As the name suggest, Slow Food Nation was, well… slow. Especially the lines to taste each food. Arriving at Fort Mason on a Sunny evening, I was excited about a festival filled with great quality food. Workshops included talks about the Slow Food movement with Alice Waters from Chez Panisse. A pavilion filled with eager [...]
Improving knife skills is essential to great cooking. I love sandwiches and having a thinly sliced tomato provides the perfect amount of sweet tones. My Ceramic Knife is a blog test driving ceramic knives.
CAL Cooking Club “Damm, that mushroom soup is great.” One slurp, then I quickly dunked bread into the full bodied soup. With strong earthy notes, the soup excited my palate. This was the reward after a playful lecture. Last week, I returned to my alma mater UC Berkeley. Walking along the leafy road that leads [...]
Dear Culinary King, Fast food without the guilt. Can this truly ever exist? Just an hour ago, I finally got to try Amanda’s, located on the leafy streets of Berkeley. Before setting one foot into the door, bright lights radiate a sense of discovery. Perhaps Amanda’s attempt to destroy the term “good tasting fast food” [...]