Archive for the ‘Media related’ Category

Breakaway Ideas at the Marin Farmers Market

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Media related | 5 Comments »

For the past few weeks I've been involved with one of California's best farmers markets, the Marin Farmers Market held each Sunday at the Civic Center in San Rafael.  I've been shopping there for years, and have long been impressed ...

Baked Persimmon Eggs

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Dishes, Media related | 9 Comments »

Let me just say that I haven't woken up this happy in a very long time. After eight years of near-total darkness, an extra-strong beam of light is providing hope again. I feel like a plant that just got moved ...

Come Have Some Breakaway Fun at SieMatic's Drop-Dead Gorgeous Showroom

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Posted in Media related | 3 Comments »

  If you're in the SF Bay area on Wednesday, October 22, please join me for an evening of fun, food, cooking, and design at the showroom anniversary event of SieMatic, designers and manufacturers of wildly innovative -- and drop-dead gorgeous ...

A Great Week of Local Cooking (and Eating)

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas, Media related | 1 Comment »

I had a blast cooking at the Marin County Fair. The Marin Farmers Market "paired" me with a different farmer or rancher each day for five days straight, and my job was to make an innovative dish out of whatever ...

Squash and Collard Soup with Homemade Beef Stock

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 Posted in Admin, Cooking ideas, Interview, Media related | 4 Comments »

The other day I roasted a huge batch of beef bones, since they came with my recent purchase of the amazing meat raised by Mike Gale at Chileno Valley ranch (four of us split an entire cow, yielding roughly 110 ...

Breakaway Cook Makes the LA Times!

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 Posted in Media related | 6 Comments »

A few months ago I was due to give a talk at Diesel bookstore, in Rockridge, along with Molly Katzen, Elizabeth Falkner, and a few other cookbook writers. I showed up on time, and met the bookstore manager. She looked ...