My family and I moved to our new home in September 2012; we moved from a home where we had lived for 17 years. During those years we had created quite the “nest”, complete with a beautiful gourmet kitchen, a barn built from recycled wood, vegetables, chickens, a landscaped backyard ... Read More »
Category Archives: food
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March 31, 2014
“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” James Beard. Just the thought of bread baking in an oven evokes a sense of awe for me … most specifically because I cannot, for the life of me, bake bread ... Read More »
Rain
March 7, 2014
Finally our hills in West Sonoma and Marin Counties look like they are supposed to look this time of year: GREEN! Whether it’s through the rolling hills of West Marin to Nick’s Cove in Marshall or over the hill through Carneros and up the valley to Saint Helena to the ... Read More »
Miami
March 3, 2014
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Miami for the South Beach Food and Wine Festival. After recovering from an over indulgence of food, wine, cocktails, and dancing, I am back on the West Coast to relish in the memories of a whirlwind weekend! I attended the Whole Foods ... Read More »
Cheese
December 18, 2013
I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on one of the newest additions to the West Marin Food & Farm Tours with owner|operator, Elizabeth Hill. I have had the pleasure of knowing Elizabeth professionally for the past year: Nick’s Cove has hosted her groups for wine and oyster ... Read More »
Crab
November 26, 2013
When I went back to work full time a little over three years ago, I no longer had the ability to volunteer in my son’s classroom as often as I had in the prior years (which in all honesty, was fine with my son who really enjoyed his own “space” at ... Read More »
Portland
November 22, 2013
Last weekend I traveled to Portland to celebrate a friend’s 40th and quickly realized that two days would not be near enough to satisfy me! Friday I arrived at our VRBO home (which was perfectly situated in a lovely neighborhood) around 5 … just enough time to drop off my ... Read More »
Goat
November 20, 2013
It’s no secret that I live in a real-life-foodie-haven and that from my position at the helm of Nick’s Cove I have access to amazing products to delight my culinary senses … from all the amazing local cheese to water buffalo gelato; from Kobe beef good enough for Playboy (long story) to delicious hand-raised goat, ... Read More »
Recovery
October 18, 2013
In hospitality we strive for perfection: to provide for the guest things that they didn’t even know they wanted. But, like I tell my staff, there are days when we will make mistakes, when we will disappoint or fail to meet a guest’s expectation. We won’t mean to and we ... Read More »
Gelato
September 20, 2013
A few weeks ago, our Executive Chef walked into my office and said, “I have a surprise for you,” and he plopped down a few cartons of what looked like ice cream, and a bunch of spoons. What I tasted, however, was most definitely NOT ice cream, but instead it ... Read More »