As a server, I don’t ever think a verbal tip is a good substitute for a monetary tip. I mean, we work for tips. The times that I’ve really really gone out of my way to ensure my table had a great experience (i.e....

and perhaps a bottle of wine. Put this repast in your backpack and walk up to the top of Telegraph Hill and sit down under Coit Tower with a good part of the city and the whole of the Bay spread out before you. Enjoy this great...

in brown sauce arrived. The opaque sauce covered the top of the noodles, so we were unable to see underneath without mixing them. To my utter dismay, I saw the round, spaghetti-like sheen of machine made noodles. We called the...

mercifully been taken over by the chef from 51 Lincoln, who is 86ing the luxury steakhouse concept.

/ the cherry topping. I think it is a sit down taste treat due to gobs of custardy buttery smooshy filling that will undoubtedly end up in yer lap if you are driving..LOL For the snoots, I recommend Big Mamma’s BBQ which...

Well, I guess I’m just coming over to your house to eat. I’ll buy the ingrediants. I shop at the SF Ferry Plaza Market. That’s were quite a few top SF chefs pick up their ingrediants. Other than doing fresh...

, and this meal was right up there with a night at CityZen in Washington, D.C., among my top two. A more discerning critic might point to an overreliance on syrupy sweetness, especially in the dishes I ordered, but for me it...

Well, I feel a little better now. I’m having guilt issues because I used store-bought cookie dough (for the first time in my life) to make the cookie pops that went on top of the cupcakes I’m bringing to the...

). The subscription deal is great and they’ve got some top food pros contributing but they’re doing more lifestyle coverage than ever lately. I also don’t appreciate all the ways they manipulate those nutrition...

, and a little this, a little that.....it’s a blur now. but we did top it off with delicious rice pudding. it was all her lovely spicing, all vibrant and fresh and beautifully crisp in the taste, the perfect edge. i know i...

. The Cicken salad is setting up in my fridge. When the chicken cools I will add it. The Trang book suggests some chopped peanuts on top as a garnish so I will add them. I like the flavor addition. Tomorrow the Tamarind shrimp and...

with water that searing at home just doesn’t work. I did have a spring roll special which was very ordinary. Agreed that Panama Hatties is great, though it hit it’s peak when Blake Verity was the chef. By the way, there...

anyone else come across such an opinion? Are there any metalurgist home chefs out there who can say if there is any basis for it?

roots I’ve ever seen, not more than 2” across with the characteristic pattern of tubular holes, and added a satisfying crackle to the mix of textures. The fish was very cold and top quality with a firmish flesh that was...

consumed in Europe is no better than what’s found in our American supermarkets. The appreciation for artisanal products is waning in Europe while its increasing here. Just as one goes to a specialized cheese store here to...