Michaela Rahorst’s most recent position in the restaurant business was as the sous-chef at Mountain View’s Michelin-rated Chez TJ. Now, she’s working with Melissa Perello at the soon-to-open Frances restaurant in San Francisco’s Castro District. Trained at the California Culinary Academy, Michaela describes her own favorite cuisine as “Mama’s huggin’ ya food.” Velocurean was blessed with the opportunity to have Michaela as our own “personal chef” for an evening (ten of us altogether), and we took the opportunity to get to know her better.
Michaela doesn’t remember exactly when …

You know the lyrics, “I went to pee and it was a burning ring of fire.  It went drip, drip, drip and the flames went higher…”  So you go to the doctor and get a prescription.  The antibiotics seem to be working, but somehow they loose their effectiveness and the symptoms are back.
How many times have I heard this from a cyclist who has been treated by their urologist for a non-existent infection?  It burns when you pee, you feel like you have to go a lot – must be …

Imagine the following for a moment if you will. It’s a perfectly warm 80 degree day in Marin County, not a cloud in the clean, powder blue Northern Californian sky. You’re strolling along through the downtown area of the beautiful city of San Rafael. All along your walk you are passing by charming shops, boutiques and a wide variety of restaurants and cafes varying from coffee shops, bakeries, Mexican, Italian, brew pubs, high end restaurants and of course – the all important ice cream and gelato shops (especially on a …

Cycling is traditionally known as a pain sport.  Weakness is pain leaving the body right?  Not when it comes to pain “down there”.  Many cyclists may call it “groin pain” or “saddle pain”.  In the medical world we call it “pelvic pain” or “cyclists syndrome”.
We’re not talking about the hip bones here, but maybe the sit bones.  Or better yet, what lies between them.   Sure, both guys and gals, may have a little saddle discomfort and maybe even numbness when they head out for the first ride of the season.  …

On a rainy Sunday afternoon in April, we found ourselves in the flat of Fusion Sport Cycling Club rider, Heidi Witherell who proudly raced to multiple top ten finishes in the Tour of the Gila, won the Norcal/Nevada District Time Trial in 2002 with a torn rotator cuff and ultimately started medical school at age 32 and is now an Anesthesiologist. With the sounds of Edith Piaf playing in the background, she sat down to tell us about her Velocurean lifestyle. She made a Vietnamese inspired seared halibut over rice …

Valley of the Moon: We absolutely love Valley of the Moon Winery, from their delicious sparkling white Brut to the lusciously smooth Cuvée de la Luna. Their sleek, artistic logo and bottles are enchanting and the grounds of this Sonoma estate are simply beautiful. Go for a visit and pick up a bottle of the newly released 2007 Cuvée! You’ll love it!
Kinetic Koffee: Fold this little roaster in to your daily routine and ride faster, longer, stronger and harder. This is life-support hand crafted by cyclists (Charlie Jordan and Mark …

Living in the San Francisco Bay Area we have come to expect high performance and competition amongst the female racers. I, for one, go to the races with an emphasis on watching these women battle it out. Sure the men’s fields are larger and the pace is slightly faster, but there is something special and invigorating about watching these women push themselves beyond their limits in fearless combat. And honestly, out on the open road, most of these women would destroy us average guys on almost any climb or all …

Prologue: I am just going to get right to the point here. If you are addicted to cycling and a healthy lifestyle, move to the San Francisco Bay Area! We have been blessed by God to have access to amazingly delicious and fresh foods grown locally at sustainable, and often organic, farms right here in Northern California. Not only that, but the area also offers incredibly beautiful landscapes to ride with a nine-to-ten month season that simply cannot be fully described by words or pictures.

In fact, I …

Welcome to Velocurean!  I’m really glad you stopped in to check us out!  It’s been a long journey and a lot of work to get here and seeing the site up and running and having people visit is making me so happy!  What?  Who am I?  Oh, I guess I should introduce myself:
Hi! I’m Christopher. I’m the one who hasn’t, until now, written any articles, reviews, recipes, etc. …but it’s not that I haven’t been working on the site! You see, I’m the “IT guy.” I’m the one who …

We looked everywhere and couldn’t find it.  We wanted a site for our lifestyle, the love of food, cycling, and enjoying life.  There are sites that focus on pieces of such a lifestyle, but nothing comprehensive… A place for our favorite recipes, our bike rides, great restaurants, beer and wine, and more.  Since there wasn’t already a site, we made one.  Velocurean is a place to find recipes, ride maps, restaurant reviews, wineries, and much more.
When we eat, we like to make it worthwhile.  We share recipes that we, ourselves, …