From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Fresh Figs for Breakfast

August 27, 2009

A purely Californian breakfast. Roasted fresh figs, strong cheese from Cowgirl Creamery, organic local eggs and warm bread from La Farine.

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New Yorkers like to eat, but San Franciscans like to cook. And cook they did at the SF Food Wars competition, where passionate chefs dished up the thick and creamy American classic, mac and cheese. Last Sunday, twenty competitors lined up behind sternos and foil tubs at The Stable Cafe as ticket holders stormed in, [...]

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Walnut Date Bread with Brown Butter

August 20, 2009

How to make brown butter and use it to bake a toasty, fruity walnut date bread.

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Caramelized Tomato Tarte Tatin

August 17, 2009

Recipe for tomato tarte tatin: Organic grape tomatoes, salty olives and caramelized onions resting in a butter puff pastry crust.

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Crostini with Fava Beans, Roasted Garlic Creme Fraiche and Mushroom Oil

August 11, 2009

Fava Beans and Café Dreams: Cloudless skies and sun-ripened fruit were not our only motivations for moving to Berkeley. Topping our list was a dream to open a little café, where I would cook simple, beautiful food and Alejandro would woo the guests with his charming ways. We’d have a garden out back, a patio [...]

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