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I have a soft spot in my heart for La Farine in Oakland. Best morning buns, hands down. And I love their Irish soda bread too.

Lots of braised meats, and many variations of apple pie.

this really is a wonderful recipe. it made me re-think my fear of deep-frying entirely, and my family requests these donuts whenever i visit the bay area.

David Chang

la farine in oakland, locanda verde (i'm taking some liberties here, but every baked good is amazing), and my own kitchen

Yep, the Tollhouse chocolate chip! And they ended up tall and cakey. My technique has improved by leaps and bounds since then.

if my sisters will let me change it up this year, i want to make the cranberry, apricot, fig stuffing from bon appetit!

There was pretty much only one cookbook in the house growing up in my Chinese household (which my mother never cracked open) and it was the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. The first recipe I ever made was probably tuna casserole one Thanksgiving when my sisters and I decided to do as the Americans do and add to our standard hot pot feast. How things have changed!

anything with banana, or blackberry cobbler

@leah greenstein: the mushroom guy next to The Bread Man and across from the seafood truck has them. they were so lovely, but do get there early!

I love leftovers and don't tire of eating the same thing too quickly so at home, this isn't much of a problem. if i have people in town or if i'm out of town, when a food itinerary is planned to fit in as many meals/snacks as possible, i end up leaving the packaged food on top of a garbage can. I feel good that the food isn't being wasted, and that no one has to dig through the trash to get to it. It's amazing how when you pull the car around a few minutes later, the food is already gone. It's an unofficial movement: http://www.replate.org/

Introduced to me in high school, when a drive across the Dumbarton Bridge was an adventure, Cafe Borrone is lovely during summer afternoons, and that whipped cream really is as good as it looks. I could use a frozen mocha right now in the 85 degree, dead-of-winter LA weather.

I second La Farine in the Bay Area. I discovered the morning buns just as I left the bay for college because its photo was featured in a "125 Best Things to Eat" article for San Francisco magazine, and now I have to make the trip there to savor them every time I'm home. I feel like the Tartine ones can't even compare. There's a recipe for them in the La Brea Bakery book of pastries that I've had my eye on for awhile...