The Bûche de Noël, or Yule Log, is a traditional French Christmas cake. We based our cake on David Lebovitz’s recipe in My Paris Kitchen. We have found that his pastry…
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The moment everyone has been waiting for has finally arrived! Hangar 1 Vodka is open to the public for tours and tastings. We went on a tour last weekend,…
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We love to make our own steakhouse dinners at home, so when we rented a house in Tahoe last weekend with a few friends, we thought it would be the…
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Christmas is just a few weeks away and we wanted to share a perfect stocking stuffer for the chef on your shopping list. We don’t keep a lot of specialized tools…
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We are always looking for the best gifts for our friends and family. It’s important to us to put thought into our gifts, and we always want our friends and…
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As we move into fall and winter, we turn to one of our favorite side dishes, brussels sprouts. We love finding new ways to make them pop. We think brussels…
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We recently planned the menu for a rustic Italian/California dinner party at a beautiful Duboce Triangle home. The goal was to create a menu that could be made mostly in…
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It’s almost Christmas! We love gift guides, and wanted to share just a few of our favorite gift ideas for the food and wine lover. There’s still time to ship, wrap,…
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Canelés are a specialty of the Bordeaux region of France, and we think these delightful little pastries make an amazing holiday treat. The flavor is similar to creme brulee, with rum…
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Sarah’s family is Italian, so panettone is a Christmas tradition in our house. It’s no secret that we are huge fans of Rustichella d’Abruzzo pasta, so when we saw Rustichella…
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We love to make these individual gooey chocolate soufflés topped with ice cream for small dinner parties or a special date night. Clayton’s mom makes these with Valrhona chocolate. They are remarkably easy…
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We love Hog Island oysters! After our first trip to Napa, we were disappointed to find out that you can’t buy them outside of California. A few places in Chicago served them when they…