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There are 5 So You Think You Can Cook articles available:

• SWEEET! Fresh Summer Fruit Makes Cooking Fun!
  Literally as I place these words down on paper, something is growing and ripening on a tree or bush out there. In my small orchard at my house our cherry tree is ready to harvest. It’s so fun to just go outside and pick’em, eat’em and spit out the seeds! One of the best ways to enjoy a refreshing snack of fresh produce is straight from the tree!
  
  
• If it Tastes Good it Must be Bad for You
  As a restaurant owner and Chef I am constantly striving to create dishes that tantalize the taste buds, with interesting combinations, creative presentation, and overall great taste. There is a saying, If it tastes good it must be bad for you. Being in the kitchen for over 20 years I know that you don’t have to load a dish up with salt and butter for something to taste good.
  
  
• Spring Offers Special Times to Celebrate
  March is a transitional month in this area of the world, with a little of Winter lingering and Spring just around the corner. The gals are all awaiting a time when they can enjoy their summer clothes, (I’m guessing they got clothes for summer during Christmas and haven’t had a chance to wear them yet). The guys are looking forward to football season. That would be soccer to us Americans. In fact the entire world is looking forward to football.
  
  
• The Flavors of Asia
  I just got off the phone with my brother David, congratulating him on his recent engagement. He and his fiancée Yuki just returned from Yokahama, Japan where she is from. My brother felt it important he put his best foot forward and inform his future in- laws in person of his intent to marry their daughter. I am very happy for him but I’m already thinking I’m probably going to have to save my pennies for a trip to Japan hopefully for an authentic wedding…
  
  
• “Order Up” the Holidays Are Here!
  Days like today remind me of my childhood growing up in San Francisco. The fall weather matches the summer months in the financial district along with businessmen enjoying walking to and from work in suits and ties, the sound of cars honking, the occasional jack hammering in the distance and the clanging and ringing of a cable car traveling up California Street.