A new coffee cafe opens, selling these popular cookies.

Meet real wasabi. How do YOU do!

Unwrap this to find one outstanding sandwich — served from a loading dock, of all places.

Baked eggs get the porky treatment.

Take plump Bing cherries, some fresh rosemary and a sprinkle of sea salt. What you get is one amazing focaccia perfect for any meal.

Who says only guys can be rock star butchers? Not so at this super piggy event.

They’ve been called the best donuts in the Bay Area. They could be right.

Fresh cranberries in May? You bet! Especially when you can enjoy them in buttery coffee cake.

A Q&A with Chef Rick Moonen, as he dishes on “Top Chef Masters.”

An old-school dish gets glam in this version by the esteemed Campanile restaurant in Los Angeles.

An assortment of sushi at this popular restaurant that’s a favorite of the San Jose Sharks hockey team.

Sweet sticky mochi wrapped inside a real oak leaf.

Chipotle cheddar cheese gives a kick to this comfort dish.

High-octane alcohol and an exotic fruit add up to one potent drink.

Empanadas are taking the Bay Area by storm.

Elegant ahi tartare served backstage at Epcot.

Leave it to Thomas Keller to create the world’s most expensive cake mix.

The awesome strawberry cupcake that lives up to its hype.

A 10-minute salad from Mark Bittman, and a chance to win his new iPhone app.

Sara Moulton talks about life after Gourmet magazine, and how she heard the dreaded news that it would cease publication.