Happy Moon Festival

Today is the Chinese Moon Festival, which is a folk celebration that coincides with the fall harvest. So sometimes it’s known as …

Melting Cheese at the Ferry Building

Who doesn't love the look of melting cheese? Awhile back when I was strolling through the Ferry Building in San Francisco, I …

Smitten Ice Cream in San Francisco

The weather in the Bay Area has finally warmed up, just in time for the start of summer next week. And when the weather gets hot,…

Mana Bu's Musubi in Honolulu

HONOLULU Hawaii is known for several food traditions and one that's high on the novelty list (because no one on the mainland …

HK Milk Tea at Out the Door

Funny how you never heard of something until you go to a foreign country and discover it. Then you come back and you see it every…

New Taste Marketplace in San Francisco

San Francisco is going crazy for the pop-up restaurants and shops, food trucks, and plain old neighborhood bake sales. There seem…

Hong Kong Leftovers

HONG KONG So I've pretty much wrapped up all my major posts I wanted to do about my Hong Kong trip (gosh, it's been almos…

Tell Tale Preserve Co. at the Ferry Building -- (CLOSED)

Update (8/26/11): Chef William Werner announced that he was ending his agreement with his financial partners and leaving behind T…