Anna's Cool Finds

Vasco. Well, just skip it. Noisy, slow and mistaken service. Food - ho hum. On the bright side, it sits on a cozy corner in Mill Valley....

Big disappointment. For an unfortunate reason, I visited Seattle again earlier this month. My Aunt Winona passed. But it was a great opportu...

Crab Miso. I had a late bite with my friend Linda at Piatti's in Mill Valley this evening. Piatti has rechristened itself " Piatti...

In the terrible, there is still wiggle room for wonderful opportunities. Naturally it is terrible that my Father was diagnosed with bladder...

Burdock: Another one of my favorite unusual things. Of course, it is quite common in Japan, where I discovered it. My favorite way of maki...

Jellyfish make quite a tasty dish! Dried jellyfish can be found in Chinese markets. It has quite a crispy texture, and picks up the flavor o...

It all started over dinner at The Red Grape in Sonoma. After finishing an always WOW "Gorgonzola Salad", and tucking into the ...

Cedrate: An ancient fruit, the actual modern equivalent is still in dispute. From a scholarly article in Petits Propos Cullinares 69 ...

Brickmaiden Breads One of my new favorite places, Tabla Cafe, gave me a gift of a day old loaf of Brickmaiden baguette. Very good! Day old ...

Barbari bread Hatam's , a Persian grocery and cafe on 'B' Street in San Rafael, is an amazing trove of 'cool finds'. One...

Since this is supposed to be about "cool finds" and not just a restaurant review site, I'll post some things I think are ...

I've been trying new restaurants as usual! Here are my latest reviews! Tabla Cafe (Larkspur): Found this on a blog site, and was as goo...

Wow! It's been a long time since I've blogged! Last year became very hectic with work travel, and I had to suspend my flying lessons...

Passed the final at Ground School - still flying the Grob. Enjoyed a great flight on Saturday, followed by meeting Daniel in Berkeley and e...

Flew the German-designed Grob on Saturday, WOW, what a plane! You can see it by going to Attitude Aviation's site and scrolling down to...

Had a really fun weekend with my Dad. We had a cute movie made of us flying on a magic carpet all around San Francisco. There is a company...

Well I've been totally absorbed in all things flying. I've long progressed since my first flight on 3/20. I'm half-way through...

Last night I enjoyed an amazing evening dining on the top floor of the Transamerica Building. What an amazing view, and intimate dining spa...

Wow. What a weekend with the twins. We did have a good time. The kids loved the Disney "Princess on Ice" show at the Cow palace,...