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Our favorite cookbooks of 2018
Our favorite cookbooks of 2018
It’s been a really, really good year for cookbooks. Such a glorious abundance turned the process of whittling the list into quite the conundrum. As I sifted through the stacks, a few trends emerged: It ...
This Week's Stories
A Brown Kitchen: Butternut squash fries surprise with sumac
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside: There’s something to be said for that remarkable texture of french fries when they make it to the table. Fries were one of the most pleasurable experiences ...
Recipes: Trio of dips to accompany Barbecued Dungeness Crab
Cured Egg Yolk Dip Makes about 2 cups Essentially a mayonnaise made with salt-and-sugar-cured egg yolks, this dip is meant to be served with Rupert Blease and Jason Fox’s Barbecued ...
Recipe: Carrie Blease’s Puffed Grain Salad “Stuffing�
Carrie Blease’s Puffed Grain Salad “Stuffing" Serves 8 to 10 Unlike dense, heavy Thanksgiving stuffings, this salad from Lord Stanley’s Carrie Blease is a bright and refreshing counterpoint to ...
Recipe: Brandon Jew’s Duck Pancakes
Brandon Jew’s Duck Pancakes Serves 8 to 10 Reminiscent of a tortilla, Brandon Jew’s pancakes combine chilled duck fat, bread flour and boiling water. For the filling, Jew makes his own ...
Recipe: Jason Fox’s Smoked Oyster Creamed Nettles
Jason Fox’s Smoked Oyster Creamed Greens Serves 8 to 10 To make these creamy, smoky greens that are infused with smoked oysters, Commonwealth chef Jason Fox sources nettles from Star Route Farms ...
Recipe: Carrie Blease’s Persimmon Galette With Cardamom Ice Cream
Carrie Blease’s Persimmon Galette With Cardamom Ice Cream Serves 8 to 10 Pumpkin and apple pies may be more traditional, but this elegant — and super easy — dessert showcases another beloved ...
Previous Stories
A Brown Kitchen: An upside-down fig cake to celebrate gay...
I was struggling to sleep that night. After tossing and turning for hours — my mind preoccupied with book details — I decided that I should work for a little. Maybe that might tire me enough. When I ...
A Brown Kitchen: Finding comfort in kheema
Almost every region in the world has found some way to transform ground meat into something spectacular in its own unique way. We’ve got our meatloaves and burgers in America. The Middle East is known ...
A Brown Kitchen: Conquer the art of pie with a corn cardamom tart
In “Game of Thrones,� Daenerys Targaryen was once advised: “To conquer the North, you must go South.� My version of that quote? To conquer a pie, I had to start with a tart. Pies, especially ...
Recipe: Tomato Lox
Tomato Lox Serves 4 For this recipe, tomatoes are given the lox treatment by curing in a mixture that includes smoked sea salt, brown sugar and dulse granules, a type of seasoning made from seaweed. ...
Recipe: Watermelon Steaks With Mint Gremolata
Watermelon Steaks With Mint Gremolata Serves 4 Using a vacuum seal to compress the watermelon results in a slightly more dense and meatlike texture. If you don’t have a vacuum sealer, you can still ...
Recipe: Coconut Bacon
Coconut Bacon Serves 3 to 4 At Urban Remedy’s retail locations, one of their most popular plant-based meals is the VLT, a vegan riff on a classic BLT sandwich made with eggplant bacon. At home, ...
Recipe: How to make State Bird Provisions’ signature quail
This is the dish that launched a phenomenon. Thanks to Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski , savvy food lovers around the globe know exactly what the state bird of California is. ...
Repertoire: Sometimes summer calls for cheesecake bars
Earlier this summer, I had a change of heart. I was back East, suffering through the kind of heat wave that never hits San Francisco, and suddenly I had a craving for a tart lemon bar, eaten ice-cold ...
Recipes
Recipe: Sue’s Kitchen’s Matcha Madeleines
Sue’s Kitchen’s Matcha Madeleines Makes about 2½ dozen For her take on the classic French madeleine, Sue’s Kitchen chef Sueko Matsumura Ng uses nutty brown butter and sweetly floral honey ...
Recipe: U :Dessert Story’s Chocolate Matcha Lava Cake
U :Dessert Story’s Chocolate Matcha Lava Cake Serves 4 At Tammy Boonlieng’s Castro dessert cafe, you’ll find a variety of photogenic Asian-inspired sweets, including this riff on the classic ...
Recipe: Blum’s Coffee Toffee Pie
Blum’s Coffee Toffee Pie Makes 1 9-inch pie; 8 servings While the Coffee Crunch Cake may be the most requested and beloved recipe from the late, great soda fountain chain, Blum’s produced ...
Recipe: China Moon’s Fresh Ginger Ice Cream With Chocolate...
China Moon’s Fresh Ginger Ice Cream With Chocolate Sauce Makes about 1 quart ice cream and 1 pint chocolate sauce At her bygone Post Street cafe, the late Barbara Tropp was best known for her ...
Recipe: Alfred’s Fried Cream
Alfred’s Fried Cream Serves 6 to 8 Essentially a breaded and deep-fried custard, fried cream was a dessert staple with Italian roots that was common throughout the city at restaurants like ...
Recipe: Baby Iceberg Wedge Salad With Chilled Shrimp, Mint &...
Baby Iceberg Wedge Salad With Chilled Shrimp, Mint & Green Goddess Serves 4 The ...
5 showstopping summer salads
Summer is here. Some folks might be busting out the grill or heading to their neighborhood ice cream shop, but in the Bay Area we think it’s the perfect time for creative salads. At Tawla , Azhar ...
Recipe: Tawla’s Fattoush
Tawla’s Fattoush Serves 4 Tawla chef Joseph Magidow’s take on the classic Arabic salad made with toasted slices of pita bread is a standout ...
This Week's Stories
A Brown Kitchen: Butternut squash fries surprise with sumac
Crispy on the outside, tender on the inside: There’s something to be said for that remarkable texture of french fries when they make it to the table. Fries were one of the most pleasurable experiences ...
Recipes: Trio of dips to accompany Barbecued Dungeness Crab
Cured Egg Yolk Dip Makes about 2 cups Essentially a mayonnaise made with salt-and-sugar-cured egg yolks, this dip is meant to be served with Rupert Blease and Jason Fox’s Barbecued ...
Recipe: Carrie Blease’s Puffed Grain Salad “Stuffing�
Carrie Blease’s Puffed Grain Salad “Stuffing" Serves 8 to 10 Unlike dense, heavy Thanksgiving stuffings, this salad from Lord Stanley’s Carrie Blease is a bright and refreshing counterpoint to ...
Recipe: Brandon Jew’s Duck Pancakes
Brandon Jew’s Duck Pancakes Serves 8 to 10 Reminiscent of a tortilla, Brandon Jew’s pancakes combine chilled duck fat, bread flour and boiling water. For the filling, Jew makes his own ...
Recipe: Jason Fox’s Smoked Oyster Creamed Nettles
Jason Fox’s Smoked Oyster Creamed Greens Serves 8 to 10 To make these creamy, smoky greens that are infused with smoked oysters, Commonwealth chef Jason Fox sources nettles from Star Route Farms ...
Recipe: Carrie Blease’s Persimmon Galette With Cardamom Ice Cream
Carrie Blease’s Persimmon Galette With Cardamom Ice Cream Serves 8 to 10 Pumpkin and apple pies may be more traditional, but this elegant — and super easy — dessert showcases another beloved ...