I baked some cupcakes for my friend Alex and made them look like him, because why not?
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Modern Citizen was kind enough to host a brunch launch party for my website! My guests got to try out my favorite SF treats and shop the latest trends at their studio.
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Lazy Bear is one of San Francisco's best pre-fixe menu restaurants. They serve over so many courses, it can be tough to keep up! Here are my tips on how to pace yourself.
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My friend Glenn confessed to me that he originally didn't love filipino food. However, after his chance meeting with Amy Besa, view on his culture's food changed forever.
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Glenn shared his own version on how he made this traditional filipino dish his own.
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My friend Alex shared his family's signature drink, whiskey slush and the story behind why it's so special to them.
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Cronut Girl is in the know of the best places to eat around the world and lucky for me she gave me a list of her favorite places to eat in NYC so I could share them with you!
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Brooklyn Floral Delights blows all other cupcake shops out of the water with their delicious buttercream frosting and intricate floral designs.
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The talented Christina Tosi and Kellogg's NYC partnered up to create a cereal bar in the middle of Times Square, so I decided to pay them a visit during happy hour.
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I took up my friend's challenge to add a twist to his favorite sandwich: a croque monsieur. Check out what I came up with!
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For over 20 years, my family and I have been coming to this local seafood spot in Oxnard, CA to get our crab and shrimp fix. It's an institution! Tour groups from Asia actually come in and have lunch here because it's just that good.
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I had never deep fried anything myself at this point in my life and had no idea what I was doing. Thankfully, Kaz showed up and taught me how to properly fry chicken. Since then, I've been bugging him to teach me how to cook something, so he decided to pay homage to his first cooking teacher: his Mom, Lisa
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I can't believe it's been over a year since I launched The Buttery Existence. I've learned so much and have been so lucky to have had the opportunity to collaborate with some pretty bad-ass people.
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Reem Assil is a force to be reckoned with in the cooking world. After traveling on a life changing trip to Beirut, she was inspired to bring Arab baking and hospitality to the Bay Area, specifically in Oakland where she opened Reem's California. As part of a thank you gift to her Kickstarter Community, she and I collaborated on creating a how-to video on how to make Sfeeha, a Lebanese mini-meat pie that is juicy and full of flavor.
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A lot of us say we wish we did this and wish we had this career - and really how many of us actually go out and do what they WISH they could do? I met someone who actually followed through with pursuing his dreams of taking a hiatus from his 9-5 tech job to become a cook at a prestigious restaurant in San Francisco, Trou Normand.
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I had a major case of FOMO for not taking a class with Chef Jean-Marc Fullsack (aka Chef) when I was a student at the University of San Francisco. Lucky for me, my friend Lily introduced me to Chef and I was able to relive my university days and cook with one of the best teachers at school!
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