in the December 26, 2007 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
With its attentive service, and well-priced, high-quality food, Rangoli has quietly added culinary firepower to this well trafficked, restaurant-challenged San Jose neighborhood. Take that, you other zip codes. [more]
in the December 26, 2007 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
WITH a new year screeching round the bend, it’s time to identify—and then ruthlessly vilify—a new enemy in our sick national food supply. Carbs? Been there. Transfats? They’re so 2007. This will be the year of—wait for it-—the ubiquitous, cornsweetened, carbonated beverage. Early last week, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom proposed a new “fee” (not a “tax,” mind you) on big-box retailers and chain stores selling sodas laden with high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). [more]
Restauant Review: Bill’s Cafe
in the December 19, 2007 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
THERE’S no such thing as a free lunch, but there is free bread pudding—and that’s a mighty fine thing in my book. At Bill’s Cafe, which now operates in two San Jose locations, a moist, whiskysauced, nut-and-raisin-inflected bread pudding arrives gratis at the end of lunch. It’s a sliver of a portion to be sure, but it’s divine, and it’s … well, free. [more]
Passport, Please
in the November/December 2007 issue of EatingWell
Have you noticed how easy it is to identify the country the fish at your market came from? In 2005… [more]
in the December 12, 2007 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
Some of my favorite new releases are from authors with Bay Area ties. Here are three to buy for someone special, or to read (or eat) on your own. [more]
in the December 12, 2007 issue of Metro Silicon Valley
Reviews of the Olive Bar in Campbell, NapaStyle in Los Gatos, and WineStyles in San Jose. [more]
From the Hill to the World: Five Decades of Hamiltonians in the Peace Corps
Cover story in the Fall/Winter 2007 issue of the Hamilton Alumni Review
Between May and October, Meg Jones ‘96 learned to take a break at noon and stop working. She wasn’t lazy or tired or burnt out. She didn’t have errands to run. But when the mercury in Bolama, Guinea-Bissau, neared 120 degrees, she followed the lead of her friends and colleagues, sat in the shade and lay low. Soon they would all continue teaching, but not until the sweltering heat had passed… [more]