Pasted below is my latest burger article from my SF Burger Examiner column. The article features Fifth Floor and the $25 bourbon, beer and burger deal from head chef David Bazirgan. For the original article on Examiner.com please click HERE. Praise for Fifth Floor Aptly named for its location in the Palomar Hotel, Fifth Floor [...]
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Fifth Floor: $25 buys you bourbon, beer and a beautiful burger
Posted in Burgers, chefs, fine dining, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Burger Examiner, Top Lists, Uncategorized, tagged bourbon, Burgers, deals, Fifth Floor on April 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Low Sodium Mapo Tofu for Love Your Heart Recipe Rally
Posted in Health, mapo tofu, Pao Chow, Recipes, Uncategorized, tagged Chinese, low sodium, mapo tofu, spicy food on February 18, 2011 | 6 Comments »
There are few things I love more than a hot, steaming bowl of spicy, Sichuan Mapo Tofu. I always knew when my dad was making mapo tofu because the smell of fresh popping peppercorns would cause a coughing fit in our household. Mapo tofu is a Chinese comfort food composed primarily of ground pork, soft [...]
SF’s Best Steaks (SF Station article)
Posted in Grass-fed beef, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Station reviews, Steak, Top Lists, Uncategorized, tagged restaurants, SFStation, steak on February 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Copied below is my recent roundup of the city’s best steakhouses – Bourbon Steak, Bobo’s and 5A5 Steak Lounge. I have also included the LINK if you’d like to reference the original article on SF Station as well as other restaurant reviews. With increasing public awareness of grass-fed beef, opportunities for whole beast dinners, and [...]
SF Station article – Top Dishes of 2010
Posted in Lafitte, Pan-Asian, Pao Chow, restaurants, Top Lists, Uncategorized, tagged Best Dishes, Bone Marrow, Mission Chinese Food, Twenty Five Lusk on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Attached is my SF Station article on the Top Dishes of 2010. There were an abundant number of good eats, but these one hedged out the competitors to be deemed “The Best.” For the actual article, please click this LINK. There was no shortage of good food in San Francisco this past year. New eateries [...]
SF Station article: Got Whoopie?
Posted in Dessert, Pao Chow, SF Station reviews, Uncategorized, Whoopie Pies, tagged dessert, whoopie pies on November 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve included the link (CLICK HERE) to my latest SF Station article on the recent SF Bay area sweet craving: whoopie pies. Also, I have pasted in the review below with a couple photos if you’d prefer to just read it on SF Tao of Pao. More photos are included at the link above to [...]
5 Places to Go Eat Right Now in SF or Bay Area
Posted in Pao Chow, Puerto Rican, restaurants, Top Lists, Uncategorized, tagged restaurants, Top 5, Where to Eat Now on November 17, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Between grad school applications, trips to Asia, NYC, Philly and Miami, and then just general life in SF I’ve been a bit behind on my blog posts. SF Station has been dominating my deliverables with articles on Greens and an Ice Cream Round Up, and one more coming out this Friday (stay tuned). Don’t worry [...]
SF Station article: Greens Restaurant – Vegetarian for Meat Eaters
Posted in Farmers Market, Pao Chow, restaurants, Seasonal, SF Station reviews, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, tagged vegetarian on November 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Under direction by Chef Annie Somerville, Greens restaurant has helped shape the vegetarian cause for the last 30 years. Greens is vegetarian, but you will not find that fact mentioned on the menu. Somerville does this intentionally, calling the clientele more “flexitarian.” She focuses patrons on the depth of flavor and quality, organic ingredients rather [...]
SF Station review: Ice Cream through the Ages
Posted in Ice Cream, Pao Chow, SF Station reviews, Uncategorized, tagged dessert, ice cream on October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Click this LINK to my SF Station article on Ice Cream through the Agest in San Francisco. I’ve also pasted the article below with a couple photos for your viewing pleasure. Ice cream these days is all about experimentation, but San Francisco plays host to a number of classic ice cream companies, as well. Businesses are [...]
Organic, Natural, Grass-Fed Burgers – The difference and where to find them in SF
Posted in Burgers, Health, Pao Chow, restaurants, SF Burger Examiner, Uncategorized, tagged Burgers, grass-fed beef, natural beef on April 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Check out the latest SF Burger Examiner post on organic, natural, grass-fed burgers. I lay out the difference between the terminology and where to find these types of patties in SF. Just click the link below for the full article. http://www.examiner.com/x-44647-SF-Burger-Examiner~y2010m4d27-Organic-Natural-GrassFed-Burgers–The-difference-and-where-to-find-them-in-SF
What makes the Perfect Burger?
Posted in SF Burger Examiner, Uncategorized, tagged Burgers, Meat, Perfect Burger on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Find out here in my latest post on SF Burger Examiner where I break down the key components to America’s favorite meal. The Perfect Burger