Another 6 cupcakes have bit the dust… I’m half way done. Check out my thoughts here.
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Food Blogging Award
Posted on November 6, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Fellow food blogger, Foong, over at The Food Site bestowed the Fabulous Food Blogger Award on me last week. The award was created by Jessie of The Hungry Mouse. Both have great blogs that I read regularly. I was honored to be recognized. Now, this post is not intended to pat myself on the back. [...]
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Sprinkles Cupcake Challenge & Rankings
Posted on October 24, 2008 by bayareafoodie
You’ve heard me discuss my Sprinkles obsession in the past. Now I’m taking it to a whole new level. There are 23 regularly featured Sprinkles cupcakes plus 14 seasonal and I am on a mission to try them all! My plan is to go once a month to the Palo Alto store and buy no [...]
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Book signing with Giada
Posted on October 20, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Mike and I spent Sunday afternoon with celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis. Actually we stood in line for 2.5 hours and talked to her for about 30 seconds.
So, I hear about a Q&A and book signing with Giada at Santana Row for her new cookbook Giada’s Kitchen. It sounded like fun so I purchased a [...]
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Foodbuzz Launches
Posted on October 13, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Foodbuzz.com officially launched today! What is Foodbuzz?
It’s the first-ever community site devoted exclusively to food and dining content—an unparalleled resource for searching, surfing and sharing with fellow foodies everywhere.
Check it out if you want to have access to tons of food blogs from around the world. You can share recipes, restaurant reviews, food videos, [...]
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Farm Fresh To You - Organic Produce Delivery Service
Posted on September 25, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Over the last couple months I have heard about people/neighborhoods getting produce deliveries from local farmers. I thought it was a wonderful idea but didn’t know if it was available in my area. While perusing a fellow bay area foodies blog I noticed he was getting deliveries from Farm Fresh to You, a family run [...]
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Gilroy Outlets
Posted on September 9, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Mike hates going to the Gilroy outlets. About once a year I can convince him to go with me. Last Sunday (9/7/08) was that lucky day. Usually I have about 5 clothing stores that I like to check out and then we leave. This time we got sidetracked at the Le Creuset and Calphalon kitchen [...]
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Bottle Shock
Posted on August 29, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Mike and I spend a good amount of time in Napa so we of course had to see Bottle Shock. When I saw the previews I was a bit worried that a movie about a 1976 wine tasting competition between the hippies of Napa and the wine snobs of France could get boring fast. Fortunately [...]
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AeroGarden
Posted on August 27, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Have you seen this gadget on a late night infomercial? Well, my dad did. He gave this to Mike and I for our wedding anniversary this year. The unit uses aeroponic technology which is
a dirt-free growing method where plant roots are suspended in air within a 100% humidity, highly-oxygenated growing chamber. Because the roots are [...]
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Cake Wrecks
Posted on August 17, 2008 by bayareafoodie
I usually keep the content on this blog to restaurant reviews and recipes but when I stumbled on to this site called Cake Wrecks I had to share. The name says it all…it’s a blog about really bad/crazy/weird cake designs. It’s pretty hilarious especially the commentary. Keep in mind these baked goodies are NOT homemade; [...]
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Growing blog on WordPress.com
Posted on July 22, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Today July 22 marks the day WordPress included me on their list of growing blogs. I’m number 62 out of 100! Thank you for checking out my blog.
To show my appreciation here is a Jamba juice coupon . Enjoy! Expires 7/30/08
Source: http://botd.wordpress.com/2008/07/22/growing-blogs-816/
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Fun Wine
Posted on July 3, 2008 by bayareafoodie
While wandering around the Vintage Wine Merchant store at Santana Row Mike and I noticed a display of wines for under $10. The low price is not what caught our attention it was the labels on two of the bottles. One was called Bitch and the other Pure Evil. As we chuckled we then saw [...]
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Mendocino
Posted on June 29, 2008 by bayareafoodie
For those of you who have not had the pleasure of visiting the Mendocino Coast here are a couple snap shots for you. These were taken June 14, 2008. The weather at this time of year is cold and there is a good amount of fog. I have been told that going in October is [...]
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Bay Area Foodie Online Store
Posted on June 8, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Have you ever seen a cookbook or a kitchen tool on Bay Area Foodie and wanted to purchase it for yourself or a friend? Now you can! Check out the Bay Area Foodie online store powered by Amazon. Inside individual posts when an item is mentioned there will be a link to the [...]
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Food and Wine Annual Cookbook 2008
Posted on June 4, 2008 by bayareafoodie
The mailman just delivered my 2008 Food & Wine Annual Cookbook. It includes all the recipes (670) that were in the magazine over the last 12 months, nicely organized and indexed. What a wonderful idea. Now I can toss out all those magazines I have lying around the house with the tagged pages. I absolutely [...]
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Michael Chiarellos NapaStyle Wine Club
Posted on March 27, 2008 by bayareafoodie
If you’re looking for an inexpensive wine club to join I urge you to consider Michael Chiarellos NapaStyle Wine Club. Mike and I have been members for 1 year and are extremely happy with our quarterly shipments. We receive the Cucina club which includes 6 bottles (red & white) from around the world for $90! [...]
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Sprinkles Cupcakes are FINALLY coming to town!!!
Posted on March 6, 2008 by bayareafoodie
My prayers have been answered…THIS summer Sprinkles Cupcakes is opening up in Palo Alto. It’s not my backyard but it’s closer than LA. I’m truly excited. It will be at the Stanford shopping center. Start your diets now!
image © sprinkles cupcakes
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One-Pot Dinners
Posted on February 27, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Williams-Sonoma in Los Gatos has a series of cooking technique classes on Sunday mornings before the store opens and guess what? They are FREE. Mike and I went to one entitled One-pot dinners last week. The class was about 45 minutes and the demo was for beef bourguignonne. Our instructor was Brad who had tons [...]
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Let the eating begin!
Posted on January 29, 2008 by bayareafoodie
Welcome to my blog dedicated to food! Here you will find reviews on restaurants I visit with my husband, Mike. You will also find some favorite recipes and dishes we attempt to make at home and other random thoughts that pop into my head.
Please feel free to comment on my posts and let me know about your [...]
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