Freelance writer specializing in food, nutrition, and education

Cheryl Sternman Rule

Cry Me a Fruit Tree

Cry Me a Fruit Tree
in the February 13, 2008 issue of Metro Silicon Valley

DAVID ‘Mas’ Masumoto is a third-generation organic peach farmer who is also an incredibly poetic writer and passionate speaker. In 2006, I heard him read from one of his books, Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm, and his moving delivery reduced many in the crowd of 1,200 to sniffling fools… [more]


Restaurant Review: Tigelleria

Restaurant Review: Tigelleria
in the February 13, 2008 issue of Metro Silicon Valley

THE FACT that you can get pretty much any kind of food in the South Bay is no great shocker. From $4 bowls of ramen to $175 fondue extravaganzas, Silicon Valley has the dining spectrum pretty well covered. Maybe that’s why discovering a new restaurant with an innovative concept is such a nice surprise. At Campbell’s warm, intimate Tigelleria, the food itself isn’t so unusual, but the restaurant’s central conceit is. And that’s refreshing… [more]


Soothing Soups

Soothing Soups: when the mercury plummets, take the kids out for comfort in a bowl

in the February 2008 issue of Bay Area Parent

Reviews of Sweet Peas Cafe and Catering, Zanatto’s Family Market, and Maru Ichi. [more]