If It Ain't Dark, It Ain't Chocolate

The gourmet chocolate trend has spawned dark-chocolate snobs.

Oh, I try it whenever I have the chance. These two versions just seemed to represent two extremes of execution. Tong Palace at 933 Clement has a pretty middle-of-the-road version. But I suspected, as EP and Gordon Wing confirm,...

I haven’t seen the book yet but I would think Discover Chocolate by Clay Gordon would have some recipes. I’ve heard him talk about using it for savory applications.

Thanks for being specific about your order, Gordon. I’m really sorry to hear about the beef brisket clay pot in particular because this was one of my favorites. When Rochelle, Alex and I were there the new owners told us...

: http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e365/GordonWing/CapitolChickenWings.jpg Capital Restaurant 839 Clay Street (tw. Stockton & Grant) SF CA 94108 415. 397-6269

Had lunch yesterday with Mom in Chinatown at Utopia Cafe. It wasn’t as good as it has been in the past. The two items we ordered were just a bit off .... the black bean spare ribs rice clay pot suffered from spare ribs that...

clay pot with oysters and roasted beef stew. Started off with a pleasant soup with bits of this and that ( bbq pork, yellow chives, seafood, chicken, etc) Clams with black bean sauce followed. Then a mixed seafood stir fry:...

, asstd shellfish & frogs – all prepared in a myriad of ways with a variety of sauces. I see the words – Chiu Chow often. They have a extensive porridge selection in addition to the usual suspects: clay pots, BBQ...

leaving for a trip soon and I wanted to pick up some baked pork buns for my food stash. was in SF Chinatown and decided to try a few from Honolulu Cafe & Bakery (nr. Stockton & Clay) and a few from You’s Dim Sum on Broadway...

If Chinatown is close enough to whatever area you define as “downtown” (Financial District? Union Square?), I recommend Golden Star on Walter U Lum Place or its sister, Golden King on Clay, across the street from the...

) then wrapped in thinly sliced suet/fat. Finally, the whole bird is wrapped in lotus leaves that have been soaked to soften. Clay/Mud is then molded around the chicken....cook in coals. The lotus leaves add a very nice nuance to...

Just returned from an excellent Hunan place in Richmond. Its called Gordon Park – Xiangcai Museum. Its located at 4160 No 3 Rd. We ordered 4 dishes in total. Cumin Beef, Beer Duck, Farmers Pork, Bacon w/ Preserved Bamboo...

customers.... Capital Restaurant – 839 Clay St. SF 94108 415. 397-6269 They will be closed for a few days starting tomorrow for New Year’s......

and a generous amount of white rice. We chose the no. 82 – Combination Eggs with Spinach, no. 64 HaiNan chicken and no. 22 – braised oysters in clay pot. No. 82 was a generous portion of spinach with preserved eggs...

aaaaaaaaaaah foochow has real fujian dishes. empress pavilion has many many authentic dishes. Go for clay pots. Fishball and meatballs in soup at the fujian and anything in red wine lees sauce (hongzao). the dimsum at empress is real...