We love fresh seasonal fruit tarts. You can easily purchase them at the store, but we prefer to make them at h

The Manhattan is one of the most classic of all cocktails and also happens to be one of our favorites. It’s

What is Mirepoix? It's essentially roughly equal parts of diced onion, carrot, and celery and is a classic bu

  Grilling season is upon us, and one of our favorite things to grill is thick-cut pork chops. When we li

  When we host a brunch or have overnight guests, these lemon poppyseed scones are always on the menu. Th

  When it comes to cocktails, it doesn’t get much simpler than a classic vodka tonic. It’s a great op

Craving Mexican? Try posole. It's a Mexican soup (more like a chili) based on beans and hominy. It’s one of

Simple syrup is a key ingredient in a lot of our cocktails. We we wanted to share the best simple syrup recipe

We recently discovered our love for lentils after Clayton’s mom sent us a beautiful bag of tri-color lentils

As far as essential dishes go, a perfect roast chicken is something that everyone should know how to make. Itâ

Classic mint juleps are a Kentucky Derby tradition. They are iconic: frosty silver glasses, crushed ice, fancy

One of our favorite go-to side dishes is cast iron skillet potatoes. There are a lot of variations o

It seems like a lot of people stress too much about what to eat during the week and a lot of the literature ou

It looks like it’s going to be warm and sunny in San Francisco this weekend, so today we’re featuring a li

We like to start with thick-cut bacon. We baked it in the oven at 400°F on a cooling rack placed inside of

We were flipping through one of our favorite cookbooks last weekend looking for inspiration for the week and c

  The weather in San Francisco was so beautiful last weekend that we decided to do cocktail hour poolside

We’ve been getting a lot of swordfish recently. We probably order it almost weekly from our favorite fish su

This is an exciting post! We’re trying something different and featuring cocktails that we didn’t make. Th

This is the last post in our series on the rustic Italian dinner party we planned last weekend. When we first

Fennel is a newer vegetable in our repertoire of ingredients. We’ve always put it in our cioppino, but we’

We recently planned the menu for a rustic Italian/California dinner party at a beautiful Duboce Triangle home.

  On warm days, we’re usually in the mood for light and healthy foods. We never get tired of seafood, a

We are coming up on the end of nettle season, and if you haven’t’ found a way to work these delicious (and

  We love polenta, but we don’t make it as often as we probably should. Clayton was going through our p

Last week Clayton went on a trip to Portland with his friend Thomas to explore the food and beer scene. He had

Spring means green garlic, spring onions, and leeks. We recently found some beautiful leeks that inspired us t

In our story on La Mar Cebicheria, we mentioned the educational Pisco tasting that we enjoyed at the end of ou

Cacio e Pepe is a simple Roman pasta dish made with cheese and black pepper. It’s simple, yet delicious! It

This refreshing, gin-based cocktail is one of our favorites. We love drinks with fresh limes, and the addition

We’ve been making an effort to eat more vegetables lately. The farmers’ markets are full of amazing greens

We've gone through quite a few meatball recipes and wanted to share what we think is the best meatball recipe

Bechamel is one of the five mother sauces in classic French cooking, but it's not just for French food. It's t

We eat a lot of hummus and found we were spending way too much money on store bought containers of it, so we s

  Have you ever had a Hotel Nacional Special cocktail? It was one of the signature cocktails at Cuba’s

    It’s been almost two years since we’ve seen snow, so we decided it was time for a day trip f