Beet Salad with Barley, Goat Cheese, Arugula & Mint
A couple of weeks ago when we were at A 16 in San Francisco we had a wonderful “Roasted Beets with Full Belly Farm Farro Salad, roasted cipolline, mint & ricotta salata.” I said at the time, “I’m going…
Dining in San Francisco; Delfina Restaurant
Delfina www.delfinasf.com We had dinner at Delfina on a Tuesday night in early April. We arrive at Delfina and are seated right away at a table in the main dining room. Like most restaurants we’ve been to in San Francisco,…
A Tale of Two Lemons; How to Make Fresh Lemonade
How to make fresh lemonade
Dining in San Francisco; Hog Island Oysters at the Ferry Building and A 16 Restaurant
Last week while in San Francisco, we visited the Hog Island Oyster Company in the Ferry Building for their Monday night Happy Hour and followed it with a dinner at A 16. After returning from the Alcatraz tour, we start…
Dining in San Francisco; The Moss Room and SPQR
On our trip to San Francisco, we visited the California Academy of Sciences and had lunch at the museum’s fine dining restaurant, the Moss Room. That night we had dinner at SPQR. Both meals were on a Sunday in…
San Francisco Ferry Building Farmer’s Market
This past week we visited San Francisco.The first place we head after dropping our bags at the hotel is the weekly Saturday Farmer’s Market at the Ferry Building. http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/ The weather is glorious, sunny and almost hot. There are dozens…
Strawberry Shortcakes with Meyer Lemon Buttermilk Biscuits
Strawberry Shortcakes with Meyer Lemon Buttermilk Biscuits
Tomato Obsession
Ask anyone who gardens what type of tomatoes they grow and you are likely to get an impassioned response about varieties, the merits of hybrids vs. heirlooms, and frequency of watering. Few vegetables (yes, I know tomatoes are a fruit)…