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Spring In Full Bloom

chefneil wrote 7 months ago:   Springtime Ingredients I always get excited in springtime with the arrival of all the fresh and ne … more →

Tags: Menus, Fava beans, Alameda Marketplace, Sausalito Springs Watercress

My Long Neglected Blog1 comment

chefneil wrote 7 months ago: It has been a while since I’ve posted anything on my blog, but with the excitement of the new … more →

Tags: Kitchen Remodel, restaurant reviews, Menus

KotW: A memory of beef

panterazero wrote 10 months ago: Probably in 1976, in a restaurant in San Francisco’s Japantown called Sanppo, I had one of the … more →

Tags: Red Meat, Kip of the Week

The Whole Foods Mothership

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: Austin, Texas is home to the corporate offices of Whole Foods Market, and like everything else in Te … more →

Tags: Austin, Whole Foods

Austin Farmers Market

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: I love visiting local farmers markets’ when I’m traveling.  This week I’m in Austin and I visited th … more →

Tags: Austin Farmers' Market, Chilis

Sushi And Champagne

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: We had a great meal at Austin’s best sushi restaurant, Uchi.  They have slight twists with Texas sus … more →

Tags: restaurant reviews, Uchi Restaurant, Austin, bouvet

On why "comfort eating" is good for you.1 comment

sarawr wrote 1 year ago: I’ve found myself, in the past week, doing what everyone says you shouldn’t: I’ve … more →

Local Artisan Meats And Cheeses

chefneil wrote 1 year ago:   Local Artisan Meats And Cheeses   We are fortunate to have a large variety of artisan food purveyo … more →

Tags: Menus, Achadinha, Boccalone, Fatted Calf, Andante Cheese, Tasty Salted Pig Parts

The Balanced Salad

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: Greens, Early Girl Tomatoes, Walnuts, St. Maure Ashed Jacquin Chévre A good and simple formula to fo … more →

Tags: Menus, salad

Fade In: Fall, Fade Out: Summer

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: I could see the produce transitioning from summer to fall when I was walking around the farmers mark … more →

Tags: Menus, Frog Hollow, peaches, Tomatoes

Duck Confit

chefneil wrote 1 year ago:   Sometimes you prepare a dish that is just spot on.  Of course this one took me 10 days to complete … more →

Tags: Menus, sous vide, Food Saver, duck confit

Slow Food Italy

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: I was lucky enough to be in Piedmont in Northern Italy last year, home of the slow food movement, wh … more →

Tags: Slow Food, Italy

Slow Food Nation- Friday

chefneil wrote 1 year ago:     I strolled through the Slow Food Nation event near City Hall today to take a peak at the histori … more →

Tags: Slow Food, Carlo Petrini, Sustainable Farming

Slow Food Nation San Francisco

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: Foodies gather in San Francisco for the first U.S. Slow Food event. … more →

Tags: Slow Food, San Francisco

From Pasture To Plate

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: Q: What is the difference between grass-fed/ finished beef over corn fed beef?  A:  Corn fed, whethe … more →

Tags: Menus, grass fed, Food Science, harold mcgee

No Reservations Required 1 comment

chefneil wrote 1 year ago: Thanks for joining me for a professional chefs prospective in the current state of Northern Californ … more →

Tags: Wine, Kitchen Remodel, restaurant reviews


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