Intense Food, Joze-Style – Feb.1
Learn to Wok the Wok, India Joze-style at an upcoming cooking series, called Introduction to Wok World, a Short Course in Intense Food Happening on two more Sunday afternoons — February 1,8, from 1-5PM @ Louden Nelson Center, the multi-culinary class starts with...
Red Velvet Cupcakes!
My contribution to this year's Boxing Day ex-pat soirée was a tray of mini-cupcakes that were outrageous (if I do say so myself). Lifted shamelessly from one of those McCormick ads in Sunset - and then tweaked for more flavor intensity - this recipe made dozens of...
Oswald’s Opulent Opening
It was almost as if it had never closed. The crowd, the smooth flow of service from exhibition kitchen to full bar to packed dining room — Oswald was back and on Day Two was producing flawless meals to a packed house of overjoyed fans. A modest opening menu, long on...
More on Oswald
Desserts were all excellent, including a textbook crème brulée, a sexy molten chocolate torte and a superb almond cake (seen here) topped with vanilla ice cream. And since the new Oswald has a full bar, we were able to enjoy adult digestifs like Fernet Branca with...
Varner’s Excellent Adventure
Now here’s chardonnay intriguing enough to appeal even to diehard red wine lovers like me. It's the mighty Varner Santa Cruz Mountains, Spring Ridge Vineyard - Home Block - Chardonnay 2006. Yes it is a long name for a wine, but since winemakers Bob and Jim Varner...
Inside the Flame
A book of sensory adventure: The rituals, passions and discoveries of an engaged life.