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thecitybymouth: November 2009
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. My week in cheese. Despite my brother’s overt wariness (“margo? 8221;), I really liked engaging with the people who came in. They were in the store because they liked good food. The same reason I was a customer there, the same reason I became an employee. I set myself a goal: if someone comes to the meat counter, see if I can get them to walk away with one more type of charcuterie than they came there for. It was fun. So I was out of commiss...
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thecitybymouth: August 2009
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. The market is slightly on the expensive side, and I’ve usually hit my lunch-spending limit with fun bottled sodas and exciting chips long before I make it to the check-out line. Unfortunately, that’s where all the candy is. Last time I was there, I spotted these little guys hanging out by the register, but thought the better of picking them up. But today, with lunch taken care of and impulse control waning I went for it. Though I only intend...
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thecitybymouth: May 2009
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. The Law of Diminishing Returns. I hadn’t done my timesheets since January, and HR was getting more than a little antsy. Hell, I was even starting to avoid making contact with her in meetings, for fear of reproach. Well, finally met with some downtime, I did my timesheets the best way I know how- by looking through my sent email to see what work I really did those days. The law of diminishing returns. The law of diminishing returns is differe...
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thecitybymouth: Up and down Grand Avenue
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. Up and down Grand Avenue. But no dice. We got to the Alley and it was shuttered until 1.11. So we made other plans. Grand plans. From some blog or other, I’d heard of the Grand Tavern and cursory research and vetting on yelp seemed to support the idea. So we headed up Grand Ave. It didn’t. My rib-eye was rife with sinew and the Onion Lamb Shank was confused by battling sauces and flavors. Two bites in, I was trying to figure ou...The luxury ...
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thecitybymouth: August 2010
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. And that’s just three options among many. In San Francisco, every meal is an opportunity to have something incredible, something you’ve never had before. And it doesn’t even have to be high-end or high-priced. A slice from Arinell’s, Bahn Mi from Saigon Sandwich. Even an It’s-It can turn an average food day into something outstanding. All I can do it wait. Wait for him to get there and to blink first. He arrives. With friends. Two of...The w...
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thecitybymouth: November 2010
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. Je ne suis pas un food blogger. And to cut to it, the evening didn’t unfold the way I’d hoped. While the table was populated by all kinds of food people, it was half serious industry and half Food Bloggers, with me somewhere in the middle. Now, while I write about food sometimes, I’ve never really accepted the Food Blogger moniker, and until last night, I didn’t really understand why. To get it for free? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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thecitybymouth: May 2010
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. Last year I took a trip to NYC and I was more than a little lax in writing up the trip. It was 10 days of eating through just about everything the city had to offer, or at least as many meals as a person could (un)reasonably consume. I've finally put together an edited list of favorites, highlights and very strong recommendations. Here they are, in no particular order or geographic organization. How much do you like smoked salmon? Well, prep...
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thecitybymouth: Cake and Eggs
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. Win win for everyone. And lately, there’s been a new compulsion, a new impulse. Making cakes. Simple ones, ideally. Just a few ingredients, inspired by what’s in my fridge and what’s in my pantry. They’re satisfying to make, a perfect simple end to dinner, or, in my favorite application, a great way to have breakfast for the week. Now, before you start thinking, “Cake for breakfast? Why not go all the way and have some ice cream too?
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thecitybymouth: March 2009
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. A eulogy for bacon. Tomorrow, BaconCamp comes to San Francisco. It's a celebration of all things delectably porcine. In addition to making the bacon cookies, I'll be reading the following essay. Enjoy. It’s a nice exercise though. To try and sum up what someone means to you, what effect they’ve had on your life. To take a look at how your life wouldn’t be the way it is without them. Because it’s bacon. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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thecitybymouth: July 2009
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Gastronomic adventures from the kitchen to the cafe and beyond. Against the Grain: Kasha. None of this is the case. Somewhere in my how-to-cook education, I read somewhere that a good cook should have battered cookbooks, that they should have food splattered on them, that they should have notes in the margins. This is why I made a note to myself to “cut oranges in 1 more section than said,” so when I made this Special Dinner again in the future, I’d know better. And though I’ve made this kasha pila...
