filed Under: Asia, Custards, Fruit, Pastry, Recipes, Travel Tagged With: chocolate, hong kong, lychee, parfait, raspberry, rose, travel, valentine's day

Hong Kong: New Takes on Old Favorites

Feb 5 by Anita 4 Comments

One of my favorite things about Hong Kong is that it never stops changing. Its restless energy vibrates throughout the city an unceasing hum of roaring trains, flickering neon, and ardent conversations,  leaving gleaming new skyscrapers, restaurants, and amusements in its glittering wake. While I love re-visiting old favorites, I also love making new discoveries, […]...

Filed Under: Asia, Travel Tagged With: afternoon tea, asia, dim sum, hong kong, ice cream, pastry, patisseries, travel

{Travel}: One Week in Oahu

Aug 16 by Anita Leave a Comment

  What to you when you have one week in Oahu? Besides wishing it were two weeks? Our official summer vacation was a return to Hawaii, where I haven’t been since before Isabelle was born, meaning it’s been far too long. This trip was thus Isabelle’s first visit to the islands, a family reunion, and also […]...

Filed Under: Hawaii, Travel, USA Tagged With: aulani, dessert, disney, hawaii, honolulu, hotel, oahu, summer, surfjack, travel, vacation

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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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