by Christina Waters | Jun 25, 2014 | Home |
I finally rolled out of bed and responded to all the emails I’d gotten, asking what I thought of the indie food film Chef.
Here’s what.
Jon Favreau could rattle off the auto mall listings from the Yellow Pages and be irresistible. The actor/director (Iron Man), wrote, directed and starred himself in this feel-good road trek following a gifted but volatile chef as he quits his designer restaurant gig for a questionable foray into the world of real food served up from a food truck.
Armed with his can-do sous chef Martin (John Leguizamo), his estranged son Percy (Emjay Anthony) and fresh ideas about Cuban pork sandwiches, (more…)
by Christina Waters | Jun 25, 2014 | Home |
Better than ever, this charmingly eccentric stronghold of sparkling fresh and beautiful sushi classics. We are devoted to the hamachi nigiri and the daikon-intensive futomaki roll, shown here. Edible art. Sushi Totoro on Mission Street.
by Christina Waters | Jun 24, 2014 | Home |
Fried calamari apps don’t get much better than this dish from Oswald, which I inhaled along with one of those cool pale green cocktails—like the Bitter Ricky composed of lime, gin, and bitters.
My gal pals told me, after I’d ordered, that they don’t do tentacles.
I ate the entire plate myself!
by Christina Waters | Jun 18, 2014 | Home |
The UCSC Farm & Garden produce cart spreads its wares out for your delectation, each Tuesday and Friday from noon to 6pm until oh sometime in late autumn.
Right now it’s plum season. Strawberries too.
Terrific stuff. Get some!
by Christina Waters | Jun 14, 2014 | Home |
A perfect entree of crab risotto cake topped with prawns, in a crab bisque with chives.
Typical of Bistro Laurent in Paso Robles, where we had dinner—we always have dinner here—on our way to the Mojave.
by Christina Waters | Jun 1, 2014 | Home |
Girl, get with a make-over program. And pronto! No one’s going to elect a refrigerator for President.
If you don’t have the discipline to shape up and set an example, then you don’t have the discipline to be Commander in Chief!
