SF's Top New Eats: Sushi, Burgers, Brunch, Coffee
In SF next week: Best new sushi Best new burger Best new breakfast/brunch Best new coffee [ best being last three years ]
Embracing Crockpot & Sheet‑Pan Meals, Ditching Kitchen Stands
I have officially reached my crockpot and sheet pan era of cooking. I’m so over standing in that damn kitchen lol
1969 NYT
This food-focused NYT Metropolitan Diary story (from 1969!) doesn't make much of a meal.... https://t.co/EvLvbxFah3
Explore the Anatomy of Beef Cuts
Timeline is a bit negative. Here is the anatomy of beef cuts. Learn something. https://t.co/VLDrMIVjEu
Redzepi Scandal Exposes Myth of Fine‑dining as Social Good
In today’s @ftweekend I write about the wider significance of allegations against Rene Redzepi of @nomacph. He’d set himself up as the head of a movement which portrayed high end restaurants as a social good, instead of just...
Funny Celebrity Meet‑ups That Still Make Us Smile
Name a (brief) celebrity encounter that makes you smile years later. I’ll start: The time Barbara Walters mistook me for a host at Le Cirque and asked me to escort her to the powder room And The time I encountered Tony...
Cold-Smoked Salmon: Five-Day Process Delivers Heavenly Flavor
What does my cold smoked salmon look and taste like? Looks great and tastes like heaven. Five day process. https://t.co/9oiQzidEzx
Finding Pollo Huaxmole with Mexican Market Seedpods
In my Substack today, where to get pollo huaxmole, made with those green seedpods you see in Mexican markets. [link in first comment] https://t.co/k5GapZkTAi
St. Patrick’s Day Recipes to Celebrate with Flavor
St.Patrick’s Day is coming up. Use this list from @foodandwine to make something good. https://www.foodandwine.com/st-patricks-day-recipes-11920564
Tyre Maker Invented Michelin Stars for Restaurants
This is pretty incredible. Here is how a tyre company came up with the idea of Michelin Stars for restaurants.
Dinner Decisions: The Toughest Part of Adult Life
Figuring out what to cook for dinner every night is one of the hardest parts of adulting
Fresas: Ideal Outdoor Spot for Groups with Amazing Eats
SXSW food report - Fresas is the perfect place to go with a group. Eat outside. Food and drinks are amazing
Master Butcher Preps Up to 1,000 Pounds of Fish
Hours before we open our doors, master fish butcher Justo Thomas is preparing 800 to 1,000 pounds of fish. Go behind the scenes to learn about his process. #TBT
Food Memories Amid Pandemic Lockdown Reflections
For those who wish to read my latest column 👇 on dosa, dal makhani, haleem, and the shadows of pandemic lockdown, here’s a link: https://t.co/u2bU7cqPit
Restaurants Counter Ozempic Trend with Mini‑Cocktails
Restaurant operators are adapting to the "Ozempic effect" through various types of menu engineering and new product development. This one - mini-cocktails - is interesting as a lower cost, lower calorie (smaller portion) option. https://t.co/IiaEwuneAR
Great Bagels, Forgettable Coffee, and Bad Grammar
Best Bagel & Coffee in NYC has terrific bagels and forgettable coffee, and the grammar gods are unhappy.
Engineering Meat: Science Drives Next Agricultural Revolution
For 12,000 years, humanity has produced meat the same way: grow crops, feed animals, convert plants into protein. From a biomanufacturing perspective, it is one of the most complex and least optimized production systems on the planet. What happens when we start...
New Italian Spot on Avenue B Worth a Visit
There's a new Italian restaurant on Avenue B well worth visiting. [link in first comment] https://t.co/kHU3Upfs7U
First Time Boiled Peanuts: Unexpectedly Addictive Southern Delight
Okay so my neighbors are from South Carolina and made me boiled peanuts so I could try them for this first time 🥹🫶🏾 omg I can’t believe I’ve lived this long without these in my life lol. They add smoked turkey...
Box Mix: Just Pre‑Measured Cake Ingredients, Not a Monster
People are always having these moral freakouts about box mix like it’s some inhuman chemical monstrosity. Beloveds it’s just the dry ingredients for cake in a pre-mixed ratio.
Hanoi’s Bun Cha: Delicious Street Food for $1.5
Hello from Hanoi. Just walked down an alley to get some bun cha for a late lunch. Was delicious and USD1.5. https://t.co/jsdiiaW7Ak
Real Talk Happens Around Kitchen Tables, Not TV
What a mistake. Family Dinner wasn’t just a TV show. It was a reminder. That the most important conversations in America aren’t happening on cable news. They’re happening around kitchen tables. I get asked all the time if it’s coming back. I hope...
Production Chase Chapel Hill; Cal
We were in North Carolina for our 23 season, I tried to get production to shoot at Chapel Hill. When we were in Lexington KY Calapari was a guest judge.
Birthday NYC Feast: Top Eats & Broadway Surprise
My birthday getaway to NYC was made special by so many events, chiefly lunches at the beguiling Borgo and Four Horseman; dinners at The Dutch and 425, the latest attraction from Jean-George Vongerichten; drinks at Commerce Inn in the West...
Spot Ripe Custard Apples Anywhere, Even Abroad
How to decipher ripeness… and eat a custard apple when abroad. modernadventurists #MOADtravel … I’m leading trips to Japan, Thailand and Italy over the next 12-14 months or so. If you want to get first looks at these trips subscribe...
Restaurants Use Barbell Pricing: Cheap Entrants, High‑Margin Winners
Great perspective; #restaurants typically have some type of "barbell" pricing/menu items; low cost to get people in the door, and higher value (hopefully higher margin) to pay the bills.
Vanilla Brioche at Le Café Sparks Return Visit
No review from me this week (back week after next) so instead have a shot of the delightful vanilla brioche I had at Le Cafe by Nicolas Rouzaud in the Arlington Arcade. The patisserie display demands another visit. https://t.co/s5cg9nTUB8
Honoring a Friend with Nobu‑Inspired Miso Black Cod
Inspired by a @therealnobu classic, our Black Cod "Nobu San" pays homage to my friend. Miso Glazed Black Cod; Baby Turnip-Yuzu Kosho Salad, Citrus-Olive Oil Dressing.
Vietnam’s Blue Food: Incredible Oyster Farm Near Hue
Oyster farming in Vietnam. About an hour outside of Hue. Blue food winning here and the oysters were incredible. Pics of them to come. Come travel with me modernadventurists #MOADtravel
Four‑Minute Black Truffle‑Morel Omelette Lunch Delight
My 4 minutes-delicious lunch in 4 pictures: Black truffle-morel omelette. Thank you lebernardinny Team egestel68 for spoiling me 🙏
Team Hits Flow State Cooking Truffled Halibut
“Reaching flow state” (a phrase I just discovered 😂) with the team at Les Salons Bernardin. Poached Halibut à la minute, with Truffled Morels and finished tableside with Wild Mushroom Bouillon.
Celebrating Blood Orange Salads: Seasonal Joy & Recipes
The joy of blood orange salads. A shot of late winter/early spring loveliness. My latest newsletter (Substack). Featuring the orange salads of Claudia Roden. Plus an orange salad with dates, almonds and Parmesan adapted from Suzanne Goin. Also the Mazafati...
Gennaro's "Hidden Italy" Cookbook Now Available Nationwide
Gennaro‘s brand-new cookbook is out and it’s beautiful hidden italy check it out really really nice available in all good bookstores big up Gennaro gennarocontaldo
Teppanyaki
Is this the world’s most spectacular teppanyaki restaurant? Keiyo is a unique teppanyaki restaurant perched on the edge of its breathtaking cliff. 📍5-star SooriBali Resort, Bali #teppanyaki #restaurant #gastronomy #foodie #luxurytravel