
A few weeks ago, I raved about a new Italian cookbook called
A16 Food + Wine that has a delicious (and unique)
meatball recipe. Well, I'm still learning great things from it. This week, I made a
panzanella with tuna and capers, another item on the menu at the
launch party.

One of my favorite chefs, Nate Appleman of San Francisco's
A16, has debuted a new book co-written with his wine director, Shelley Lindgren, entitled
A16 Food + Wine.
To celebrate the cookbook's debut,
Williams-Sonoma, which will carry the book, hosted a launch party with the authors on hand. There, I not only scored a copy of the book but also sampled some entries from the new tome.

Last Tuesday night I found myself on a date with a surfer from Maine at one of San Francisco's hottest new spots
A16. You know I'm crazy about wine experimentation, and my date was willing to come along for the taste adventure. The waitress was 100% knowledgeable on most of the wines and recommended we try a Fiano, so we most happily obliged her.