The much-anticipated debut from Tara O’Brady, Seven Spoons features distinctive, crowd-pleasing recipes; engaging, writerly essays; and the same stunning photography that has earned her website a devoted following. Continue reading
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Sugar Snap Pea and Radish Salad, and Tomato Watermelon Gazpacho, From HOMEGROWN by Heather Hardison
Whether your idea of gardening is a tomato plant on your fire escape or a pumpkin patch in the yard, Homegrown: Illustrated Bites From Your Garden to Your Table is the ultimate guide to growing your own food and eating it, too! Continue reading
Eat, Drink, Watch: Food Films at the 58th San Francisco International Film Festival
by Gary Meyer
The number of food films being made should not come as a surprise. PBS started the trend of cooking shows long ago and is still a leader in them, but now we have the Food Network, Cooking Channel, Food Matters TV and more offering 24 hours a day of programing about things to eat. Movies with food themes have spanned the history of cinema, but it wasn’t until Babette’s Feast , Like Water For Chocolate , Tampopo , Big Night and others became box office successes that we started to see a genre develop. And the number of documentaries about food has exploded. Continue reading
The Secret Restaurant: Stuffed Mushrooms
by Peter Moore
Our friend Max is allergic to wheat. He is gluten-free, but not in the sense of the estimated 30% of Americans who are shunning wheat due to currently trendy pseudo-science; rather, Max is gluten-free in the sense that, if he has anything with wheat, there will be an epi-pen and ER visit involved. Continue reading
Cooking and Cinema Matter: An Interview with the Directors of the FOOD AND FARM FILM FEST
by Gary Meyer
San Francisco’s Food and Farm Film Festival offers a place for the food and art worlds of San Francisco to collide. Continue reading
A Baker’s Dozen: Dora and the Italians
by Dianne Boate
I have always had Russian neighbors in this San Francisco Richmond District apartment building. Many comings and goings of very interesting people, like the White Russian couple, both born in China, reuniting and marrying in San Francisco. Continue reading
Pan-Fried Tofu with Date Sauce, Steamed Eggplant with Garlic and Chilies, and Meatball Mochi, From THE FOOD OF TAIWAN by Cathy Erway
It’s not just about bubble tea.
For all that’s been said about Chinese food, relatively little has been celebrated of the food of Taiwan in the Western world. Continue reading
NYC, Now and Next Time: The City Through Film and Fashion, Food and Drink
by Cari Borja
“Everyone wants to become the perfect version of ourselves.”
—Neil Burger, Limitless Continue reading
Fettuccine with Corn Crema and Charred Green Onions, and Squid Ink Linguine with Uni and Crab, from MASTERING PASTA by Marc Vetri and David Joachim
Award-winning chef Marc Vetri wanted to write his first book about pasta. Instead, he wrote two other acclaimed cookbooks and continued researching pasta for ten more years. Now, the respected master of Italian cuisine finally shares his vast knowledge of pasta, gnocchi, and risotto in this inspiring, informative primer featuring expert tips and techniques, and more than 100 recipes. Continue reading
Eat Like the Stars: A Marx Brothers Menu
Until fairly recently, many people in the UK had no idea what a pecan was. Continue reading
More Asian Deliciousness on the Big Screen at CAAMFest
by Gary Meyer
There is no question that the most delicious peaches I have ever tasted come from the Masumoto Family Farm. Continue reading