Living in the Bay Area, you are never short of festivals or events to attend. Last month we gorged ourselves at the Eat Real Fest in Oakland’s Jack London Square. It was an event with truck loads of great food and exciting demos to raise awareness that making great healthy food can be accessible and [...]

September is one of my favorite months. The leaves begin to turn, we get a bit of a proper summer in the Bay Area, there is a general feeling of renewal and most importantly it is the month of my birthday. Some people get upset about getting a year older; I choose to celebrate instead. [...]

Recently some of my friends, including Hisami of Miss Baby Sunshine’s Kitchen, spent some time in Napa Valley and stayed at the cottage at Stags’ Leap Winery. In front of the cottage, there was a vegetable garden where they were encouraged to pick and eat the produce. Hisami made a lovely feast with their pickings: [...]

Enjoy the Ultimate Girls Night Out at Sassy City Chicks Fashion Bash September 16, 2010 – San Francisco, California – Sassy City Chicks is back with another celebrated Fashion Bash event, and now we are bigger and better than ever! Hoards of fashion-forward women thirsty to get their ‘shop on’ will gather at the famous [...]

As much as I love making things from scratch, it is just not feasible on a weekday night after a day at the office. This is when store bought help comes to the rescue and dehydrated gnocchi starts looking really good as an alternative to pasta. When cooking prepackaged gnocchi, it is really easy to [...]

Like other fervent people who have stumbled upon a new faith, I am a passionate believer in the corset and try to preach my gospel to as many people as are willing to listen. I know beyond the shadow of a doubt that every woman should have one and don’t try to convince me otherwise. [...]