Aislyn Greene
Aislyn moved to the Bay Area last year, primarily to indulge her culinary passions. Wrestling with who would win in a Seattle-versus-San Francisco smackdown keeps her up at night (Seattle’s got thalis at Jerry Traunfeld’s Poppy and James Beard-nominated pastry at Cafe Besalu, but San Francisco has Michelin-starred Commis and the ever-popular Tartine Bakery – how to decide?). Current Westphobia: The word “foodie”, even though she makes-believe as a pastry chef in her spare time (obsessions include smoked chocolate and how to start a pastry CSA).

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Facebook Contest: Show Off Your Spring Garden

May 7, 2013 | By | Comments (0)

Post your spring garden photos to our Facebook page for a chance to win a copy of the 20-Minute Gardener!

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The Real World: SIWC

April 4, 2013 | By | Comments (1)

Here at Sunset, we’re gearing up for our second Sunset International Wine Competition. Starting next Monday, 48 wine pros from around the West will descend on our campus to taste and judge more than 2,975 wines. We asked winemaker and SIWC judge Adam Lazarre of LaZarre Wines, to give us an insider’s take on judging on the wine circuit. Turns out it’s less glamorous—but a lot more fun—than we thought.

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Eat Like a Chef: Q&A with Chefs Feed

March 22, 2013 | By | Comments (1)

When brainstorming our first-ever food lover’s issue, we knew we had to include a list of (some of) the West’s stellar dishes. But with so much buzz around food, and the sheer volume of good, fresh food out there, it was a daunting task to determine exactly what should make the cut. To help, we partnered with Chefs Feed, an app that sources food recommendations straight from the people who know it the best—chefs. We sat down with founders (and brothers) Steve and Jared Rivera to get the scoop.

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The Recap: Juicy Morsels From Our Food Lovers’ Twitter Party

March 1, 2013 | By | Comments (1)

Just in case you missed our #SunsetFoodLovers Twitter party today, we spent our lunch hour feasting on tweets from a handful of chefs from our March issue.

Sunset food editor, Margo True, moderated along with our Chefs Feed partners. It was a sweet–and feisty–30 minutes of food-obsessed Twitter talk. Here, the highlights.

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