Category Archives: Reviews

Sanctuary Bistro Opens Friday!

Posted on July 30, 2014 by bakingnotwriting

I have written before about my friends Barry the Vegan Chef and Jennifer the Teacher and Amazing Organizer. In my post, Some of My Best Friends are Vegans, I mentioned their Kickstarter campaign to open a restaurant as an offshoot … Continue reading →

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Fancy Food Show: Candy Edition

Posted on January 31, 2014 by bakingnotwriting

Here are the top 5 trends from the Winter Fancy Food Show: Sriracha. Wasn’t that big a while ago? Weird chips (like pasta chips or sprouted wheat) Stuff with mint Low-sugar, nasty sounding drinks (though what I mostly saw was … Continue reading →

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My Personal Awards from the Winter Fancy Food Show

Posted on January 24, 2014 by bakingnotwriting

I attended the Fancy Food Show in San Francisco last week. For those of you who have never heard of it, this is a trade show for people who make or import specialty food stuffs to peddle their wares to … Continue reading →

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When Only Bread Baked by a Cranky Frenchman Will Do

Posted on January 6, 2014 by bakingnotwriting

We are spoiled rotten when it comes to bread around here. I can afford to refuse to eat anyone’s baguette but the Cheeseboard’s (all crust!), insist on Acme’s whole wheat loaf for sandwiches (s0 sweet, so dense), and prefer Semifreddi’s … Continue reading →

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