Studio Life

In the Bay Area?  Need some Fresh Opo, Bitter Melon, or Sinqua? Never heard of Opo, Bitter Melon, or Sinqua?  It matters not! Pacific East Mall has everything the East Asian ex-pat might need to make a dinner of comfort food, and everything the corn-fed American might need to liven up the palate (or, in our case, to make enough

During our “vacation” to Austin, we finally had a chance to try out some of the great trailer food popping up in town … mostly south of the river.  Our first stop was Mighty Cone, on South Congress which was mighty good!  I had been hearing about it for awhile, because it is run by Hudson’s on the Bend, a

I suppose every place has its share of secret views – and by secret, I mean, not a place that’s known for it’s view – not a lookout. It’s the momentary surprise of the world spread out before you as you are driving along an otherwise normal street, or walking through a not-particularly-astonishing neighborhood. This is that view for me:

We have pumpkins in Texas, too!  I even saw the pumpkins delivered to the Methodist church yard yesterday … and I knew that meant that it was really October. Every year at this time, I love to fill this wonderful Luna Garcia bowl with seasonal gourds. The lumpy bumpy gourds work great against the soft smooth pottery.  Have you ever

No matter how you cook it, or carve it, or smash it, October is the month of the great orange gourd. When huge cardboard crates appeared outside the Berkeley Bowl on the first of the month, I knew three things for sure: 1) that it was officially October 2) that the weather is about to be crisp and inspirational, and