Editor of the Bay Area News Group's Eat Drink Play section at the Mercury News and East Bay Times.
Bay Area, CA
Joined July 2009
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Leave it to an outsider -- @messidude! -- to do what a local should’ve done a long time ago: make a thorough accounting of Bay Area Indian restaurants graphed by price and popularity. What delicious fun!
mercurynews.com/2022/02/02/b…
Mandarin orange chicken? Mini stroopwafel ice cream sandwiches? Everything bagel seasoning? #traderjoes just announced the customer faves. mercurynews.com/2022/01/31/t…
What a great round-up of cool, strange and wonderful spots to discover around the Bay Area. And yes, of course, @RosicrucianPark is on the list (personal fave!), but so are eight other finds. mercurynews.com/2022/01/30/9…
Brrrr, it's cold out there for you alfresco diners. But here are some tasty, toasty Bay Area spots to dine. (And some hilarious advice from @codylundinalss) mercurynews.com/2022/01/27/1…
Planning to watch the big @49ers game on Sunday? Here are 7 fun possibilities for local watering holes where you can spectate, including 2 that will make you rethink the phrase "sports bar." mercurynews.com/2022/01/26/7…
Mmmm, love poppy-seed cake of any kind, but especially when the recipe hails from @doriegreenspan
This cake recipe from @doriegreenspan is nutty and tangy and features a healthy dose of nostalgia. nyti.ms/331R4Vj
Mmmm, Lunar New Year deliciousness from @nomnompaleo -- including gluten-free potstickers! mercurynews.com/2022/01/24/l…
This is the most hilarious thing 🤣
The 30 best (and worst) pumpkin-flavored foods at Trader Joe’s, ranked bayareane.ws/3vVnfzV
This is such a clever Schoolhouse Rock-style explainer -- and the Putin part is just plain hilarious.
With President Trump and others sounding the alarm about mail-in voting, we decided to take a close look at what happens to your California ballot once you drop it in the mail. This is the journey of a California ballot. youtu.be/9HBL-MjtGVs
#Election2020 #Vote #MailInBallot
A little ray of delight in this otherwise ghastly world ... mercurynews.com/2020/06/07/s…
We're playing "who will headline Outside Lands" -- join us!
Here's who we think will headline @sfoutsidelands 2020. (Spoiler alert: @lizzo is our top pick.) Can't wait to see the actual lineup from @apeconcerts! @mercnews @EastBayTimes mercurynews.com/2020/02/12/o…
Awww, 15 iconic Bay Area restaurants -- including one more than a century old -- we said goodbye to in 2019... mercurynews.com/2019/12/18/1…
OMG, look what's coming to Silicon Valley! Hello, @EatalyFlatiron, welcome to the Bay Area mercurynews.com/2019/12/17/b…
You know all those ads you saw during the @warriors games this week for some craaazy new show? Steph Curry breaks it all down for you: mercurynews.com/2019/06/14/s…
Last night, on the eve of @BottleRockNapa, @jimthecritic took a peek inside the festival grounds. Here's what lies in store, you guys! mercurynews.com/2019/05/23/b…
Headed for @BottleRockNapa this weekend? Here's @jimthecritic's awesome hour-by-hour guide to the fun ahead. mercurynews.com/2019/05/13/b…
Puffle ice cream? Yes, please!
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'Game of Thrones,' 'Outlander' among great book-to-TV adaptations bayareane.ws/2XsAZQk via @mercnews #libraries #read #books #TV
Love this story - and the @GameOfThrones pop-up bar in the city is open all next week too!
'Game of Thrones' prompted a massive communal experience bayareane.ws/2VydjgU via @mercnews