In a haunting mash note to a city in flux, The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Jimmie Fails plays a version of himself, a young black man who grew up ...
Just Us Chicks: Heritage Chickens Are a Whole Different Animal and This Rancher Takes Exceptionally Good Care of Her Girls
Step into the beautiful old barn, and before you see them you can hear them—the soft and soothing peeping of baby chicks. They’re milling around under ...
Raspberry Trifle with Elderflower Cream and Danish Macaroons
Warm weather during the summertime in Scandinavia can be unpredictable: one day it’s chilly and then the next day can be hot, almost like San ...
5 Things to Eat Right Now: Summer 2019
Once again, I’ve scoured the city end to end to find you, dear reader, the most memorable things to eat right now. This is by no means a definitive ...
Elda Raises a Toast to Good Intention
As the clock hovers around midnight, the lights turn up, illuminating the crowd that has gathered around the long tan bar that occupies the corner of ...
Of Henry Miller and Home Cook Books
Many of you know that I love cookbooks, especially old and rare ones, but you may not know much about my background. For many years, I was a rare book ...
The History of the Martini and How to Order One
You’ve had one a thousand times (OK, maybe 100). You think you know the Martini cocktail. But, do you? I, for one, have often struggled with knowing ...
Raspberry Trifle with Elderflower Cream and Danish Macaroons
Warm weather during the summertime in Scandinavia can be unpredictable: one day it’s chilly and then the next day can be hot, almost like San ...
Bitter is Better: An eater’s guide for the chicory connoisseur
Chicory has been around as long as civilization itself. The University of California documents archaeological evidence of chicory dating back to the ...
Beer-Braised Lamb stew with winter vegetables and kale cream
A good number of guests who come to my restaurant, Kantine, have a desire to revisit the cuisine they’ve eaten while traveling in Scandinavia. Most of ...
Swedish Cinnamon Knots
The better part of September and October are always hectic in our family. Over the course of six weeks, we celebrate our wedding anniversary, our ...
Sweet Potato Pancakes with Dried Apricot Salsa Verde and Sprouted Broccoli
EVAN: Growing up, every other Sunday we would go to my grandma’s house in Queens for family dinner and she would make the traditional Austrian meal of ...
Cocoa-Spiced Bean and Lentil Soup
I keep many different dried beans and lentils in my pantry, and this soup gives me a chance to mix up any stragglers in a single pot. Serve it in the ...
Roasted Halibut Tail with Miso Chili Butter and Salsa
Finding a halibut tail in the SF Bay area might be a little challenging unless you know where to look. ;) We purchased ours from Fresh Catch, a ...
Nopalito’s Tostadas de Tinga Poblana
Tinga is a comforting chipotle-and-tomato-stewed chicken recipe from Puebla that usually has a tangy, lightly smoky flavor. Because of the saturated ...
Samin Nosrat’s Grilled Artichokes
Recall the miraculous way heat transforms the flavors of wood into the extraordinary flavors of smoke and you’ll intuit why any vegetable will be ...
Cooking with San Francisco Cooking School: Fresh Tomato Soup with Basil Oil and Garlic Crouton
Every cook worth her salt has written something about her love and adoration for in-season, sweet, juicy tomatoes. I’ll spare you the love story here ...
Heidi Swanson’s Turmeric Cashews
About these turmeric cashews: Some fascinating emails have come through my in-box over the past decade. One example arrived a little while ago from ...
Oysters with Pickled Ginger Granita
Although usually served alongside sushi, pickled ginger is a perfect match for briny oysters as well. For this recipe we finely dice shallots and ...
