I was home sick recently. (Hmm, I wonder why? Maybe it’s all the holiday baked goods I’ve been eating here and here .) Slumped on my sofa d...

A couple of weekends ago, I blogged about the holiday cupcake at Teacake Bake Shop on the East Bay (it was eggnog, in case you forgot). Thi...

With my new MacBook with wi-fi access, I decided I should be more part of the coffeehouse community, even though I don't drink coffee. S...

The food event to drum up business for the local restaurant biz, Dine About Town is coming back in 2008, and not just once but twice. Sponso...

Today I’m cooking with beets, one of my favorite things to eat but not to cook. If you’ve worked with beets, you know what I mean. It takes ...

Copyright 2007 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 6 golden beets ¾ lb. fingerling potatoes (or new potatoes) 1 cup treviso or radic...

Cozy Spot Livens Up Oakland’s Uptown Neighborhood UPDATE (2/24/10): This place closed in February 2010 for unknown reasons. Sister Luka'...

When I started blogging a year ago, I noticed a few food bloggers talking about this thing called the “Menu For Hope” during the holidays. I...

People dreaming of a crab-filled Thanksgiving got their hopes drowned in oil—heavy, bunker fuel oil to be exact. The Nov. 7 Cosco Busan spil...

There's nothing that puts me more in a crabby mood (and that's a good thing) than the local Dungeness crab. Its big, juicy meat make...

Can you guess what holiday flavor is in this cupcake? I got it this afternoon at Teacake Bake Shop after I got my haircut over at the Bay S...

Tonight I’ll be making one last push to finish my Christmas shopping so I can start enjoying my weekends again without worrying about sendin...

Not Your Grandfather’s KFC (UPDATE: This restaurant closed at the end of 2011 as the owners focus on their other projects.) 1058 Valencia St...