Essential Pepin is in!

I just picked up the latest from Maestro... A culmination of 60 years of cooking in a beautiful collection of his best recipes... with a DVD of instructions: how to make chocolate leaves, and how to put an apron on, and.... I love Pepin and look up to him. I learned A LOT from him. In fact, to relax, I usually go to YouTube and watch some of his KQED episodes... I really do. You go Jacque, and for many more years of health and cooking shows....

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John wade said…

Really very nice and interesting post about food....
Kopi Luwak

April 2, 2013 at 7:09 AM

Dishdash

I moved to Silicon Valley from Chicago about two months ago, and am on a continuous hunt for good food.Unfortunately, it’s somewhat hard to find amidst the high-tech corporate campuses and sprawling apartment complexes.I had all but lost hope when I stumbled upon Dishdash in Sunnyvale.My husband and I walked in for lunch on a weekday to a loud, but welcoming buzz of people.The fact that the restaurant was crowded was not necessarily telling, however, as most eateries in Silicon Valley are packed around lunch time with engineers hurrying to get a quick bite.Nevertheless, as I looked around, the diners seemed pleased and their food looked delicious.Dishdash is a welcoming space with bright colored walls, high ceilings, and modern Mediterranean décor.Despite the rush-hour, we were seated immediately at a small table by the kitchen.Whereas in some restaurants this could be a turn-off, I found it exciting.The kitchen was a machine.I sat wide-eyed as the team of cooks zipped back and forth…

Paris, O Paris...

This is a brief post about what we ate on our recent lovely trip to Paris. We have made it to unbelievable restaurants, sampled amazing chocolates, saw beautiful art, walked romantic streets, and just had a great time. The restaurants we ate at are all in the nouveau French cuisine where the emphasis is on fresh, local, healthy,... and amazing.

Arriving to our hotel, we head immediately to lunch at Ze Kitchen Gallery... a funky and hip restaurant in St. Germain right a block from the Seine.

The appetizers we chose were a play on raw fish. These dishes to me are as good as the fish you get, and they were wonderful (with a unique presentation): Asian flavors, mixed with slightly sweet and crunchy peels of cucumber, some radishes marinated green papaya and mango. Dora had the (raw) sardines, tomato and a ginger like sauce. It is slightly challenging to eat raw sardines as the fish is a little tough.

The entrees were somethings else. Dora had the cod fish... cooked to perfection w…

There's A Pizza War

And lucky for us, we're living on the front line. When we first moved to North Beach, we ate at North Beach Pizza about once a week- it's a block away, has friendly service, and beautiful pizza. We soon realized that by walking an extra two or three blocks, we could also enjoy the classic, Golden Boy Pizza, or the new kid, Tony's Pizza Napoletana. Talk about hard decisions! Nikos stands by North Beach - once he finds something he likes, he's difficult to budge. I, on the other hand, although enjoying North Beach for its feel-good atmosphere and always-consistent pizza, and appreciating Golden Boy for it's no-nonsense, pizza-in-hand-with-beer-at-the-bar attitude, have a soft spot for Tony's (if we can ever get in). It's pricier than the others, but I don't mind paying for the top-quality ingredients. Tony Gemignani (a bit of a celeb in the pizza world: he's won a pizza "world-cup", has been on Food Network, etc etc) is passionate abo…

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