Anna's Cool Finds

Clean, bright and inviting. Anchorage 5 is just what you'd like a quick and casual lunch spot to be. I was greeted promptly and a frie...

Variation on an old favorite. Once you start on a cooking tear, one thing leads to another. I'm remembering the benefits of cooking m...

Hawaiian spirit at the Hukilau . My friend Sachiko knows all the interesting places. Last night we tried dinner at da Hukilau . Cheerfully ...

Simple and good. Just made a simple Black Forest Ham & cheese croissant sandwich, with very fresh croissants from Molly Stone's ba...

Ambiance and deliciousness over come rain. It was quite the rainy day yesterday, and a couple weeks before the bay area usually experience...

Choices, choices. A buffet fit for a Maharajah with plentiful choices in a clean and decorative setting and a reasonable price, it's ha...

Grilling in the waning light. I picked up something simple the other night, some boneless pork chops and knew I had some fresh greens and r...

Thai with Japanese sensibilities. I was in San Francisco the other day, and when deciding on where to go for dinner, thought that although...

Concluding post on the dinner. I posted previously about the starter for this meal, Black Bean Soup , and then following about the Minted F...

Anna Bakes. Some years ago, I used to bake bread from scratch often. I was in one of my "let's clear the cupboards" moods w...

Supper Club - Sicily. It was time again to join the chefs in a theme, tell tall tales and enjoy food infused with thought and flavor. Here...