1. How does a food blogger celebrate her birthday? 

It usually involves a 2-month advanced booking of a restaurant I've been meaning to go to. And yes, cake, of course! This year, a few friends surprised me with a strawberry cake, my fave, with a view of the city skyline on the 19th floor of a high-rise building.

3. Besides from hot water with lemon, what else do you do to burn all that food from your birthday celebrations?  

I regularly do activities that I love doing and easily fit my schedule. For instance, sailing every Thursday, walking the hills of San Francisco daily, and pilates 2-3x per week.