Fellow live-fire fans,
This is the sweetest time of summer. Near the ocean, the mornings are cool and overcast; the sun breaks through around 11 a.m. and burns clear and bright. It gets hot — not hot enough to be miserable, but just hot enough that when the cool evening breezes begin to stir you can almost feel the world exhale in relief.
We practically live outdoors these days, and that goes for cooking, too. Throw something on the grill — meat, veggies, whatever — sit back and sip a glass of chilled rose. Hotter days are coming, but for now, Golden State, indeed.