I would describe myself as curious, analytical, romantic, witty, tolerant, devoted to those I care about, appreciative of small things.

I am working on an exciting project around an invention for restaurant kitchens. I have been involved with food as a writer, marketer, fisherman, farmer.

I love hiking, travel, and also reading, thinking, movies, farmers markets and of course cooking. I owe a lot to Paris, New York and a little bit to Los Angeles, all places I have lived.

I have two grown kids.

Trying to blend work and my passion for social change in a meaningful way.

Solving problems, seeing the big picture when necessary, taking care of children and pets, cooking, research.

Sense of humor maybe, dark skin.

TV: Homeland, Flight of the Concords. Shameless, Portlandia
Film: Woody Allen, Coppola, Scorcese, Spike Lee, Wim Wenders, Werner Herzog, Lars Von Triers, Coen Brothers, David Cronenberg, Soderberg, Tarantino and a lot of documentaries
For books: Philip K Dick, Lewis Carroll, William Burroughs, J.G. Ballard, Henry Miller, Vladimir Nabokov, George Orwell, American cultural studies, food history
Music: Love music and can't do without it.Ecletic taste that includes Sigur Ros, Django Rheinhardt, Imagine Dragons, Miles Davis, Mississippi John Hurt, Andrew Bird, Procol Harum, Toots and the Maytalls, Cheb Kahled, Nusra Fatah Ali Khan, Mose Allison, Erik Satie, Gillian Welch, Iris DeMent, Passiom Pit, Decembrists, Robert Johnson, Glen Gould and on...
Am professionally curious about food and eat almost anything, anywhere at least once.

My children, My friends, the ocean, My books, fish, olive oil

My kids, my work, the future of the planet, delicious food.

At the movies or having a glass of wine in an East Bay restaurant.

I was never bar mitzvahed.

You want to have some good clean fun.