pomegranate hell

January 17, 2007

for anyone who has ever tried to extract the seeds from a pomegranate, i ran across a link to this technique on e-gullet. be warned that the page loads up incredible slow, but if you have ever tried to get the seeds from a pomegranate, it is worth the wait.

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Jura Capresso A8

January 16, 2007

The man on the street is not one to kiss and tell. I like to live a decent life, but not too extravagant. I like to keep my personal life, personal and simply share where I eat. However, when it comes to a product that is this good, I had to share. I’ve been drinking […]

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Touch – South Beach, Miami, FL

January 13, 2007

Like everything in South Beach, Touch exudes sex. From their name to their furry swing when you walk through the doors to the belly dancers, this place is awash in good looking hipsters out for a bite looking to see and be seen. How did I get in? Work event. Despite their very annoying Flash […]

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authentic italian episode #1: escarole soup

January 12, 2007

i’ve been really focusing on french cooking the last three years and i’ve loved every minute of it – stocks, sauces, terrines, ‘lesser’ cuts of meat, and mastering some dishes i wouldn’t have attempted a few years ago, has left me with a full belly and a good base. but as we have been getting […]

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the drake

January 8, 2007

“how could you not like the drake?” well, if you’re talking about sf drake, the uber rare cheese from cowgirl creamery, the answer is, you can’t! i hit the their store at the ferry building almost every weekend, and as i was looking over he usual soft cheeses, i noticed something new – the sf […]

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holiday cooking

January 4, 2007

the new year is here, the holiday’s are over, and it’s time to catch up on all things food! of course there was never any shortage of food over the holidays, but the most gluttonous period was the new years weekend, where my dad and me cooked up some wintery food goodness as well as […]

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sooo sexy

December 16, 2006

see, for me it has nothing to do with the fact that the waitresses are doing the whole ‘slutty nurse’ thing (by the way, make sure to click on that link, then the photo in the story to see the pictures of the slutty nurses), the sexy thing is that burger. holy crap that looks […]

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evoo – no charge!

December 14, 2006

i was sent this link from my friend ande(who will one day contribute to this blog….fingers crossed!)who originally found it at “cooking with amy”, an sf cooking site/blog. i ordered two! (one for myself, and one for a lucky family member who should get it soon….) enjoy!

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the new cookery manifesto

December 12, 2006

thomas keller of the french laundry and per se, ferran adria of el bulli, heston blumenthal of the fat duck, and harold mcgee of “on food and cooking” fame, have just published an “international agenda for great cooking.” basically 3 of our greatest modern chefs and the man whose book is called ‘the bible’ in […]

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Sino – Santana Row

December 11, 2006

I’ve bitched and moaned about Santana Row on my other site. I don’t like it. When it burnt down, it should have stayed there. The place gives me a migrane and the people bring out the worst of my Philadelphia attitude. So when I had to go to a work sponsored event at Sino in […]

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