Potato Leek Soup (aka Vichyssoise) � The Perfect Autumn in San Francisco Soup

This can be a strange time of year for weather in San Francisco. Our climate can suddenly swing from hot and humid, to cold and wet; which m...

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How to Make Fancy Crackers � Also Know as Crispy Rosemary Sea Salt Flatbreads

Making your own �fancy� crackers at home is a fairly basic operation, and not only will they be less expensive, but you can customize them a...

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Mexican-Style Shrimp Cocktail � The New Taco?

One of the many advantages of living in San Francisco is my proximity to some pretty amazing Mexican food. That used to be a much bigger dea...

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Real Aioli for Real

I don�t usually like to put words like �real� or �classic� in front of recipe names, since who the hell really knows, but in the case this a...

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Classic Guacamole � How to Make Guacamole Like a Guacamaster

It�s National Guacamole Day, or at least for a few more hours it is. Having said that, there is no bad day to make guacamole. There are few ...

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�Naked� Cherry Tomato Salad � Sans Skin for the Win

I�ve wanted to show this �naked� cherry tomato technique for a while now, and after having something very similar at a Japanese restaurant r...

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Eggplant Escabeche � The Second Best Way to Eat Eggplant

The best way to eat eggplant is fried, which I�ll hopefully prove to you one day with a video recipe. In the meantime, you�ll have to settle...

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How to Make Sushi Rice That Even Works for Sushi

I don�t make sushi at home very often, or ever, since we�re surrounded by top-notch sushi chefs here in San Francisco, but that doesn�t mean...

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