John Birdsall

John Birdsall is a writer and ex–restaurant cook who lives in Oakland. He has received two James Beard Awards for food and culture writing. John is the coauthor of Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef ’s Isan Thai & Lao Roots by James Syhabout (Harper Collins 2018), is currently working on a new biography of James Beard

Uncle Tony in the Bardo: John Birdsall Remembers Anthony Bourdain

July 31, 2018 by John Birdsall

Cooking Your Life: Jessica Battilana’s Repertoire

April 23, 2018 by John Birdsall

Irish Coffee Redux

October 30, 2016 by John Birdsall

Fujian Pork Noodle Soup

May 16, 2016 by John Birdsall

The Signal Things of San Francisco: Cioppino

May 16, 2016 by John Birdsall

What Does San Francisco Taste Like?

May 16, 2016 by John Birdsall

Mae’s Crab Cioppino

May 13, 2016 by John Birdsall

The Signal Things of San Francisco: Irish Coffee, Then and Now

January 16, 2016 by John Birdsall

The Signal Things of San Francisco: The Green Salad

July 16, 2015 by John Birdsall

Cooking with Cleaver

May 30, 2015 by John Birdsall

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