When I  lived in San Francisco years ago, French restaurants were popular with the guys I dated.  I found the food to be strange and fattening.  One place only had souffles on the menu, one was ubër-elegant with an overload of  waiters fluttering about, and another was way too romantic for a first date.  Frankly, I preferred Italian food at the time…I lived in North Beach & loved all the neighborhood restaurants. (I still know more about Italian wine than French.)

When I moved to Marin and starting cooking (for the first time in my life), I put a laptop in my kitchen to find recipes and inspiration. One of my favorite sites is Kim’s Easy French Food all the elegance…none of the fuss. I learn little tidbits about the French way of eating & discover new recipes. Her monthly emails remind me to check it out, which I appreciate!

PS: The picture is Kim’s logo. And..she just told me that she lived in North Beach at one time too! Such a small world…