Hi there!

I’m so happy you’ve made your way to A Sweet Spoonful. My name is Megan Gordon, and I’m a San Francisco-based food writer. I work on this blog mostly at night or early in the mornings–recording the previous night’s kitchen fumblings or recent restaurant excursions. I love artisan ice cream and almond croissants. And Nutella. In this photo, I’m eating a maple bacon donut up in Portland, Oregon with my friends Heather, Reggie, and Linnea. I was a vegetarian for thirteen years and recently began eating meat again–so anything with bacon excites me. Especially when combined with baked goods. Look how happy I look.

I grew up in Eureka, CA., attended college in Boulder, CO., and finished graduate school in Boston. I taught Composition/Rhetoric at Boston College for a few years, and moved on to teach high school English here in the Bay Area. But times are tough for teachers and it became difficult to find work. So I decided to pursue the thing that scares me but excites me the most: writing. And here we are.

I’m currently working on freelance projects, and writing restaurant reviews for The San Francisco Examiner. I’m not a formally trained cook (or writer, for that matter) but I love trying new restaurants and cafes, and writing and talking about them with friends. Now, you’re in that circle…thank you for dropping by.

Feel free to contact me with questions at: meganjgordon (at) gmail (dot) com