October 2011
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@Foodies: Peek Into My Kitchen →
Alina wrote my dream article!
February 2011
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January 2011
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November 2010
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Would you ever cook fish in the microwave? →
Not reheat. Cook. What about lasagna?
Hm.
40 percent of food waste occurrs in the home. →
October 2010
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September 2010
5 posts
The entire time I was writing this, I heard,... →
Thanks for setting the bar so high, Blue Ribbon.
Would your kitchen pass a Health Department... →
"Last night I had the most amazing peppers. They...
I have heard this sentence at least five times in the last two weeks. The peppers in question are called shishito peppers, and they are very much in season! I had my first taste of shishitos last year at the Alembic, and now am noticing them everywhere from farmers markets to sushi restaurants.
The peppers are served either blistered or fried, sometimes with a miso dressing, sometimes with simply...
August 2010
3 posts
Missing French chef's body found stuffed in... →
Well… that’s fitting.
(Too soon?)
July 2010
4 posts
The true story of a $47 glass of wine (well, kind... →
This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever...
From the Wall Street Journal:
“So maybe we should pay a bit more attention to people’s eating habits when we first meet them. That’s what Kathy Schwartz did. The Seattle resident once ended a relationship with a man because of the way he ate French onion soup. He had ordered a bowl one day at a restaurant, but found the typically stringy, melted Gruyere cheese to be a challenge....
This is awesome. →
Students bring oysters back to New York Harbor!
June 2010
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Tomorrow is my birthday.
One of the two days each year when calories don’t count.
First stop: Ad Hoc, Thomas Keller’s casual Yountville family-style restaurant for brunch. The last time I ventured to Yountville for brunch I was treated to steak-and-eggs huevos rancheros on cornmeal waffles.
If they can figure out how to turn fried chicken into brunch, I promise to never brunch anywhere else in Napa county...
Yes, Travel + Leisure, you are correct. →
The best way to figure out where to eat in a new city is to ask a chef! These three restaurants featured in T+L’s 100 Best City Restaurants are three of my SF favorites.
Also of note: I love that the article features cities from around the world but leads with New York, followed by San Francisco.
May 2010
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April 2010
3 posts
3 Mint Julep recipes from a Rickhouse bartender →
Last Kentucky Derby, Robin and I celebrated at the Bell House in Brooklyn with Mint Juleps in plastic cups.
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March 2010
4 posts
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I'm going to Chez Panisse tomorrow.
Finally! It’s a special day, and I could think of no better place to celebrate. Very excited.
February 2010
5 posts
Chow's 10 Ways To Photograph Food
Given my penchant for photographing most everything I eat, the title of this piece on food photography was intriguing. And it opened up with a Scanwich reference.
It covers the range of commercial food photography but leaves out my favorite — the renegade-style on-the-go capturing made even more famous by Yelp and FoodSpotting. Perhaps they’ll recognize it as a valid form of food...
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100 Foods to Try in San Francisco →
Updated from last year’s list, the latest rendition of 7x7’s must-eat list is up.
Final stats from last year’s list: I tried 19 specific foods recommended; visited 31 of the featured restaurants.
Current 2010 list stats: 18 specific foods tried; 32 restaurants visited.
Game on!
January 2010
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Ultimate Happiness: 2010 Edition
I’ve been lucky enough to eat a lot of food at a lot of amazing places over the past year, but my New Year’s Day breakfast pretty much sums up what I want to eat: put some sort of cured meat and/or an egg on it, and it’s my new favorite food.
Examples: poached eggs on grits, carbonara pizza, Momofuku ramen, spring pea and guanciale pizza.
December 2009
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I accidentally ate foie gras the other day.
…and I still have some guilt about it. I didn’t realize it was part of a duck dish I ate at Momofuku Ssam Bar
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October 2009
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September 2009
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August 2009
7 posts
Seriously, Park Slope? →
Top Chef Masters: Champions Round Part Two →
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