My Son's Introduction

Although my mother grew up in the 1950s in Orange Country, California (known for its void of culture), she somehow found Gourmet magazine and read about food she wanted to taste. The ingredients and wine she found at her local Ralph’s were a poor facsimile of the produce, dairy, meats and wine the authors were describing from Europe. Of course she didn’t know that, and cooked Julia Child’s recipes.

In the early 70’s she migrated to Berkeley Ca. Here she found access to the tools she needed to pursue her passions. Over the last 40 years she’s tried 1000’s of wines, endless restaurants and made countless meals.

I asked her to start a site to provide a forum for comparison and a place to chronicle all of her food knowledge.

Why should anyone read this? Because they like food. Not only how to make béarnaise sauce, but how to correctly roast an almond. And find for under $20 bottles of wine that are a good fit with a hamburger, a roasted duck breast or a piece of dark rich chocolate.