Food should be fun and making it should be easy enough for the average cook. That's why I've teamed up with The Flirty Gudie to offer step-by-step tutorials in myculinary column "Cooking with Carl".
December
• Eating in the valley or by-the-sea • Carmel, CA Our final food tour included stops at the Wagon Wheel Coffee Shop, Corkscrew Café, the Earthbound Farm Stand, La Bicyclette and the Carmel Bakery and Coffee Co.
November
• Where to Eat on Fourth Street • Berkeley, CA We made four stops on Berkeley's beloved shopping and dining district: Bette's Oceanview Diner, The Pasta Shop, O Chamé and Tacubaya.
October
• Where to Eat: A Willow Glen Food Tour We started our day on LIncoln Avenue at the Hay Market, moved next door to Top Nosh Cafe, down the street to Taiwan Restaurant, then back again towards Willow Street to the Willow Glen Frozen Yogurt and Ice Cream Co and finishing at La Villa Deli.
September
• A Surprisingly Delicious Pleasanton Food Tour We made five stops on our off the beaten track Plesanton food adventure: Eddie Papa's, Nonni's Bistro, Saigon, Oasis Grille and Wine Lounge and the Primrose Bakery. A bonus extra stop at Pans on Fire a super cool kitchen shop located downtown across the street from Nonni's Bistro.
August:
• A Pescadero Food Tour: Where and What to Eat Off HWY 1 Five stops along HWY 1 alson known as the Cabrillo HWY. Stops included Arcangeli Grocery (aka Norms Market), Duarte's, Taqueria de Amigos and Costanoa's Cascade Bar and Grille.
July:
• A Bay Area Cheap Eats and Secret Menu Food Adventure Our favorite places to grab a quick and affordable bite including the most comprehensive secret menu for In-N-Out burger, the Cheese Steak Shop, The Pita Pit, Taco Bravo and Mitsuwa Market.
• I was a Tasting Judge for the Chocolate Bridal Salon 2011 It was delicious and fun but also a lot of work because in total I was sent over 50 samples of chocolate from 12 different companies and had to judge them in 17 categories.
June:
• A Palo Alto, Epicurean Food Tour Our June Food Adventure was old and new favorite places to eat in Palo Alto, CA. Stops included: Shokolaat, Fuki Sushi, Mediterranean Wraps, Cool Cafe and Calafia.
• A Funky Food Potluck Dinner When friends Duncan Reyes, Lisa Whalen, Andy Mark, Rebecca Meredith Pullen, Carl Mindling and I decided to "Funk it Up" with a fun and flirty potluck dinner we went all out!
