watermelon

October 27, 2006

last night we divvied up our weekly box o’ produce with our friends, and we were the lucky winners of a rather large watermelon. as much as i like to cook, i must admit my exposure to watermelon has been limited to parties i used to go to in college, where i was the king […]

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wild game week (or, ‘the best week ever’)

October 26, 2006

any email whose subject line starts with ‘wild game week’ is most likely an announcement for the discovery channel or pbs, but sometimes, it’s even better. today was one of those times. waiting in my inbox this morning was the email i look forward to every year, like christmas morning but with more elk steak […]

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My Minty Fresh Lobotomy

October 25, 2006

Someone, Confucius, I think, once said “If someone offers you a breath mint, take it.” Today, someone at work just gave me some Starbucks mints. My God. I feel like I’ve had a nasal abortion. These things should come with a warning stating ‘Caution: These mints will cause temporary blindness. Upon eating, your nasal cavity […]

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our new bounty

October 23, 2006

last wednesday marked week 2 of our csa adventure, and i actually remembered to bring the camera and take a picture or two. also, i got around to uploading the pics my meal from the previous week using a good amount of our farmer fresh bounty. i’ve been particularly bad about getting pictures on-line in […]

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The Most Fattening Foods

October 23, 2006

From Forbes, the most fattening foods. Thankfully, my simpleton tastes don’t permit me to chow down on this stuff too often, but when I go to Brendan’s house this winter, I’ll see lots of running in my future. http://biz.yahoo.com/special/luxury101206_article5.html

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Ace Wasabi’s – San Francisco

October 19, 2006

So were sitting around having cocktails at Jacks at Fishermans Wharf when my boss asks do you guys like sushi? Hells yes says I and off me and 4 of my new team mates head into the Mission. Everyone bags on the Mission because it is too yuppie. It is totally my type of neighborhood. […]

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Parcel 104 – Santa Clara

October 19, 2006

The problem with being in sales and writing for a food blog is that I tend to eat at a lot of hotel restaurants. For the most part, these places suck. The food is pretty average at best and tends to be the same faire. Never the less, I tend to continue to arrive at […]

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Gary Danko and Messing with Tourists

October 19, 2006

Okay, so this isn’t the best idea nor do I condone this type of behavior. However, it was a long day. I woke up at 4:30 so that I could be in the city by 7 for a training. By noon, I was crabbier than a cheap hooker on an old mattress. So come 10:00, […]

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mustard

October 18, 2006

i was pretty excited to open the sf chronicle this morning and see the food section was about mustard – as strange as it sounds i have been thinking a lot about mustard lately (i guess this makes me a food nerd, or just a nerd in general?). we had a really great meal at […]

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a blt to remember a blt by

October 16, 2006

i just want to mention that christmas is coming up and my birthday is in april, and if anyone is really struggling with an idea, can i suggest the blt ring? can i also say this is probably the greatest single piece of jewelry ever made? if i had known this was around i would […]

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