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I hope you didn't miss the restaurant review ratings system over at Becks & Posh and a compelling case for why you should read restaurant reviews on a blog to boot.

This week I got a chance to meet pastry girl, whose blog, Dessert First, I will be reading more often. Her post on falling in love with lychees is on the menu this week.

Last but not least yet another gorgeous set of photographs from Cookbook 411. An inspiring post all about apricots really makes me want some!

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- Food Bloggers Picnic
Instead of the usual "Posts of the Week", I hope you'll enjoy a taste of today's picnic. For more posts: Bay Area Bites 101 Cookbooks Becks & Posh Bunrabs I'm Mad and I Eat Life's A Picnic Dessert First Jennifer Jeffrey Eggbeater keep...

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This week a bunch of sweet posts. Sweet Napa reports from Pierre Herme in delicious detail. It's her favorite pastry shop in Paris, mai oui! There's been a flurry of activity over at Albion Cooks lately. But the post on baking with lavender...

- Bloggers Come Clean
Do you have any favorite blog or newspaper column that you read on a regular basis? Do you feel you know the writer through their writing? If so, I know how you feel. That's why meeting up with other bloggers is always such a joy for me. This week...

- Writing, Writing, Writing
Last night I headed over to the Ferry Building Marketplace to meet up with a bunch of local food bloggers and enjoy some wine and nibbles and most importantly some "catch up" with friends. It seemed like everyone had been having a tough week or so. Personally...

- Food Book Report
I seem to be reading a lot of books on food these days, and good ones. I really enjoyed Apricots on the Nile and I discovered it in the best bookstore in all of London (as far as I'm concerned) called Books for Cooks. Books for Cooks actually has...



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