tomato for my BLT lunch today. It is from Canada. When tomatoes cost more than ground beef, I usually modify the menu and hold off on the crab-stuffed tomato and caprese salad until they are 99 cents/lb. And I used to love...

poulard with white asparagus, licorice root, artichokes and other stuff - roast soft shell crab - cold white asparagus soup There was a lot of white asparagus on the menu. However, after the tasting menu, I am betting every one of...

’s Throw Chardonnay for the next few courses. The second course was king trumpets over hollandaise with fried artichokes and a frisee salad with a porcini vinaigrette. Really rich. The vinaigrette helped to cut through some...

, calamari, rattlesnake, alligator, artichokes, all shellfish, spicy, curry, etc. We visit SFO each years and have enjoyed Slanted Door, Gary Danko, Sodini’s, Viva Pizza, Gordo’s, Pergamino’s and The Stinking...

... Watermelon rind, bread and butter pickles, olive tapenade, corn relish, pickled beets, pickled figs, pickled cauliflower and artichokes. How I’d love to have a jar of pickled figs right now! At times I’m struck...

the marinated artichokes (is that one of his pies? I feel like it was some kind of marinated something on it..mushrooms?) and while I enjoyed it, I thought it was not the be all end all of pizza. Of course, it took us 3.5 hours...

Stagione"—According to the menu, this usually comes with “Primizie bread,” fried Gulf shrimp, calamari, artichoke hearts, and zucchini rounds. When I tried it, the assortment also included unique touches like a...

I can only imagine how difficult the “off season” must be in cold climates. Here in the Bay Area it’s easy to talk about buying locally and seasonally (as well as organically). If we don’t have tomatoes...

mushrooms $14 Mixed Lettuces asparagus, artichokes & walnuts with goat cheese $14 Lobster Risotto Cake sweet corn, agretti, bacon & basil $16 Grilled Squid cherry tomatoes, olives, cucumbers & oregano $15 Steamed White Asparagus poached...

was fish sauteed with capers, garlic and olives with artichokes and scallions over rice, and by far it was the tastiest dish on the table. Right as we sat back to rub our tummies, the owner came out and suggested the MahiMahi...

, including as to the amuses. Throughout the meal, I got the sense that the kitchen and dining room teams genuinely cared about the diner’s experience. (A) Artichoke barigoule with olive tapenade. Black olives were quite...

. My first course was a half portion of macaroni filled with black truffles, artichoke and foie gras topped with aged parmesan. This was a spectacular dish. The macaroni was a tube shape and even the half portion was big. The...

results. So my thought is that you wouldn’t want to pair a wine where the nuances were important to you with a food like asparagus or artichokes. And based on my tiny test my thought is that this idea makes any wine...

, no matter what the regional slant on it might be. I’m perfectly willing to accept thai chicken and artichokes on my pizza, if its properly cooked, with a delicious sauce and a great crust. The problems I’ve had out...

what they don’t eat. Here’s a small list of items they avoid: cumin, cilantro, chilis (dried and fresh), artichokes, bison, olives, sweetbreads, etc. One of my favorite cuisines is Indian and when I tell people that,...