South East Asian Foods – 101 of my Favorites

101 South East Asian/Pacific Islander foods.

 

…can you figure them all out…?

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Black Garlic Recipe, Aged and Impressions

Black garlic…it seems that there is quite a buzz these days about this tasty yet exotic ingredient. I kinda stumbled on this when an editorial assistant sent me an email asking questions for an upcoming issue. I know, I know I should have been “in the know” but with the hotel nearing completion and [...]

Dragonfruit (dragon fruit) or Pitaya

Between the hotel and moving my residence I have had no time to write about anything. I was shopping at 99 ranch the other day and saw, much to my surprise one of my all time favorite fruits…Dragonfruit. Either by not paying attention when I am shopping or just some bad luck/timing I have [...]

Our Products part 2 – Produce

As a chef, I have always tried to procure the best possible produce for the restaurants I have been in charge of. Back in the Blue Chalk/Steelhead brew days, I was lucky enough to meet Stuart Dickson, the farmer (at the time) at Stone Free Farm in Watsonville CA.

My experiences with Steelhead and [...]

Dumpster Diving v.2.0, Asparagus

Dumpster diving usually is something that I reserve for those time between paychecks when the pantry is full and cash is all but nonexistent. Recently I found myself diving for another reason and that reason is I’m tired!

We are getting close to the opening of the restaurant and with that comes longer and [...]

Global warming affecting beer production

OK,

So I usually write about recipes and what not, but I just read a very disturbing article on MSN that said global warming is going to affect malted barley production and will increase the price of beer. I think my heart just stopped beating. Polar bears, arctic tundra, increased sea levels and now [...]

Saffron tea anyone?

Tea…I always think about tea when I’m not feeling well, and today is one of those days. It was a long week at the restaurant, writing menu’s and working on getting a new logo, the bar built and making sure that the ansul system is being installed properly. I did take the time to [...]

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