San Francisco

B and I celebrated a friend’s 80th birthday last weekend. We had lunch at Le Central, a French bistro located on Bush Street literally steps from the Dragon Gate that […]

American cuisine

Weekend Rituals

B and I have been together since May 2013. If you count since we’ve been living together, it’s been 3 1/2 years. I prefer to start the clock from the […]

California

Pernil Snapshots

Every year, B and I invite a bunch of friends over to watch the Oscars. We usually make it an event, like a dinner party gathering. A few weeks ago, […]

American cuisine

Recent Snapshots

Several images are from a dinner in December at Benu. A few are from recent meals at Monsieur Benjamin and Mama Ji’s. The rest are scenes from our kitchen. As usual, click a […]

California

Recent Snapshots

American cuisine

Random Snapshots

Clicking on a tile in the mosaic below will bring up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs. Enjoy the pix.

American cuisine

June Snapshots

Clicking on a tile in the mosaic below will bring up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs. Enjoy the pix.

food photography

Random Snapshots

Sorry I haven’t been posting as much. I’ve been incredibly busy over the past few months. Here are some pix to whet your appetite in the interim. As usual, clicking […]

California

Spring Snapshots

Clicking on a thumbnail in the mosaic below will call up a slideshow of high-resolution photographs.

American cuisine

2015 Snapshots

autumn

Fresh Cavatelli with Cauliflower, Almonds and Breadcrumbs

I lived in New York City from 1988 till about […]

autumn

Saturday Market Snapshots

I’m working on a post about homemade pasta that will appear soon — well, maybe sometime this week if I get around to it. Clicking on a thumbnail in the […]

American cuisine

Zuni Roast Chicken with Bread Salad

As some of you may know, I used to live in a shoebox-sized studio in New York City. It’s what I imagine hobbits might find comfortable if they existed in […]

autumn

Ferry Building Farmers’ Market Snapshots

Clicking on the tiles in the mosaic will bring up […]

American cuisine

A Gallery of Tomatoes

Who doesn’t love tomatoes? They’re amazing when they’re in season…and that time is now. Depending on where you live, they’re on their way out and they won’t reappear for another […]

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The Spamwise Chronicles

A blog devoted to the beauty of food.

San Francisco

Random Snapshots

Lunch Snapshots

Weekend Rituals

Pernil Snapshots

Recent Snapshots

Recent Snapshots

Random Snapshots

June Snapshots

Random Snapshots

Spring Snapshots

2015 Snapshots

Fresh Cavatelli with Cauliflower, Almonds and Breadcrumbs

Saturday Market Snapshots

Zuni Roast Chicken with Bread Salad

Ferry Building Farmers’ Market Snapshots

A Gallery of Tomatoes