I am so backed up with posts that I might explode. Just because the Zealot isn’t writing a lot, doesn’t mean my world still doesn’t revolve around food. Au Contraire, Mon Fraire! But I struggle with where to being again. How do I separate the wheat from the chaff?
I think the best place to start, [...]
Archive for the ‘Food Porn’ Category
20 Jan
Crab Cakes
12 Jan
Khao Soi to Warm Your Bones
It’s time again for that special soup that I wrote about [link] to make an appearance. Wednesday night from 5-8pm Grand Pu Bah will be dishing out the steamy elixir known as Khao Soi. I strongly suggest you call for a reservation (415.255.8188) and while you’re at it, sign up for a Thai Massage before [...]
14 Oct
Sweet Addiction: Talenti Gelato!
A few months ago an attractive container lured me to the frozen case at my local Whole Foods. This is a place I tend to avoid. You see, I’m a gelato fan. And when you are a gelato fan, most ice cream won’t suffice. Sure, I love a good scoop of Chubby Hubby or Häagen [...]
23 Sep
Best Dishes in San Francisco, Part Three
Now we’re gaining some momentum. Site traffic today was back to peak levels. Blogging as a modern medium still follows some old-school rules: specifically, publish or perish. There is clearly a direct correlation to new, good posts and blog traffic. Duh. I know that y’all likes you some recommendations. It’s clear people want to be told [...]
22 Sep
Best Dishes in San Francisco, Part Two
Ok, so admittedly yesterday’s post was kinda lame. If you’re a tourist and come to SF for the first time, they were the Mission-must-sees. There’s no doubt they are high on the list of best in the city, but the real foodies are looking for some more snobbish nods. I’m not going to get all [...]
21 Sep
Best Dishes in San Francisco, Part One
Ok, I know you’re sick of the cleanse talk. Frankly, so am I. I’ve been saving up some posts that I know you will all love and revisit. I’m going to drop some of my favorite individual dishes in the city!
There was a survey going around facebook a while back that listed the 50 things [...]
25 Aug
Mission Burger
I finally had the opportunity to scoop something. Across the food-wire today, I learned about a new venture from the Mission Street Food guys, called Mission Burger. The story goes…..next door to the Mission Street Food space (which if you haven’t heard, is kinda cool – click on the [LINK] to learn more about their [...]
20 Aug
Making Macaroni and Cheese
This could be my most popular post of the summer. We’re talking mac and cheese. Nothing touches the souls of so many inner-children (which is the majority of my readers – that means you Murley) than a nostalgic romp around comfort food. And nothing says comfort food more than mac and cheese. And, nobody can [...]
5 Aug
Gai Yang and More About Laos
Most people are surprised to learn that many of the “Thai” dishes they eat in the USA is actually more akin to the cuisine of Laos. Dishes like larp (meat salad, often with duck, buffalo or chicken), som tam (green papaya salad), sticky rice and gai yang (grilled chicken) are staples of the Northeast Region [...]
31 Jul
Friday Dish: Salt House Poutine
Ask me for my top ten list of San Francisco foods – individual items – and you will find a curious and unique treat way at the tippy top of the list (hmmm, post idea). Salt House does a crazy good, French-Canadian, gut-wrenching, heart-stopping, I-dream-about-you-when-it’s-been-a-week-or-two-since-last-gazing-into-your-crispy-mounds………Poutine.
Let’s get some wiki on it:
Poutine (Quebec French pronunciation ˈputsɪn [...]
28 Jul
Farmer Browns: Little Skillet
The street food trend is reaching a tipping point. This is a good thing – damn good thing. The more the merrier! I’m still waiting for a Thai food vendor. Sticky rice and mangos, noodle stall, Thai coffee – just like Bangkok…..I can’t imagine a better cuisine to represent (I’m just handing out business ideas [...]
16 Jul
Pillows of Love: [Ricotta] Gnocchi Thursday
Thursdays in Rome were sacred to me. Thursday was gnocchi day. It seems that this varies from region to region, so not all Italians celebrate the tradition. But spend a year and Rome and I assure you Thursdays will become your gnocchi day too. What could be more perfect than a savory dumpling coated with [...]
10 Jul
The Joi of Khao Soi
I want you to close your eyes and dream about Thailand with me. As I’ve mentioned before, during the 90s I owned an adventure travel business focused on Southeast and South Asia. I spent many months poking around the hidden corners of Laos, Burma, Vietnam, India, Nepal, Bhutan……but there is one place that I can [...]
30 Jun
A Platter of Figs
A good friend of mine calls David Tanis the only real genius he knows personally. Apparently Mr. Tanis operates on another plane of existence when it comes to the culinary arts. As my friend described “David could look at a stack of books and figure out how to realign it’s structure and turn it into [...]
24 Sep
Best Dishes in San Francisco, Part Four
Posted by ezealot in Commentary, Food Porn, Inside Scoop, Meals & Reviews. Tagged: bakesale betty, best dishes, best of, french laundry, grand pu bah, nopa, pizzaiolo, restaurants, san francisco. 4 Comments
Funny how sometimes things that you haven’t thought about in a long time come back around and are ever present? Nopa is back on my radar this week and it reminds me that I didn’t include anything of theirs in my list. Last night I was eating there, sharing in the wonder of Nopa (I’ll [...]
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