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...it's a great reason to spend all day Sunday simmering some pasta sauce. Warms up the place and makes it smell delish.

It totally depends on the soda. I prefer regular coke to diet, but diet pepsi to regular. And I love Fresca.

I am surprised by all the "overpriced" comments here -- they're upmarket and don't have a lot that is not in a higher price range. Overpriced means charged significantly more than everyone else for the same items. And to the person who is complaining about them selling books for list price, the "I can just go buy it cheaper online" sentiment has also killed a lot of local bookstores, like San Francisco's Stacey's.

The sweet potato fries at Taylor's Refresher (in Napa and SF's Ferry Building) are quite good, and never burnt or greasy.

lol

Apparently said barista is not familiar with the Americano? Or with the concept of espresso affogato, whereby the espresso dilutes/is diluted by ice cream? Or espresso granitas?

My favorite cheese is Cypress Grove's Humboldt Fog. It's a great goat cheese with a line if blue gray ash running through the center, with a creaminess towards the rind. Although I primarily eat it with a baguette, I did have it in an amazing dessert at the late Hawthorne lane restaurant in San Francisco -- they used it for a cheesecake. delish.

Martha's recipes are always foolproof. I tend to look to them first when trying something I've not tackled before, like the first time I made red velvet cake (it turned out delish.) My favorites though are her biscotti recipes -- they create a flavorful biscotti that is not so rock hard as to require dipping in espresso (a nice option from time-to-time but a pain as a requirement to eat a quick snack.)

June Taylor's preserves are a highlight of any trip to the SF Ferry Plaza Farmers Market. My favorite is her Santa Rosa Plum conserve. She also makes a few fruit sauces that are great over ice cream.