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The Forest Feast Gatherings is an inspiring and gorgeous vegetarian cookbook by Erin Gleeson focused on hosting meals for friends and family.

The fourth annual Hanukkah celebration at Umami Mart with Erin Gleeson of The Forest Feast and Rabbi Jack. Latkes and cider served.

It's Hanukkah next week! You know what that means... our festive and cozy annual soiree with Erin Gleeson of The Forest Feast and Rabbi Jack! As always, we'll have plenty of He'Brew beer and latkes; and just like last year, we'll...

We are so excited to finally announce a proper soiree for Erin Gleeson's new cookbook, The Forest Feast! The book was published in April and has been selling like hotcakes at our shops. It was far and wide the best seller for...

The renowned Forest Feast blog is about to become a book! Erin Gleeson, my good friend and long-time Umami Mart contributor, launched The Forest Feast after moving back to California from NYC a few years ago. Living deep in the woods in the Bay Area,...

Hello dear Umami Mart readers and loyal devotees! Holiday season is among us and I hope you are all geared up for a month of lame office parties, drawn-out family dinners and awful white elephant gift exchanges. Nah, it's not that bad, right? If there's...

Hola from España! To celebrate finishing the cookbook (yay!), we headed to Andalusia. We rented a little apartment in Sevilla which is such an idyllic town. Citrus trees literally line all the streets -- it’s amazing! Around every corner...

While Jonathan and I were visiting the east coast for a wedding last week, we snuck away for a couple of nights to his family's house in Vermont. New England is absolutely gorgeous this time of year. Blueberry-picking is a popular activity here during...

I had so much fun illustrating this map of all the farmers markets in Silicon Valley for the current issue of Edible Silicon Valley magazine. My local market is the Mountain Goat/4 corners (see it? Click here for a bigger image...

For each quarterly issue of Edible San Francisco magazine this year, I am doing a "farm to table, in one afternoon" story to show the origins of a dish served at a San Francisco restaurant. For the last issue I visited Annabelle's farm in...

Even though it's starting to become spring, it's still cold in some parts!  We were recently in NYC and since Jonathan's family has a house in Vermont, we took a group of friends there for the weekend. We cooked big meals together, played snow football...

Happy Passover, everyone! Matzo Brei is a traditional Jewish dish that is made during Passover, which runs through next Tuesday, April 2nd. The recipe calls for eggs and matzo cracker. It’s often sweetened with cinnamon and sugar, but I made a savory version with scallions....

For those of you planning your menu for Passover, or for anyone looking for a quick appetizer idea, here's a fun and colorful twist on haroset, a traditional Jewish dish. Haroset is usually a blend of fruit...

This is a fun way to present roasted vegetables and it’s super easy! Just try to find eggplant, beets and onions that are approximately the same size around, so the circles...

One of my favorite places for a sunset cocktail in San Francisco is the historic Cliff House. First opened in 1863, it sits on the site of the Sutro Bath House ruins overlooking Ocean Beach. Go early for a walk around Lands...

Jonathan’s brother and his wife Arielle came to visit last weekend from New York. The weather was gorgeous so we did a little late afternoon baking on the deck with a glass of wine! Arielle is a fabulous...

I have been getting a lot of collard greens in my CSA lately. I love how easy they are to quickly chop and fry up with a bit of olive oil. But yesterday I fancied...

I recently had a dream assignment for Edible San Francisco Magazine in which I followed one ingredient literally from farm to table in a single afternoon! I took a gorgeous drive up the coast to Bolinas, CA, where I met Annabelle Lenderink,...

It is a bit unnerving that the word "oil" is a part of the name of this cake, but don't let it fool you, it's delicious. Besides, there's oil in any cake, right? And since it’s not super sweet, this makes a great breakfast...

Over the weekend, we celebrated a little Jewish holiday called Tu Bishvat. It’s often called the “new year of the trees” and is sort of like Jewish Earth Day. Traditionally people eat 15 kinds of fruits and nuts and drink...