Dianne de Guzman is the regional editor for Eater’s Northern California/Pacific Northwest sites, writing about restaurant and bar trends, upcoming openings, and pop-ups for the San Francisco Bay Area, ...

Cream the butter, brown sugar, vanilla and eggs in a large mixing bowl. Add the persimmon puree and blend well. Combine the dry ingredients and add to the persimmon mixture, one third at a time. Stir ...

I’ll admit it — I hadn’t tried a persimmon until this year. When a few showed up in my weekly produce box, I wasn’t entirely sure what to do with them. Were they meant to be eaten raw or cooked? Did I ...