Loni Stark
How does your cactus garden grow?
We are one step closer to the magical Baja casa we envisioned when we started this journey.
Baja Casa: Many paths to paradise
Our Baja casa is like a red-headed, untamed child. We have little control over the details of when or how, but it never ceases to delight us with what turns up.
A secret recipe, a legendary chocolatier and truffle treasures
If life is like a box of chocolates, what then is the exhaustive legend that one often finds in these boxes of chocolates?
Joy of fruit trees
I finally stopped, basked in the sun, unwrapped a thinly peel-covered orange, broke off a big wedge, popped it into my mouth...and let the bursts of flavors explode.
Loreto Bay: Pathways to progress
The start of the pathways is a symbol of a new phase in our adventure building a vacation home in Loreto, Baja California Sur.
Fleur de Sel: Not your commonplace salt
What is true about most hand-crafted objects which later through industrialization and mass production become commonplace, is true for salt.
“S’mores No More” Caramilk rice crispy secrets (recipe)
This recipe playfully references the highly successful "Caramilk Secret" advertising campaign conceived by Gary Prouk.
5 Secrets for the ultimate fish taco
It was only after several trips down to Loreto, that I started to crave this Baja Californian archetype that represents one of the most sublime ways to devour fresh fish.
Interview: David Kinch, GQ Chef of the Year (video)
My most memorable Kinch experience was at the Napa Truffle Festival. Ken Frank hosted a super-star Michelin Chefs dinner (lustworthy) at his out-of-this-world La Toque restaurant in Napa.