From the monthly archives: February 2015

Portalupi Wine’s Pruning Seminar and Crab Feed 2015 in Santa Rosa

On February 25, 2015 By

SANTA ROSA, Calif.
When in Sonoma wine country, you expect rolling hills. Check. You expect fine wine. Check. You expect Dungeness crab. Say what?

Last weekend, it wasn’t the wine that drew me to Sonoma but the promise of crab. A few months ago I signed up for a pruning seminar and crab feed put […]

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A Review of Sammy’s Aloha Take-Out at Pier 33 in San Francisco

On February 22, 2015 By

The story: Sammy Kong Kee has won awards for his poke recipe (the traditional Hawaiian dish of marinated raw tuna), and while working at Butterfly restaurant along San Francisco’s Embarcadero he got the opportunity to touch on the flavors of the islands when he took control of the restaurant’s take-out window and opened up […]

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Making a Visit to Temescal’s Curbside Creamery on a Spring-like Sunday

On February 17, 2015 By

To all my readers on the East Coast, you may want to avert your eyes and not read the following.

So some of you know my general rule of not eating ice cream on cold days. Well, an early spring made an appearance during the holiday weekend in the Bay Area so I didn’t have […]

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Making Scones for the First Time with Meyer Lemon and Ginger Recipe + Video Demo

On February 11, 2015 By

Everybody’s writing about sweets and chocolates lately. Wonder why? Hmm, for me, while I do like making chocolates, I was thinking lemon instead.

Meyer lemons, more specifically, because this is the season for citrus, and Meyer lemon is the king of lemons for its beautiful color and slightly sweeter juice. I decided to try a […]

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A Review of State Bird’s Sequel — The Progress — in San Francisco

On February 8, 2015 By

The story: Chefs Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski changed the San Francisco dining scene when they opened State Bird Provisions in the Fillmore, offering small plates in a dim sum cart format, and garnering long lines from those hoping to grab the few walk-in seats because they failed to get a coveted reservation. After winning […]

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A Review of Food and Cocktails at Lungomare in Oakland’s Jack London Square — CLOSED

On February 4, 2015 By

Update: After changing hands a year earlier, the restaurant closed at the end of February 2020.

The story: Lungomare is a restaurant that opened up in the former Miss Pearl’s space in the heart of Oakland’s Jack London Square, specializing in Northern Italian cuisine with an emphasis on seafood. The restaurant is the bold gamble of […]

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Afternoon Treat at Chantal Guillon at San Francisco’s SOMA Neighborhood

On February 1, 2015 By

The emergence of Chantal Guillon is an interesting story. A few years back she made a splash into the local macaron scene by opening Paulette’s in a tiny shop in Hayes Valley, shipping in macarons made by the popular Beverly Hills bakery.

But then Guillon wanted to branch out on her own, so she cut […]

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