Archive for 2004

What Makes A Good Cook?

A recent entry from Craigslist Food Forum with names removed to protect the identity of the posters: What makes a good cook? . . . passion ...

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Kappa Restaurant Review

Small plate restaurants may seem like something new and trendy. But that's not necessarily the case. Many cultures have a tradition of s...

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10 Minute Sesame Noodles Recipe

Condiments. I can't get enough of them. In our fridge we have no fewer than five mustards, six jams, seven Asian sauces, and various chu...

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All About Lavender

For a number of years now there has been a migration of sorts. Sweet, fresh and fruity flavors found in the kitchen have made it into bath a...

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SF Station

I am very pleased to announce that I have just begun writing for SF Station . SF Station has been bookmarked on my computer since it launche...

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Meet Paul Frohlich

Paul is the proprieter of one of the top specialty food stores in San Francisco, Yum (sadly Yum closed, you can find Paul at Boccalone at ...

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Bittersweet Cookbook

In Berkeley there are two famous Alices. One is Alice Waters, executive chef and owner of Chez Panisse, the great proponent of organic and s...

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All About Egg Coddlers

Every once in a while I gain possession of some kitchen gadget or device that has fallen out of favor. Often despite my best intentions it j...

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Balsamic Onion Marmalade and Gruyere Tartine Recipe

An Italian blogger , living in Germany came up with a unique virtual blog event, a blog cooking day called "Is my blog burning?" ...

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How Many Cookbooks?

How many cookbooks do you own? At last count I had 75. My sister really started me off with "The Joy of Cooking" circa 1984 for wh...

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Luna Park Restaurant

When friends come in from out of town, it can be challenging to pick a restaurant. Not because there aren't any good ones, but rather be...

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Lemon Ricotta Pancakes Recipe

Waking up is hard to do. Really hard. For some, a strong cup of coffee or tea helps. Not for me. I wake up slowly and after being up for at ...

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Patricia Unterman's San Francisco Food Lover's Guide:Book

I remember reading "The Food Lovers Guide to Paris" by Patricia Wells back in the early 1980's. It was a revelation to me. So...

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Thai Sticky Rice

Before I ever went to Thailand I was very fond of mango and sticky rice. In fact, when Lee and I would order Thai food to be delivered to ou...

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Fun With Food

Food should be fun. Don't you think? In the Bay Area we take it very seriously. There are food celebrities. Food trends--from nouvelle t...

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Perfect Brownies Recipe

Everyone likes their brownies just so, and so it comes as no surprise that there are untold thousands of brownie recipes. How do I know this...

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Search Away

Some day I hope to have tabs on this site so that you will be able to find specific things like restaurants, cookbooks and recipes, of cours...

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Easiest Swedish Pancakes Recipe

Going to Ikea is an all day affair. Or at least a several hour affair. No in-and-out at Ikea. The store is big and those nifty Swedes have f...

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Grand Cafe Restaurant

We can all use a holiday to celebrate love in the middle of one of the more dreary months of the year. And I can think of no better place to...

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Food From The Heart

Last night the San Francisco Ferry Building Marketplace held a fundraiser for Slow Food called "Food from the Heart". The vendors,...

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Mayonnaise Recipe

From the "I-don't-know-how-I-missed-it" news department: HOUSTON, Dec. 4 -- A Texas woman was sentenced to 10 years in jail Th...

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Romantic Ideas

This year Lee and I are going out for a romantic Valentine's day dinner. But just because it's too late to make a reservation somewh...

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Threeway Shortbread Cookies Recipe

When I was growing up you could tell what season it was by a cursory glance at a bakery's current cookie selection. Christmas tree cooki...

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Apricot Ginger Quick Bread:Recipe

I buy bags of dried fruit all the time and promptly forget that I have them. Then one day, I go rummaging around and realize I had better do...

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Even More Food Web Sites

Do you have favorite food web sites? I have favorite recipe sites, but I don't really have any favorite honest-to-goodness food sites. P...

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Vegetable Carving

Have you ever seen delicate flora and fauna carved from vegetables gracing a plate in a Thai restaurant? Carving those creations is a craft ...

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All About Goat Cheese (chèvre)

You've probably heard the famous quote from General de Gaulle during the May riots of 1968 "How can anyone govern a country with 24...

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Creamy Cauliflower Fondue Soup Recipe

I love the challenge of figuring out what to cook with what's fresh and in season. But I have to admit, I'm getting awfully tired of...

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Lotus Garden Restaurant

On Saturday night I joined a bunch of culinary enthusiasts from the Craigslist Food Forum (I've recently learned that some find "f...

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Samosas Recipe

I always assumed samosas were Indian. They're one of the most popular snacks in India. Here in the US, just about every Indian restaura...

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Citizen Cake Restaurant CLOSED

The older I get, the more service seems to matter to me. I don't expect great service in a dive or a diner, though I am pleased when I g...

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Organic Milk

When I was growing up my parents raised chickens. We had fresh organic eggs even during the most lean times. We ate a lot of eggs and sold t...

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Fancy Food Show 2004 Top Trends

Every year in January, the National Association of Specialty Food Trade puts on the Fancy Food Show and Confection Show in San Francisco. Fo...

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More Food Blogs

The wonderful thing about surfing food web sites is you get to be an armchair traveller. There are many places I would love to go and visiti...

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Syrian Lentil Chard Soup Recipe

When I was growing up, "leafy green vegetable" meant spinach. At some point swiss chard was added to the repertoire and then bok c...

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Scottish Oat Scones Recipe

Sometimes you're just not hungry enough for dinner. But you might be a little hungry. So what do you do? I suggest tea. Like the the kin...

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Tangerine Vanilla Seafood Sauce Recipe

Have you noticed a lot of bath products sound like food? Flavors like vanilla, cucumber, orange and almond are all making it into personal c...