
Catharine Kaufman
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Still deciding where to treat mom on Mother’s Day or another special person — or yourself — any other day of the year?Well, if a trip to is not...

On the Menu: Turning over a new leaf with Yeeha Boba Tea in Point Loma
According to an ancient Chinese proverb, drinking a cup of tea will starve the apothecary. Tea has been a healing brew for close to three millennia since its serendipitous (and...

On the Menu: Shake & Wake – a new smoothie paradise in Pacific Beach
Attention beach-loving organic fanatics! When a quick-service eatery merged with the slow food movement, Shake & Wake — the brainchild of Jesus Enrique Ruvalcaba — was born.The new Pacific Beach...

On the Menu: OB Noodle House and OB Noodle House Bar 1502
When lines longer than a chow fun noodle started snaking around the corner of the Asian restaurant at 2218 Cable St. in Ocean Beach, the Yeng brothers knew it was...

On the Menu: Getting all your ducks in a row at Pacific Beach’s iconic The Duck Dive
If you’re looking for a beachy, kitschy, local eatery and gathering place with rubber duckies floating in craft cocktails, French fries delightfully dredged in duck fat, seafood freshly caught from...

On the Menu: Charles and Dinorah at Point Loma’s Pearl Hotel
Charles and Dinorah, ensconced in the center courtyard of the old-timey, recently refreshed Pearl Hotel in Point Loma, cheek by jowl with San Diego’s coastal fishing and sailing, is a...

Kitchen Shrink: Fab February foods and events
Although February is the shortest month of the year (even during a bonus-day leap year), it is jam-packed with exciting events celebrating sports, romance, and cultural festivals. Not coincidentally, they...

On the Menu: World Famous is a Pacific Beach classic
Situated on the bustling Pacific Beach boardwalk for over 50 years, World Famous is an old-timey eatery that has become the favorite fixture of college students, young families, seniors, singles...

On the Menu: Culinary voyage explores local fish delights at OB’s Blue Water Seafood
The queue out the door of Blue Water Seafood on Santa Monica Avenue in Ocean Beach is longer than a braid fishing line cast out to sea by a skilled...

Kitchen Shrink: Bubbles with benefits and other food trends for 2022
Reflecting on the past year in food, it’s been a whirlwind of lofty gustatory ambitions as many of us played armchair chefs and bakers for our comfort, distraction, amusement, and...

On the Menu: Fig Tree Cafe is branching out with breakfast eateries
I recall my mother quite emphatically reciting a wise proverb to her kids in the mornings before we headed off to school: “You should eat breakfast like a king or...

On the Menu: Pizza and pasta’s the plan at Officine Buona Forchetta
Point Loma's historic Liberty Station, once a naval training center, has become a mecca for serious pasta and pizza lovers who converge on the family-friendly Officine Buona Forchetta.The Italian restaurant...

Kitchen Shrink: Eat, drink and be budgetary: A gustatory December for everyone
This holiday season is definitely not a one-size-fits-all celebration. Alas, with inflation clawing at our wallets like a ravenous beast, pesky pounds creeping up on us, and COVID still breathing...

On the Menu: Costa Brava brings the flavors of Spain to Pacific Beach
In the heart of Pacific Beach on Garnet Avenue, Costa Brava, a time-honored Spanish treasure sits tucked behind an arched terracotta canvas awning and lush sprawling vines.The authentic tapas bar...

On the Menu: Hodad’s boasts beachy kitsch and the ‘world’s best burger’
When shuffling into Hodad’s Ocean Beach diner after waiting in a line that seemed as long as 2 tons of shoestring french fries placed single-file down Newport Avenue, your brain...

Kitchen Shrink: Getting your bird grounded for Thanksgiving
The invasion is complete, and turkeys of all manners have landed. Growing up our moms pretty much had only one option – the iconic Butterball, gobbling up the turkey market...

On the Menu: Lanna Thai Cuisine in Pacific Beach
When you walk through the soothing entranceway of Lanna Thai Cuisine, a long-standing fixture of the Pacific Beach ethnic dining scene, you are welcomed by a rustic, iridescent sandstone etching...

On the Menu: A slice of la dolce vita and a side of amore at Cesarina
In 2019, a triumvirate of two young Romans and one Napolitano created a brick-and-mortar trattoria named Cesarina in honor of its culinary muse, who started selling her handmade pastas and...

Kitchen Shrink: Fall in Love with Fun Autumn Foods
While October’s not an A-lister month for humdinger holidays like December, it’s still packed with fun-filled festivals and events. We celebrate the bounty of the harvest across the land, fall...

On the Menu in Pacific Beach: The Fishery
In a quaint coastal neighborhood where Pacific Beach merges with Bird Rock, locavores hang loose nursing seasonal margaritas and enjoying classic seafood dishes with a modern oomph.The Fishery has been...

The Kitchen Shrink is back!
It’s been a while since you’ve heard from me, but I recall doling out in my last “Kitchen Shrink” column some safe grocery shopping tips in response to the emerging...

Kitchen Shrink: Hunker down and mark spring holidays in this brave new world with these food ideas
KITCHEN SHRINK:Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now...

Kitchen Shrink: Hunker down and mark spring holidays in this brave new world with these food ideas
KITCHEN SHRINK:Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now...

Kitchen Shrink: Hunker down and mark spring holidays in this brave new world with these food ideas
KITCHEN SHRINK:Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now...

Kitchen Shrink: Hunker down and mark spring holidays in this brave new world with these food ideas
KITCHEN SHRINK:Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now...

Kitchen Shrink: Hunker down and mark spring holidays in this brave new world with these food ideas
KITCHEN SHRINK:Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now...

Kitchen Shrink: Hunker down and mark spring holidays in this brave new world with these food ideas
KITCHEN SHRINK:Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now...

Kitchen Shrink: Hunker down and mark spring holidays in this brave new world with these food ideas
KITCHEN SHRINK:Alas, April, the mild-mannered month that typically heralds the coming of spring — and sparkles like its designated diamond birthstone with a pile of precious celebrations — is now...

Kitchen Shrink: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with 17 hale ‘n’ hearty breakfast delights
KITCHEN SHRINK:As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I cherish the many memories of a beloved family friend, a kind-hearted Dubliner who shared her Irish wit, wisdom, customs, comion and recipes with...

Kitchen Shrink: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with 17 hale ‘n’ hearty breakfast delights
KITCHEN SHRINK:As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I cherish the many memories of a beloved family friend, a kind-hearted Dubliner who shared her Irish wit, wisdom, customs, comion and recipes with...

Kitchen Shrink: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with 17 hale ‘n’ hearty breakfast delights
KITCHEN SHRINK:As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I cherish the many memories of a beloved family friend, a kind-hearted Dubliner who shared her Irish wit, wisdom, customs, comion and recipes with...

Kitchen Shrink: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with 17 hale ‘n’ hearty breakfast delights
KITCHEN SHRINK:As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I cherish the many memories of a beloved family friend, a kind-hearted Dubliner who shared her Irish wit, wisdom, customs, comion and recipes with...

Kitchen Shrink: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with 17 hale ‘n’ hearty breakfast delights
KITCHEN SHRINK:As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I cherish the many memories of a beloved family friend, a kind-hearted Dubliner who shared her Irish wit, wisdom, customs, comion and recipes with...

Kitchen Shrink: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with 17 hale ‘n’ hearty breakfast delights
KITCHEN SHRINK:As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, I cherish the many memories of a beloved family friend, a kind-hearted Dubliner who shared her Irish wit, wisdom, customs, comion and recipes with...

Kitchen Shrink: Use your bean
KITCHEN SHRINK:More and more of us are turning to plant-based diets, whether for health reasons or environmentally-conscious ones. So the hunt is on for protein sources that don’t bleed, yet...

Kitchen Shrink: Use your bean
KITCHEN SHRINK:More and more of us are turning to plant-based diets, whether for health reasons or environmentally-conscious ones. So the hunt is on for protein sources that don’t bleed, yet...

Kitchen Shrink: Use your bean
KITCHEN SHRINK:More and more of us are turning to plant-based diets, whether for health reasons or environmentally-conscious ones. So the hunt is on for protein sources that don’t bleed, yet...

Kitchen Shrink: Use your bean
KITCHEN SHRINK:More and more of us are turning to plant-based diets, whether for health reasons or environmentally-conscious ones. So the hunt is on for protein sources that don’t bleed, yet...

Kitchen Shrink: Use your bean
KITCHEN SHRINK:More and more of us are turning to plant-based diets, whether for health reasons or environmentally-conscious ones. So the hunt is on for protein sources that don’t bleed, yet...

Kitchen Shrink: Use your bean
KITCHEN SHRINK:More and more of us are turning to plant-based diets, whether for health reasons or environmentally-conscious ones. So the hunt is on for protein sources that don’t bleed, yet...

Kitchen Shrink: Hippocrates-style cooking class; ‘Make food your medicine’
KITCHEN SHRINK:Some folks love to spend a leisurely Sunday morning strolling the stalls of a gourmet farmers market, scoping out seasonal offerings from local growers and purveyors, and feeling like...

Kitchen Shrink: Hippocrates-style cooking class; ‘Make food your medicine’
KITCHEN SHRINK:Some folks love to spend a leisurely Sunday morning strolling the stalls of a gourmet farmers market, scoping out seasonal offerings from local growers and purveyors, and feeling like...

Kitchen Shrink: Hippocrates-style cooking class; ‘Make food your medicine’
KITCHEN SHRINK:Some folks love to spend a leisurely Sunday morning strolling the stalls of a gourmet farmers market, scoping out seasonal offerings from local growers and purveyors, and feeling like...

Kitchen Shrink: Hippocrates-style cooking class; ‘Make food your medicine’
KITCHEN SHRINK:Some folks love to spend a leisurely Sunday morning strolling the stalls of a gourmet farmers market, scoping out seasonal offerings from local growers and purveyors, and feeling like...

Kitchen Shrink: Hippocrates-style cooking class; ‘Make food your medicine’
KITCHEN SHRINK:Some folks love to spend a leisurely Sunday morning strolling the stalls of a gourmet farmers market, scoping out seasonal offerings from local growers and purveyors, and feeling like...

Kitchen Shrink: Hippocrates-style cooking class; ‘Make food your medicine’
KITCHEN SHRINK:Some folks love to spend a leisurely Sunday morning strolling the stalls of a gourmet farmers market, scoping out seasonal offerings from local growers and purveyors, and feeling like...

Kitchen Shrink: Achoo! Bless you ancient medicine men and women for old-fashioned cold/flu remedies
KITCHEN SHRINK:Mellifluous holiday tunes have quickly been replaced by a cacophonous chorus of sneezing, coughing and retching. And wherever you turn, someone is wearing an ominous blue surgical mask —...

Kitchen Shrink: Fishing for the Future; Sustainable sea-loving spirits meet at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
KITCHEN SHRINK:The recent locavore soiree with sweeping views of the blue Pacific aptly titled, “Fishing for the Future,” drew a lively, packed-as-sardines crowd that started at Scripps Institution of Oceanography...

Kitchen Shrink: Stay young at heart with longevity foods: Part 1
KITCHEN SHRINK:“Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.” — Jonathan SwiftLast week, I spoke to my aunt, wishing her a very happy 103rd birthday; her brother...

Kitchen Shrink: Stay young at heart with longevity foods: Part 1
KITCHEN SHRINK:“Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.” — Jonathan SwiftLast week, I spoke to my aunt, wishing her a very happy 103rd birthday; her brother...

Kitchen Shrink: Stay young at heart with longevity foods: Part 1
KITCHEN SHRINK:“Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.” — Jonathan SwiftLast week, I spoke to my aunt, wishing her a very happy 103rd birthday; her brother...

Kitchen Shrink: Stay young at heart with longevity foods: Part 1
KITCHEN SHRINK:“Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.” — Jonathan SwiftLast week, I spoke to my aunt, wishing her a very happy 103rd birthday; her brother...

Kitchen Shrink: Stay young at heart with longevity foods: Part 1
KITCHEN SHRINK:“Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.” — Jonathan SwiftLast week, I spoke to my aunt, wishing her a very happy 103rd birthday; her brother...

Kitchen Shrink: Stay young at heart with longevity foods: Part 1
KITCHEN SHRINK:“Everybody wants to live forever, but nobody wants to grow old.” — Jonathan SwiftLast week, I spoke to my aunt, wishing her a very happy 103rd birthday; her brother...

Kitchen Shrink: Fill-er up with hearty winter salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:At the supermarket produce aisle, I befriended a shopper choosing assorted leafy greens and venting about how she must pay the piper for an indulgent holiday food orgy. She...

Kitchen Shrink: Fill-er up with hearty winter salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:At the supermarket produce aisle, I befriended a shopper choosing assorted leafy greens and venting about how she must pay the piper for an indulgent holiday food orgy. She...

Kitchen Shrink: Fill-er up with hearty winter salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:At the supermarket produce aisle, I befriended a shopper choosing assorted leafy greens and venting about how she must pay the piper for an indulgent holiday food orgy. She...

Kitchen Shrink: Fill-er up with hearty winter salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:At the supermarket produce aisle, I befriended a shopper choosing assorted leafy greens and venting about how she must pay the piper for an indulgent holiday food orgy. She...

Kitchen Shrink: Fill-er up with hearty winter salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:At the supermarket produce aisle, I befriended a shopper choosing assorted leafy greens and venting about how she must pay the piper for an indulgent holiday food orgy. She...

Kitchen Shrink: Fill-er up with hearty winter salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:At the supermarket produce aisle, I befriended a shopper choosing assorted leafy greens and venting about how she must pay the piper for an indulgent holiday food orgy. She...

Kitchen Shrink: Culinary predictions for 2020
KITCHEN SHRINK:Strolling the aisles of my favorite supermarket looking back at the gustatory highlights of the year, I then gaze at my culinary crystal ball perched in the child’s seat...

Kitchen Shrink: Culinary predictions for 2020
KITCHEN SHRINK:Strolling the aisles of my favorite supermarket looking back at the gustatory highlights of the year, I then gaze at my culinary crystal ball perched in the child’s seat...

Kitchen Shrink: Culinary predictions for 2020
KITCHEN SHRINK:Strolling the aisles of my favorite supermarket looking back at the gustatory highlights of the year, I then gaze at my culinary crystal ball perched in the child’s seat...

Kitchen Shrink: Culinary predictions for 2020
KITCHEN SHRINK:Strolling the aisles of my favorite supermarket looking back at the gustatory highlights of the year, I then gaze at my culinary crystal ball perched in the child’s seat...

Kitchen Shrink: Culinary predictions for 2020
KITCHEN SHRINK:Strolling the aisles of my favorite supermarket looking back at the gustatory highlights of the year, I then gaze at my culinary crystal ball perched in the child’s seat...

Kitchen Shrink: Culinary predictions for 2020
KITCHEN SHRINK:Strolling the aisles of my favorite supermarket looking back at the gustatory highlights of the year, I then gaze at my culinary crystal ball perched in the child’s seat...

Kitchen Shrink: You better watch out! Christmakah is coming to town!
KITCHEN SHRINK:’Tis the season when Christmas and the eight-day Chanukah hoopla merge. Chanukah, which begins on Dec. 22 this year, used to be a minor celebration in the Jewish line-up...

Kitchen Shrink: You better watch out! Christmakah is coming to town!
KITCHEN SHRINK:’Tis the season when Christmas and the eight-day Chanukah hoopla merge. Chanukah, which begins on Dec. 22 this year, used to be a minor celebration in the Jewish line-up...

Kitchen Shrink: You better watch out! Christmakah is coming to town!
KITCHEN SHRINK:’Tis the season when Christmas and the eight-day Chanukah hoopla merge. Chanukah, which begins on Dec. 22 this year, used to be a minor celebration in the Jewish line-up...

Kitchen Shrink: You better watch out! Christmakah is coming to town!
KITCHEN SHRINK:’Tis the season when Christmas and the eight-day Chanukah hoopla merge. Chanukah, which begins on Dec. 22 this year, used to be a minor celebration in the Jewish line-up...

Kitchen Shrink: You better watch out! Christmakah is coming to town!
KITCHEN SHRINK:’Tis the season when Christmas and the eight-day Chanukah hoopla merge. Chanukah, which begins on Dec. 22 this year, used to be a minor celebration in the Jewish line-up...

Kitchen Shrink: You better watch out! Christmakah is coming to town!
KITCHEN SHRINK:’Tis the season when Christmas and the eight-day Chanukah hoopla merge. Chanukah, which begins on Dec. 22 this year, used to be a minor celebration in the Jewish line-up...

Kitchen Shrink: Homey things to bring to a holiday party
KITCHEN SHRINK:Over the years, I’ve attended many holiday parties, and hosted even more. I’ve appreciated all festive offerings, and while I would never turn my nose up at a jar...

Kitchen Shrink: Homey things to bring to a holiday party
KITCHEN SHRINK:Over the years, I’ve attended many holiday parties, and hosted even more. I’ve appreciated all festive offerings, and while I would never turn my nose up at a jar...

Kitchen Shrink: Homey things to bring to a holiday party
KITCHEN SHRINK:Over the years, I’ve attended many holiday parties, and hosted even more. I’ve appreciated all festive offerings, and while I would never turn my nose up at a jar...

Kitchen Shrink: Homey things to bring to a holiday party
KITCHEN SHRINK:Over the years, I’ve attended many holiday parties, and hosted even more. I’ve appreciated all festive offerings, and while I would never turn my nose up at a jar...

Kitchen Shrink: Homey things to bring to a holiday party
KITCHEN SHRINK:Over the years, I’ve attended many holiday parties, and hosted even more. I’ve appreciated all festive offerings, and while I would never turn my nose up at a jar...

Kitchen Shrink: Homey things to bring to a holiday party
KITCHEN SHRINK:Over the years, I’ve attended many holiday parties, and hosted even more. I’ve appreciated all festive offerings, and while I would never turn my nose up at a jar...

Kitchen Shrink: How not to harm your Thanksgiving guests!
KITCHEN SHRINK:Years ago, my aunt hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people. She prepared a turkey feast from scratch and it was delicious. The next day, 18 of us had...

Kitchen Shrink: How not to harm your Thanksgiving guests!
KITCHEN SHRINK:Years ago, my aunt hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people. She prepared a turkey feast from scratch and it was delicious. The next day, 18 of us had...

Kitchen Shrink: How not to harm your Thanksgiving guests!
KITCHEN SHRINK:Years ago, my aunt hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people. She prepared a turkey feast from scratch and it was delicious. The next day, 18 of us had...

Kitchen Shrink: How not to harm your Thanksgiving guests!
KITCHEN SHRINK:Years ago, my aunt hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for 20 people. She prepared a turkey feast from scratch and it was delicious. The next day, 18 of us had...
Kitchen Shrink: Sage and thymely cooking tips for a foolproof Thanksgiving feast
KITCHEN SHRINK:With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu...
Kitchen Shrink: Sage and thymely cooking tips for a foolproof Thanksgiving feast
KITCHEN SHRINK:With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu...
Kitchen Shrink: Sage and thymely cooking tips for a foolproof Thanksgiving feast
KITCHEN SHRINK:With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu...
Kitchen Shrink: Sage and thymely cooking tips for a foolproof Thanksgiving feast
KITCHEN SHRINK:With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu...
Kitchen Shrink: Sage and thymely cooking tips for a foolproof Thanksgiving feast
KITCHEN SHRINK:With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu...
Kitchen Shrink: Sage and thymely cooking tips for a foolproof Thanksgiving feast
KITCHEN SHRINK:With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu...
Kitchen Shrink: Sage and thymely cooking tips for a foolproof Thanksgiving feast
KITCHEN SHRINK:With Thanksgiving approaching at gigabit speed, we’re all gearing up for the big day with a main course of stress, and side dishes of angst and doubts about menu...

Kitchen Shrink: The Upper Crust; Pre-Holiday Baking Primer
KITCHEN SHRINK:As pies and tarts are the quintessential desserts of fall, here’s a lesson on crusts of all manners to suit assorted palates, dietary restrictions, skill levels and entertaining needs.There...

Kitchen Shrink: The Upper Crust; Pre-Holiday Baking Primer
KITCHEN SHRINK:As pies and tarts are the quintessential desserts of fall, here’s a lesson on crusts of all manners to suit assorted palates, dietary restrictions, skill levels and entertaining needs.There...

Kitchen Shrink: The Upper Crust; Pre-Holiday Baking Primer
KITCHEN SHRINK:As pies and tarts are the quintessential desserts of fall, here’s a lesson on crusts of all manners to suit assorted palates, dietary restrictions, skill levels and entertaining needs.There...

Kitchen Shrink: Fall in love with autumn salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:This season delivers a bounty of exciting fruits, roots, seeds, gourds and grains to inspire us all to become salad enthusiasts. Here’s how.Green with Envy: Take a break from...

Kitchen Shrink: Fall in love with autumn salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:This season delivers a bounty of exciting fruits, roots, seeds, gourds and grains to inspire us all to become salad enthusiasts. Here’s how.Green with Envy: Take a break from...

Kitchen Shrink: Fall in love with autumn salads
KITCHEN SHRINK:This season delivers a bounty of exciting fruits, roots, seeds, gourds and grains to inspire us all to become salad enthusiasts. Here’s how.Green with Envy: Take a break from...

Kitchen Shrink: Bountiful breakfast ideas to kick start your day
KITCHEN SHRINK:Breakfast, hands down, is the most important meal of the day as it “breaks” the “fast” from the previous night’s sleep, fueling the body with essential nutrients while jump...

Kitchen Shrink: Scare off witchy warts (and other skin foes) with foodie tricks-and-treats
KITCHEN SHRINK:Wouldn’t it be lovely to peel off your fake warty nose or Halloween mask and have a pristine complexion underneath? Here are a few remedies to keep your skin...

Kitchen Shrink: Spread the word: Butter’s plant-based rivals
KITCHEN SHRINK:While recently chatting with my sister-in-law, a born-and-raised New Yorker with old-school cooking methodologies, I noticed a cacophony of background sounds as she tinkered in the kitchen. She was...

Kitchen Shrink: The Cauliflower Craze
KITCHEN SHRINK:“Training is everything ... cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.” — Mark TwainAs a kid, nobody wanted to have anything to do with the lumpy, bumpy,...

Kitchen Shrink: Our crazy love fest with Pumpkin Spice
KITCHEN SHRINK:“He who controls the spice, controls the universe.” — Frank HerbertLove it or not, sassy Pumpkin Spice has captivated our senses and taken over our food supply.Strolling down the...