Fennel is a good example, if you braise it (saut? it quickly at a high heat until it browns a little), toss it some juice and the rinds from a Me..
Continue ReadingOn the home front, I end up cooking just about everything with asparagus. From grilled asparagus to asparagus soup, it ends up being a real celeb..
Continue ReadingOn our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it?s amazing how a few simple ingredients can create an amazing dish. A..
Continue ReadingOn our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it?s always interesting how much the character of a place can add to ho..
Continue ReadingOn our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown, it?s interesting how changing an ingredient that we find can make an in..
Continue ReadingThe same is true on our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Little Italy and Chinatown. When I?m out shopping for seafood, a good rule is that..
Continue ReadingWhether it is a street musician, an improv group or a music festival, it?s a great addition on our tours. Living in the diverse area that we do, ..
Continue ReadingOne of things that I really like to encounter is when one cuisine influences another cuisine, similar to what we encountered of our San Francisco..
Continue ReadingThis year, not only do we have wildflowers, the ones in San Francisco are pretty spectacular. On our San Francisco Food Tour of North Beach\Littl..
Continue ReadingIt?s got to have all of the right elements. The perfect shot of expresso, with the foam exactly right. I like it when the foam almost stands up i..
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