TasteTV's new book Sexy Dishes highlights Bay Area chefs and the hot recipes they create. The local food channel (viewable both online and on-demand on Comcast), which recently presented its third annual San Francisco International Chocolate Salon, will celebrate its release throughout the Bay Area with Sexy Dishes Week, when several of the featured restaurants will offer food and drink specials based on recipes in the book. Participating establishments include Beach Chalet/Park Chalet (1000 Great Highway), Levende East (827 Washington in Oakland), 83 Proof (83 1st St.), and Market Street Grill (1231 Market). Sexy Dishes Week takes place from May 4-8; more information and locations will become available on the TasteTV site closer to the date.
updated 4/16 with Cafe Maritime, new hours for Jeanty at Jack's, & East Bay
Oysters for $1 each have become a staple of SF happy hours. Here's a
current list of where and when to find them. If you know of others, please send email.
(Photo by Chris Andre)
We're having fun with local chefs, challenging them to create a recipe with only 140 characters, the same amount of space allowed for messages on Twitter. After last week's pig head Mu-Shu recipe from Ryan Farr, we have a lovely vegetarian offering to follow. At age 22, Thomas Martinez, who leads the kitchen at Mission Beach Cafe (198 Guerrero), is one of the youngest (if not the youngest) executive chef in San Francisco, and has also worked at Aziza, Greens, and Roots:
Early Spring Artichoke Soup: Peel baby artichoke stems & outer leaves, cut off tops. Cook w/mirepoix/Hvy crm/veg stik/garlic/salt,cover. Sim 30min,blend&pass thru chinois.
