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The Pork Genius … Donald Link and a Dinner at his Herbsaint « My …

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

After he finished school he moved back to New Orleans and worked as Sous Chef at Bayona under Chef Susan Spicer. After two years he returned to San Francisco to work for a number of restaurants including the Elite Cafe, …

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“Local” Food and Wine Diverge

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Although nearly every chef in San Francisco embraces the concept of buying local products, wine buyers have shown little such interest, creating wine lists that are largely based on imported wines from both classic and emerging regions …

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Bitter Chick Bakery: When Life Gives You Lemons, I Say Screw the …

Friday, December 4th, 2009

An aspiring pastry chef in the city of Chicago, who loves five things most in life. One. Pastries. Two. Pork. Three. Good Beer. Four. Shopping. Five. Well, my mom reads this so we shall stop at four. With that said, there are two things … (Recipes compliments from the one and only Emily Luchetti who I had the privledge to work for at Farallon in San Francisco). Yield: 24 bars. Crust: 1.5 cups all-purpose flour .5-cup confectioner’s sugar. 6 oz unsalted butter. Filling: …

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Calvillo louangé lors d'un match de la NFL – Football : LCF

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Je le compare à des quarts comme Bernie Kosar (Miami), Steve Young (San Francisco), Rich Gannon (Oakland), Jake Plummer (Arizona), Scott Mitchell quand j’étais à Detroit. Diriger Anthony Calvillo n’est pas différent que de diriger ceux- là. … Après un vote d’un océan à l’autre, le Calgary Herald-Winnipeg Free Press CFL a annoncé que les journalistes ont élu Mike Kelly, l’entraîneur-chef de Winnipeg, le plus stupide des personnalités de football. …

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Asian fusion for foodies, atmosphere for all – Houston Chronicle

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

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Asian fusion for foodies, atmosphere for all
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San Francisco restaurateur Chris Yeo, who has groomed the Straits brand for more than two decades, makes everyone happy with his restaurant formula.

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Nancy on Wine: Thanksgiving Week – A Gourmet experience

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Later on came the onslaught of appetizers that would precede the turkey dinner – one of the participants who is an excellent chef and used to own a restaurant in Hawaii made a terrific swordfish dish, which I did not take a picture of (I must have been too busy wolfing it … Conversation topics ranged from the silly economy, work, Gary Danko (a restaurant I really want to go to in San Francisco), relationships, Christmas holiday plans and other things I don’t remember. …

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Rue Frontenac – Coupe Grey – Calvillo heureux de sa carrière

Sunday, November 29th, 2009

Il est arrivé avec une approche que je n’avais jamais vue chez un entraîneur en chef auparavant, a expliqué Calvillo. Il nous a dit : Je veux que vous soyez intimidants physiquement, que vous ayez du plaisir et que vous gagniez, … Je le compare a des quarts comme Bernie Kosar (Miami), Steve Young (San Francisco), Rich Gannon (Oakland), Jake Plummer (Arizona), Scott Mitchell quand j’étais à Detroit. Diriger Anthony Calvillo n’est pas différent que de diriger ceux là. …

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Top French chefs take bluefin tuna off the menu « The City & My Life

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Roellinger, who has just become its deputy president, has won an agreement from 60 percent of its members — 475 European, Japanese and US chefs in 57 countries, including the Inn at Little Washington and Restaurant Gary Danko in San Francisco — to stop … “We chefs have played our part in this catastrophe,” chef Gael Orieux told AFP. “People tend to buy fish at the market that they’ve had at a restaurant. So my logic is to propose other fish, that are less under threat, …

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Worlds Best Restaurants – Readaloo

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Laurent Gras, the former chef de cuisine at Alain Ducasse’s restaurants in Paris and Monaco, has introduced a six-course “Tête à Tête” menu, with each course featuring a marriage of opposites—two seemingly disparate ingredients that, … In 1988 she went to study the culinary arts in San Francisco, where she worked under Jeremiah Tower of Stars and then at Campton Place, among other top restaurants. When she learned that the Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi planned to open a …

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Thomas Keller And His Restaurant, The French Laundry: Story

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

San Francisco- The widely-acclaimed chef, Thomas Keller, appeared on the show Top Chef to judge the elimination round and got rid of one of the five finalist chef‘testants. Thomas Keller may have got fan-favorite Eli out of the show, …

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