The Year In Food charts the course of the year through inspired, creative cooking and eating with an emphasis on seasonal fruits and vegetables.
I'm a photographer and food blogger based in San Francisco, CA, currently at work on my first cookbook with Ten Speed, Vibrant. You can find me regularly at the Etsy blog and bonappetit.com.
The Year in Food has been featured on Saveur's Sites We Love, Refinery29, Food52 News, The Kitchn's Breakfast With a Blogger, Babble's Family Kitchen, Food News Journal, Gourmet Live and elsewhere.
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August 30, 2013
 In June, I collaborated with Alite Designs — an awesome outdoorsy design company whose HQ happens to be one block from my house — to make some sweet dishes that are perfect for camping. Making a frittata on the campfire was an experiment. I did a lot of research prior to tackling this, but found […] Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar - August 30, 2013 - 8:53 am
I am definitely into this! Such a fabulous idea! Laura - August 30, 2013 - 9:11 am
Love Alite! My man and I have the mantis chairs and they are a serious game changer when you’re out in it. Campfire cooking owns my heart too. So, so lovely. Dan from Platter Talk - August 30, 2013 - 9:21 am
I just made my first fritatta this a.m., in our cottage oven. Next time will be over our fire pit. I love this idea and your post! Kate Koeppel - August 30, 2013 - 10:47 am
Yay! Glad to see you’re back and posting! This looks lovely! tea_austen - August 30, 2013 - 12:17 pm
I am giggling to think of you up at Pantoll, recipe testing in the middle of the day. I think you need a backyard fire pit! (um, don’t we all?). But the fritatta looks delish. I thought of you as I was writing my post for today. Do you ever find swimming holes on those grand roadtrips of yours? I suspect that you must. Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl - August 30, 2013 - 1:00 pm
I don’t go camping, but I’d love to make this at my house! Annaliese - August 31, 2013 - 8:05 am
these are such beautiful and bright photos, and the frittata sounds amazing! thanks for sharing. Irina @ wandercrush - September 7, 2013 - 10:27 pm
Beautiful recipe and story. This post reminds me of the time I was hiking the App Trail and met an attractive guy chillin’ in a hammock at one of the rest points. His trail name was Frittata, of course!
July 3, 2013
 Guys. I know! You’re probably, like, what? Who took over this vegetable-centric, seasonal blog? It’s an outtake from a Red + Blue Velvet Cupcake series that I made and shot for Williams-Sonoma. It is undoubtedly the most ridiculous thing that I’ve ever made, and I love it. Find the recipe here. Also, this patriotic Potato […] by Kimberley show hide 16 comments Dan from Platter Talk - July 3, 2013 - 11:35 am
Happy Fourth, indeed! Who can get enough ideas like this, especially this time of year? Great post,thanks for sharing. Bob Hasselbrink - July 3, 2013 - 12:24 pm
Your “Happy Fourth” flag is great! How creative! You have those juices flowing! Pamela @ Brooklyn Farm Girl - July 3, 2013 - 12:34 pm
Love that cupcake flag! Beautiful, I’d like one. :) Nicole - July 3, 2013 - 1:10 pm
Beautiful!! Happy 4th! Jeanine - July 3, 2013 - 1:26 pm
ha, love it, so fun :) And the potato salad looks amazing… those colors! kickpleat - July 3, 2013 - 2:02 pm
Hooray!!! Happy holidays to you!! Kristen - July 3, 2013 - 8:02 pm
I can’t wait to make that potato salad!! I commented a while ago mentioning that I was going to make your rhubarb breakfast cakes. Unfortunately I still haven’t gotten around to it (soon, I hope!), but I wanted to say that I recently made your turkey burgers and was absolutely delighted with the results. As a graduate student on a tight budget, it was really exciting to discover I can make burgers at home that are far healthier and tastier than those served at the gourmet burger joint down the street. Thanks Kimberly! Hope the book is wrapping up well. Kristen - July 3, 2013 - 8:04 pm
oops, Kimberley* boo, lazy fingers :( Sarah | The Sugar Hit - July 3, 2013 - 8:24 pm
I love that take on a flag cake – so much easier for an outdoor get together. No plates, no forks required. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) - July 3, 2013 - 11:29 pm
Could those cupcakes look any better? Kiran @ KiranTarun.com - July 4, 2013 - 12:59 pm
Happy 4th, Kimberley!! Those cupcakes are way too cute to eat. Well, I’d still eat it no matter what :D Adam - July 10, 2013 - 1:54 pm
Those cupcakes look cute delicious! Very patriotic too! erin @ yummy supper - July 15, 2013 - 10:33 am
Hey there Kimberley, Priscila Schulz - July 22, 2013 - 4:06 pm
Estupendos! Lara - August 23, 2013 - 6:24 pm
Made this potato salad last night. Awesome. really nice and filling as well. It looked amazing as well, great colors. Camile Davenport - August 31, 2013 - 9:00 pm
Sorry didn’t mean to post twice. :) Thought the first one didn’t go through. Camile
March 20, 2013
 Williams-Sonoma has launched a new feature on their website, In Season Now, and I am thrilled to be doing the photography for it. It is the perfect jumping off point for spring produce inspiration. Go take a looksee! I’m so excited for strawberries, asparagus, favas and more. Happy Equinox! by Kimberley show hide 27 comments Kristen - March 20, 2013 - 2:34 pm
Yay! I must admit that I am totally stoked for your cookbook. I bet it will be stunning. Kathryn - March 20, 2013 - 2:34 pm
Beautiful! thecitygourmand - March 20, 2013 - 2:57 pm
Congrats! Here in Australia we’ve got W-S launching on our shores very soon, I can’t wait kickpleat - March 20, 2013 - 3:19 pm
Whooo hooo! Congratulations, Kimberley! Maggie - March 20, 2013 - 4:11 pm
What a beautiful shot! Kathryne - March 20, 2013 - 5:07 pm
Woohoo! This is terrific, Kimberley. Kiran @ KiranTarun.com - March 20, 2013 - 8:58 pm
Beautiful!! So vibrant! I can’t wait for your book :) Brian @ A Thought For Food - March 21, 2013 - 5:08 am
Lovely! Every plate is so airy! Christine Schantz - March 21, 2013 - 8:49 am
Kimberley, so beautiful! And I just love the simplicity of preparation for each of these. Congratulations on another gorgeous photographic series. Norma Stafford - March 21, 2013 - 9:39 am
Kimberly, that’s fantastic!! Congrats! Stefani Greenwood - March 21, 2013 - 10:14 am
So cool K! I am in awe! Gigi - March 21, 2013 - 1:08 pm
Such gorgeous shots! I love your Eatsy postings on Etsy—they are some of my favorites (the recipes, the photos, the colors, everything!). ItalianGirlCooks - March 21, 2013 - 4:13 pm
Congratulations…beautiful pictures! Annaliese - March 22, 2013 - 10:53 am
Just spent some time at the Williams-Sonoma page and literally want to try every recipe. Your photos and style bring such light to food. Thanks for sharing!! la domestique - March 22, 2013 - 10:56 am
Happy spring to you too! And congrats on the Williams-Sonoma gig- looks like fun! Ashley - March 26, 2013 - 9:04 am
Huge congrats!! This is amazing and so well deserved. I am quite jealous but in a very, “so happy for you!!!!” way. :) xo http://kampot-pepper.us - March 27, 2013 - 2:41 am
Breathe the fresh with this picture! Kate Koeppel - March 27, 2013 - 2:21 pm
Asparagus and artichokes, my favorites! These are beautiful! Haley - April 3, 2013 - 12:00 am
Love it! Kankana - April 3, 2013 - 11:56 am
Loving the beautifully arranged clean shot. Truly Spring :) Food blog - April 4, 2013 - 4:19 am
As beautiful as a plate full of sushi! Jema Watts - April 4, 2013 - 12:03 pm
Yay on the Williams Sonoma gig! How exciting. The above salad looks delicious! Mary Anne - April 4, 2013 - 7:17 pm
Congratulations on your project. It all looks delicious. SaltySweetSour - April 8, 2013 - 7:25 am
Congrats! Such exciting news. Love the bright colors above. Cara - April 9, 2013 - 2:50 pm
Congrats! It’s an incredibly beautiful project! Stephen - April 24, 2013 - 1:38 am
I wish I could make food like this! Congrats! Sequoia@casapepeoakland.com - June 15, 2013 - 12:38 am
This salad is so aesthetically pleasing. The ribbons! Gorgeous!
March 14, 2013
 This weekend I went on a climbing trip in the backcountry of Joshua Tree. The woman leading the trip was a total badass – a lean, muscled firecracker of a lady who clambered up rock faces with a kind of grace and ease that made it look effortless. I have been thinking about ease a […] by Kimberley show hide 15 comments Emma @ Poires au Chocolat - March 14, 2013 - 11:42 am
I know too well the feeling of recipes misbehaving – I’ve just had a ten day stint of every project I worked on going a little bit pear-shaped. Describing it as cat herding is perfect. I’ve never been rock climbing but when I was younger I did a lot of challenging off-piste skiing (I half grew up in a ski resort in the Alps) and I recognise that challenge of facing something natural and scary and just having to trust your life to the surface, pick a line and get on with it – and you can’t do it without confidence in yourself. I have to admit that these days I don’t do it anymore – I like my life too much to endanger it like that – but after all the years of doing it I can close my eyes and picture it to the point that I can almost feel the bounce in my legs, the adrenaline and the sun on my face. Rachel - March 14, 2013 - 12:39 pm
xo sara - March 14, 2013 - 4:20 pm
love this so much. know there are many cheerleaders for you. They may not be loud and constant, but they exist, believe me. Rooting for you from here, little lady. It will all be worth it!!! Erica Julson - March 14, 2013 - 10:04 pm
I know once the cookbook is completed you will be overjoyed and so proud of your amazing accomplishment. Plus how many people can say they are published authors? Major life points! Keep forging ahead :) but definitely pencil in some ‘you-time’ every week <3 amelia - March 14, 2013 - 11:39 pm
wow. I really want to get into rock climbing now. like STAT. also, this is great. just like your book is going to be. Looking so very forward to owning a copy. Sophia - March 15, 2013 - 1:53 am
Maybe there is something in the air at the moment – I keep on coming across bloggers writing about recipe fails and struggles a lot lately (including myself). And maybe this is, at least partly, a mental thing and standing back and reminding ourselves of other challenges we have faced (and mastered) like the big climb you describe, and remembering all those people standing behind us, rooting for us, guiding us and being there if we fail (or fall) will help. Beautiful description of climbing as well – one of my best friends is an avid climber (who might even have done that same climb you described as she was recently in that neck of the woods for a climbing trip) and I am in awe of the skill it takes to scale those seemingly impossible to scale mountains. Having tried it once, I know what strength is required to climb well, what trust you need in yourself and the sheer mental determination to face the uncomfortable (I always felt that climbing feels like a challenging and uncomfortable yoga pose, although without allowing any modification to make it easier). Lindsey - March 15, 2013 - 6:40 am
beautiful photos. lovely post. Megan Gordon - March 15, 2013 - 7:59 am
Coach Taylor, come back! Beautiful post — I always feel these great metaphors for writing and the crazy work that we do when doing yoga and it takes everything I have not to turn A Sweet Spoonful into a yoga/morning cereals blog. Sounds like it was quite a trip and a good mental re-set. Can’t wait to truly catch up with you very soon. xo Stefani Greenwood - March 15, 2013 - 10:15 am
clear eyes, full hearts – i think that nearly everyday. sounds like an awesome time out there in the vastness. Pamm - March 15, 2013 - 10:49 am
What an inspiration you are for all of life & living it fully. You are singing my song this morning. Josuha Tree is calling me in a week & I look forward to dropping the noise from within & going through that worm hole I’ve created for myself….popping out the other side with a renewed sense of confidence. charlotte au chocolat - March 15, 2013 - 4:02 pm
Oh, Kimberley. Out here rooting for you! Your cookbook is going to be awesome, and I can’t wait to own it! Here’s to having as much ease throughout the process as possible. xo Tasha @ Stale Bread into French Toast - March 15, 2013 - 5:10 pm
Great description of what a big project is like! And great photos of the light-bleached desert, they capture the feeling of it well. Plus, I can’t wait to eat that salmon . . . can’t wait! MzBaker - April 15, 2013 - 12:01 am
Those are some BEAUTIFUL Pictures! I love how the go on and on! Ohh and Dinner looks Great as well! Kat - June 4, 2013 - 6:15 pm
I have climbed with Sue in the J Tree and she inspired me to climb a 5.11 that I thought impossible for me to climb. I did it with her amazing encouragment! She is an amazing lady! I love your story. Sequoia@casapepeoakland.com - June 15, 2013 - 12:42 am
YOU are a total badass! I love this!
December 26, 2012
 A friend recently asked if I would like to contribute an image to an online gallery she’s launching in the new year. Among the themes to mull over was the idea of feasting. It felt good to think about that, this time of year, when we spend a month diving headlong into rich foods and […] by Kimberley show hide 21 comments Brian @ A Thought For Food - December 26, 2012 - 8:05 pm
I love each of these, but I must admit that I’m particularly fond of the seafood photo… could see that hanging on my wall. Just gorgeous, Kimberley! Christine - December 26, 2012 - 8:54 pm
These are just spectacular, Kimberley. The array of fruits, in particular… I want that on my wall. Wishing you a beautiful New Year! SG - December 26, 2012 - 9:02 pm
The images are so beautiful and intense. You are such a talent K! Verena - December 27, 2012 - 3:39 am
Wonderful, you can paint with your camera. It looks like still lifes in a modern museum. Thanks for sharing. Hannah - December 27, 2012 - 11:03 am
Beautiful photos Kimberley, and beautiful thoughts about the darkness and the rest it offers, to us and to the world around us. Thanks for sharing, and wishing the happiest of holidays to you and yours! Laurel - December 27, 2012 - 11:40 am
Very beautiful! I always love looking at your photography! Kathryne - December 28, 2012 - 8:35 am
These pictures are absolutely stunning, Kimberley. I think we all tend to whine about the surplus of delicious, rich food this time of year when we’d be better off expressing gratitude for such abundance. Happy holidays. Megan - December 28, 2012 - 9:13 am
Wow, so much beauty in these photos! I am definitely guilty of complaining about the abundance of rich foods after a while, I will keep your post in mind and instead give thanks next time. Thanks for sharing! Heather - December 28, 2012 - 2:44 pm
Lovely photos. kickpleat - December 29, 2012 - 9:38 am
Have a fantastic new years, Kimberly! These photos are amazing – I love the play on light and dark. The colours are gorgeous. Merry merry!! Tom - December 31, 2012 - 12:39 am
Great pictures, I love such low light photographs, they have a lot of magic. ALl the best! :) Yossy | apt2bbakingco - December 31, 2012 - 1:29 pm
Have a wonderful New Year Kimberley. That seafood photo is just stunning and it makes me want some Dungeness crab something fierce! alice - December 31, 2012 - 8:45 pm
Hey this is an awesome blog. Love seeing when people are on the same page about things like this. Im currently on a mish gathering family friends and people i meet to jump onboard eating seasonally and locally. good work, keep it up Kurt Jennerson - January 2, 2013 - 12:31 pm
These photos are incredible! Happy New Year!! Nick - January 3, 2013 - 4:56 am
Stunning photos as usual! Absolutely love the dark styling and lighting. Louisa - January 6, 2013 - 1:19 am
This is just beautiful! Way to make the colours pop. I hope your holiday was wonderful too! Paola - January 14, 2013 - 9:39 am
WOW i love your ingredients! pics are fantastic. Rachel - February 15, 2013 - 4:18 am
Love this post (and all your others too!). Such nice dark, elegant styling. Kristen - March 26, 2013 - 11:29 am
Wow! Gorgeous images. All that seafood has got me craving it! sensationcaviar - May 31, 2013 - 11:43 am
Thanks heaps to the author! Michigan Winter in Pictures « Stale Bread into French Toast - January 6, 2013 - 12:48 pm
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