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Potato Chips 1 Dec 2011 | 06:00 am
The political season is well upon us and that means a lot of politicians talking about strugglin' and rollin' up our sleeves, especially when speaking to working class audiences. Since the pioneering ...
Ice Cream 12 Jul 2011 | 07:59 am
The San Francisco midsummer fog was late in coming this year, which means Janet and I got a fantastic view of the July 4th fireworks (legal and not-strictly-legal) from the top of Bernal Hill. Hot day...
Macaroons, Macarons, and Macaroni 17 Apr 2011 | 06:55 am
It's a beautiful spring day here in San Francisco. The wild garlic is blooming, the top of Bernal Hill is covered in fennel, and everyone is celebrating spring. The stores are full of marshmallow peep...
Turkey 24 Nov 2010 | 09:50 am
I love Thanksgiving, when the rains finally begin to come to San Francisco and it feels almost like we have seasons, and the streets are bustling with people buying ingredients for their mother's fabu...
Ceviche and Fish & Chips 27 Nov 2009 | 12:59 pm
You can always get a good argument going in San Francisco by asking people for their favorite taqueria. Personally, I lean toward the carnitas tacos (accompanied by a strawberry agua fresca) at La Taq...
Dessert 6 Oct 2009 | 08:16 pm
We're all very trendy here in San Francisco, riding around on our fixed-gear bikes and raising our urban chickens and having universal health care and all. And I suppose it's good about the health car...
Ketchup 3 Sep 2009 | 07:48 am
Ketchup Fujianese immigrants rescued from the grounded freighter Golden Venture. AP Photo: used by permission Immigration has been a hot topic on this continent for well over 300 years, although the ...
Entrée 26 Aug 2009 | 08:21 am
Entrée entrée, entremet: A couple of French terms which no doubt retain interest for persons attending hotel and restaurant courses conducted under the shadow of French classical traditions, but have...
