by Risa Nye
How can a person love something so much and know so little about it? For example, I love chocolate. In just about all forms. Continue reading
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Eat, Drink & See Films
BAM/PFA’s Final Film Programs (for now)
As Berkeley’s invaluable PFA Theater prepares to move into the new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in 2016, their ever ambitious programming will continue through August 2 before closing for several months. Continue reading
Mom’s Chickpea Flour Pancakes; Roasted Cauliflower and Radish with Mustard, Nigella, and Fennel Seeds; and Mango Curry Tofu from VEGAN RICHA’S INDIAN KITCHEN by Richa Hingle
If you love dals, rich curries, flatbreads, savory breakfasts, exotic desserts, and all flavors Indian, then this book is for you. Continue reading
Eat, Drink & See Films
Local food and farmers are the focus of CUESA’s “Summer Celebration” in San Francisco, the Oakland Symphony celebrates “Bach and Brew,” and a stunning new documentary about Michelin three-star chef Curtis Duffy, For Grace, screens at SF DocFest this week. Continue reading
Brazilian Fried Chicken, Camden’s Favorite Chicken Fingers, and Pineapple Chicken with Pineapple Salsa from FRIED CHICKEN by Rebecca Lang
Fried chicken is comfort food at its finest. Served alongside a biscuit, atop waffles, or just on its own, fried chicken is one of the most universally loved foods around. In Fried Chicken , Southern chef Rebecca Lang collects 50 of the most tantalizing, crowd-pleasing variations on the classic. Continue reading
Food for Thought at the San Francisco Green Film Festival
Kermit the Frog sang that “It’s not easy being green.” But it is getting easier, as more people become aware of the small things they can do to make the world a healthier place for all of us. Continue reading
Eat Like the Stars: SF Silent Fest Special—Greta Garbo’s Swedish-Irish Potatoes and John Gilbert’s Breast of Chicken
When I saw that Flesh and the Devil was screening as part of the San Francisco Silent Film Festival I wanted to hightail it straight to Heathrow to get on a plane. I would love to be at the Castro Theatre watching the world’s greatest screen lovers getting all lovey-dovey on the last Sunday in May. Continue reading
A Vegetarian’s Survival Guide to the San Francisco Silent Film Festival
by Lincoln Spector and (augmented and updated by) Gary Meyer
I love the San Francisco Silent Film Festival, but it can wear a body down. Especially this year, with 21 programs and a party over the course of four days and five nights. For three of those days, the first screening starts at 10:00 a.m., and the last one starts at 9:30 p.m. The human body isn’t built for that much fun sitting down. Continue reading
A Baker’s Dozen: Wedding Cakes I Have Known
by Dianne Boate
It took a lot of nerve, really, starting a baking business in my apartment kitchen, but by training myself to use what I have on hand for all of my life, I was provided with a history of certain derring-do, a yes-I-can attitude that made it a success from the start. Continue reading
Blackberry, Cherry Laurel, Nasturtium, Thistles, and Fennel with Recipes, from THE BAY AREA FORAGER by Mia Andler and Kevin Feinstein
Explore the delicious Bay Area!
Reading The Bay Area Forager is like taking a wild foods walk with foraging experts Mia Andler and Kevin Feinstein: it gives practical advice for gathering edible wild plants in the Bay Area in a voice that is friendly and suffused with rich personal knowledge. Continue reading
Eat Like the Stars: Anne Baxter’s Mexican Cheese Super Sandwich and Angie Dickinson’s Honeymoon Sandwich
I had my first grilled cheese sandwich this week. You may have had many in your lifetime, but for me it was a new and fabulous experience. I’m British, and we are a bit snobby and purist about our sandwiches. Continue reading