2020

Easy Baked Polenta with Greens and Eggs

Trout Roasted in Fig Leaves, Succotash

Vietnamese-Inspired Meatballs

2019

Pasta with eggplant, tomato, and herbs

Fava anchovy “pesto”

Tandoori Chicken in a Charcoal BBQ

Garlic Naan at Home

Vegetable Pakoras

Beans, Veg, Yogurt, Meat

Leek / mushroom / eggplant pasta

Cooking Fresh Beans

Cooking Dry Beans

2018

Pizza on a Charcoal BBQ

Polenta from Home-grown Corn

Winter Squash with Cardamom, Tahini, and Lime

Corn Muffins 5 Ways (from Backyard Corn)

Vin d’Orange

Garden Frittata

Artichokes (Grown, Blanched, Grilled)

Carrot Top / Pistachio Pesto

Stir Fry w/ Rattail Radish + Snow Peas

Growing Radishes

Caramelized Garlic, Kale, and Cheese Tart

Fermenting Fridge

Nanakusa No Sekku (Festival of Seven Herbs)

Braised Radishes in Miso Butter… and Soba in Broth

Quick Pickled Radishes w/ Lemon Zest

2017

Cornmeal Pancakes

Eggs with turmeric, cauliflower

Growing Garlic, Making Pesto

Growing (and pickling) Mouse Melons / Cucamelons

Hand-churned Strawberry Ice Cream

Fish tacos in Tulum

Chamico’s (ceviche on the beach, Yucatan peninsula)

Grilled Pizza

Radicchio-Kale-Bacon Omelette

Fast Fajita Friday

Preserving Citrus & Hot Peppers

Red Cabbage Sauerkraut

Fermented Green Chiles

Lacto-Fermented Hot Sauce

Mexico City Food, Pt 2 (Pujol, Contramar, Mirotoro, El Cardenal, …)

Tacos, Tlacoyos, and other street food of Mexico City

Savory cornmeal pancakes, backyard greens

Paletas (lime-mezcal-chili and toasted coconut)

New Year’s Day chilaquiles and carnitas

BBQ pork tacos with smoked salsas

2016

Umeshu-inspired Pluot Liqueur

Reverse Seared Steak

Homemade Gin from Foraged Sticks, Flowers, and Berries

Making Vinegar

Backyard Garden Bowl

“Caesar Salad” Popcorn

Smoked Trout, Homemade Bagels

Pesto from the garden, ham and melon, caprese

Quick Breakfast Tacos

Homebrew #30! with Mugwort

Buenos Aires lunch “You Eat What I Cook”: Don Carlos

(more) Citrus Shrubs

Mensho Ramen, San Francisco

Moroccan Dinner Party

Handmade Couscous

2015

Homebrew Tasting

Steak + Veg

Homebrews #31/32: (Caramel) Hard Cider

Homebrew #27/28: West of Wallonia grisette w/ pluots

Homebrew #29: Yarrow Farmhouse Ale

Preserving Cherries

Making Carnitas Tacos

Remarkable Dinner at The Willows Inn (Lummi Island, WA)

Homebrew #16 (27): Belgian Ale rested on Pluots, Oak, Rye Whiskey

Making Sauerkraut

Big Bend Brewing – Alpine, TX

Homebrew #15: Late-Hopped Xtra Pale Ale

Smoking Brisket (on a small charcoal grill)

Two Hour Tacos

Wine Tasting around Healdsburg

Icelandic Cocktail Party

Homebrew #14: Mild Stout in a Petite Keg

Gas Station Cooking, Iceland

Food in Iceland

Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur

Seville Orange Marmalade

Strong Beer Jelly

Bitter: Beer Soup w/ Rye, Arugula Salad

2014

Floreria Atlantico, literally underground cocktails in BsAs

La Huella, beachside grill, Uruguay

Copenhagen Salty Licorice

Copenhagen: Geranium

Copenhagen: Kiin Kiin

Paris, lunch at Septime

London Food: Moro, Ottolenghi, River Cafe

London: St John (pork, tarragon)

London 2014: Beer

Homebrew #12: Milk Stout w/ Figs

pasta-making class

Exotic Citrus Shrubs (Makrut Lime, Yuzu)

Single Malt, Single Hop, Single Gallon (Homebrewing)

Steak, zucchini-hazelnut-basil salad.

Cider Pressing and Fermenting

Intense Flavors + Foraged Flowers: Elizabeth, Chicago

Small Chicago Food Highlights: Avec, Heritage, Do-Rite

Last visit to Hot Doug’s (wild game sausages in Chicago, closing forever)

Strawberry Balsamic Cider Peppercorn Shrub

SF Street Food Festival

Strong, Dark, Old Beer

Food and Beer across rural Iowa, Wisconsin

Forequarter, Madison

Flavored Cotton Candy

Bavaria Beer and Food

Homebrew #6: Fatherland Imperial Stout

Homebrew #9: Wet Hot American Saison

Limoncello (+ lime, bergamot)

Favorite sushi place: still amazing after 10 years.

Arugula, Baked Egg, Garlic Yogurt, Paprika Butter

San Diego and a Long List Of Beer

Homebrew, Cider, Snacks

More Citrus Shrubs

15-minute Couscous Dinner

Oleo Saccharum (sugar-extracted citrus oils)

flour + water pasta tasting

Simpatica Dining Hall + Bushwhacker Ciders (PDX)

PDX Food: Apizza Scholls

PDX Food: Bollywood Theater

San Francisco Beer Week 2014

Homebrew(?) #8: Making Hard Cider

Homebrew #6: Thee No Cees IPA

Eggs Baked in Delicata Squash, Kale

Brussels Sprouts and Kale, 8 Ways

Escape From NYE Pizza

2013

The Robot Ate 2013

Two Favorite Salamis

Shrubs (drinking vinegar)

Infusing Bourbon

Coffee in Tokyo

(lucky at) Daiwa Sushi, Tsukiji Market, Tokyo

A Tale of Three Ramens, Tokyo

Eating (Well) in Narita Airport

Yakitori Alley, Yurakucho, Tokyo

La Ciccia, Sardinian Food

Citrus Salad, Spaghetti al Limone

Beer in Maine

Homebrew #5: “The NO.C. IPA”

Long Grain Thai Cuisine

Ramen Shop, Oakland

PDX food, beer (Ned Ludd, Screendoor, Evoe…)

Homebrew #4: Sour & Salty (Gose)

Homebrew #3: Pumpernickel Sandwich Session

Pizza at home

Korean-style Short Ribs

Homebrew: Rye ESB (+Juniper?)

Homebrew: Summer Simcoe IPA

Homebrewing

Homebrew: Bottling, Labeling

Creole Dinner Party

Japanese Food Dinner Party

flour + water: again

Oyakodon

Portland Food & Beer Recap #3

Roasting a Chicken

San Francisco Dumpling Tour

Anchovy Curry Paste / Fried Rice

Not Quite Nicoise

Spinach, Ribeye, Garlic, Beets

Poached Eggs, Nettles, First Spring Peas, Pepper, …

back at flour + water

Quick Fish Tacos

Strange Bites For Dinner

Salty Salmon, Poached Egg, Butter Spinach

Slow Milk-Braised Pork Shoulder (Carnitas?)

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops on Arugula

Chirashi at Home

First Poached Eggs

In Pursuit of Tartiflette (and beer)

Kale, Smoked Salmon, Grilled Haloumi Salad

2012

New Year’s Eve: Luxurious Bento Box option

Pasta, Tomatoes, Tart Salad

Brunch: Beets, Potato Pancakes, Adult Salad

Fresh Dungeness Crab, Garlic Noodles

Baked Egg in Squash, Crab

Local Maine Thanksgiving (2012)

Local Thanksgiving: 2009 Edition

Pumpkin Risotto, Bitter Salad

Ad Hoc, Napa Brunch

Homemade Wild Boar Jamon

Dandelion Madagascar Chocolate

Moroccan Shepherd’s Pie

Spicy Greens Juice w/ Edible Flowers

roasted duck, black pepper, egg pasta (flour+water)

Cod Baked in Foil (Chanterelles, Yuzu, Ginger)

From Lamb to Plate

Ragazza: Thin-Crust Pizza, Good Ingredients

BBQ Grilled Cheese (camping gourmet style)

Pasta with Haloumi, Olives, Tomatoes

Kasha, Grilled Haloumi, Tomatoes

Hong Kong Lounge Dim Sum

Canning Stonefruit, Tomatoes

Noisette, Pork w/ Mustard, Butchering Mirrors

New York Restaurant Codes

Steak, peppers, fruit: $17

Korean BBQ, camping

Caprese

Sausage-Making Class

Tacos &c in Sayulita, Mexico

Tequila, Mexico

SoW pop-up juice bar

Lentil Soup, Roasted Stonefruit Salad

Dumplings

flour + water, again

Five Islands Lobster Wharf

nunu beer chocolates

Shin-Sen-Gumi Hakata Ramen, Gardena

BBQ Oysters, Harissa

Primavera: pork with green pumpkin seed sauce

Mission Burrito

Next: El Bulli photos and dishes

flour + water / dough room

Sole, Brown Butter, Olives, Peas, Mint, Cherries?!

Chicago: Avec, The Publican, Au Cheval

Good Beer in Chicago

Al’s Beef, Chicago

Next El Bulli: the menu

Amazing 29-course & nearly 6-hour dinner at Next. Photos do it no justice.

Mission Chinese: Pork Jowl, Radish, Mint, Anise Peanuts!

Crawfish Boil in the park

Axum Ethiopian Cafe

Mr Pollo, $20 four-course South American meal

Rabbithole Coffee, Hong Kong

Melon Popsicle

Waku Ghin tasting menu

Roasted Chicken Rice, Bukit Batok 109

Rojak

Little Creatures Pale Ale

Yong Tau Fu

Laksa

Pepper Crab!

Chicken Rice at Bukit Batok 109

BiBimBap and Kimchee, Seoul

Mission Chinese Food

Firestone Walker Parabola

Cured Meat and Smoked Beer

Pancetta, Greens, Garbanzos

Salmon & Mushrooms in foil

Beer Cupboard

Gilbreth’s Rotisserie

Turkish(ish) dinner party

Least Crushable to Most

First Montreal Bagel

Hil’s Cooking Pulled Pork

Lentil Soup, Radishes, Anise

How To Roast A Whole Pig

Pliny the Younger

Kare-Ken: great Japanese curry

Lambcetta, Fennel, Carrots, Westvleteren

Butchers and Beers

Gelik (six courses of meat)

Yüksel Balık (fish restaurant), Istanbul

Homemade Wild Boar Salami, Beer

Eating in Istanbul

“Lion’s Milk” (Raki)

La Taqueria

Lentils, Kuri, Spigarello

flour+water: smoked duck, mint pasta, pork, meyer lemon, pine vermouth

Eggs Blackstone at Just For You

Madagascar Mast Brothers Chocolate

Robot Tea Strainer

Eating in Nuremberg, Prague

Beer in East Germany, Prague

Scenic Drinks in Singapore

Eating in Singapore

Singapore Hainanese Chicken Rice

Level 33 Brewpub, Singapore

Eating in China

Sashimi Heaven

Hungarian Bar Tartine

Beer at The Trappist

Bacon-Wrapped Egg

Excellent Lentil Soup (Toasted Spices, Spinach, Lemon)

Brussels Sprouts, Lentils, Pea Sprouts. Eh.

Peko-Peko Osechi, Beer

2011

Russian River Brewing Co

Bean & Kale Soup, Steak, Squash, Spinach Salad

Christmas Eve Poultry & Beer

Triple Rock / Laurelwood / Homebrew IPA

Skillet Apple Crisp

Making bagels, again

Sol Food (plantains)

Black Beans, Garlic, Oyster Mushrooms, Pomegranate

Bourbon County Stout

Shepherd’s Pie

Portland (Maine) Beer

Thanksgiving Food

Boudins Blanc

Steak and Greens, take three

Chipotle Cocktail

Almanac Beer, Hapa Ramen

Deviled Eggs, Pickled Fennel, Kale, Squash w/ Sage Butter

Fava Beans, Crabapples, Cod, Romano Beans, Fennel

Primavera chilaquiles

Artichoke, Kale, Fried Egg

Kale, Sunchoke, Quinoa, Steak

Steak & Salad

Kale, Tomatillos

11 vegetables, 18 reasons

Frites

Ici ice cream

Ippuku! (izakaya)

Taco brunch, sort of

Mikkeller Single Hop Series

Garbanzos, Spinach, Spices

Butternut, white beans, tahini

Scones, eggs, smoked paprika

Roasted tomato soup topped with grilled cheese

Bagels and pizza: it’s not the water?

Una Pizza Napoletana!

flour + water pasta tasting

flour + water pasta tasting

Portland Beer Bars

How to Make Bagels [updated 2017]

Flour, Protein, Gluten

Oregon Brewers Festival

Mr and Mrs Misc: Ice Cream

BBQ Bagels?!

pasta, pesto, cranberry beans, fresh ricotta

Camino dinner celebrating Chez Panisse

Canned Beer Tasting

Sneaky’s: Good BBQ in SF

Soba w/ Broccoli

Beans, squash, duck egg

Dogfish Head 120-minute IPA

Beer-Centric Dinner Party

Portland Food recap

White Sandwich Bread

Maple-Pecan Scones

Potato Salad

Belgian Beer in SF

Map of Benelux Beer

Drinking 100 beers in Belgium

Yet another food & drink blog