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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Thomas Keller's Book-Signing Event at Ad Hoc

Monday, December 7th, 2009

They were there for Chef Thomas Keller’s signing of his best-selling “Ad Hoc at Home” (Artisan) cookbook. The invitation-only event was for “friends and family” of the restaurant. And yours truly was lucky enough to be one of the guests …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Events to Toast

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Like the photos of the drink? I have Hiro Sone to thank for them. Yes, the excecutive chef of the esteemed Ame restaurant inside the St. Regis San Francisco snapped these pics. He’s a multi-talented chef if there ever was one. …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » You Won't Believe How Much Ginger Is In

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

The recipe comes from Chef Hans Rockenwagner, who bakes these scones at his Rockenwagner Bakery in Los Angeles and 3 Square Cafe + Bakery in Venice. The scones bake up crisp on the outside. The interiors are not crumbly like traditional …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Fig Fun, Killer Tomatoes and More

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

But one Thursday night a week for the next three months, Brix restaurant in Yountville will showcase Executive Chef Anne Gingrass-Paik’s love of global street food in “Brix Unpaved.” The restaurant will be transformed into a lively, …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Magical Masa's

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

That’s quite the achievement when you consider that the restaurant has weathered the loss of its founding chef, Masataki Kobayashi, whose slaying still remains unsolved; the departure of successor Chef Julian Serrano to Picasso in Las …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Take Five with New Orleans Chef John

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

To know and understand New Orleans Chef John Besh, all you need do is read this most telling description of him that was written two years after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the cherished city that he has called home most of his life …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Burgers, Oysters, Wine & More

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Chefs Sean O’Toole of Bardessono and Sylvain Portay, the consulting corporate chef for Groupe Alain Ducasse, will prepare a four-course dinner paired with select Spanish wines chosen by Master Sommelier Emmanuel Kemiji. Price is $135. …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Take Five with Pastry Chef

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

San Francisco Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Gleason). The name, Emily Luchetti, is synonymous with desserts so luscious you want to seriously lick the plate even after swallowing the last forkful. …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » A Peek at Palmetto Bluff's Lowcountry

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Chef Tom Condron of the Liberty in Charlotte, NC prepares seared salmon with warm potato. Sizzling salmon. The festival included a day of cooking demos and tastings by chefs such as Donald Barickman and Donald Drake of Magnolias in …

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Food Gal » Blog Archive » Take Five with Pastry Chef

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

San Francisco Pastry Chef Emily Luchetti. (Photo courtesy of Jeff Gleason). The name, Emily Luchetti, is synonymous with desserts so luscious you want to seriously lick the plate even after swallowing the last forkful. …

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