You’ll Love Me for This: Bacon-Fried Miso Scallops

Sometimes I think about how scallops are like God’s lil nuggets of love he hath given to us to kiss, lick, love, screw and mostly eat on. At least that’s how I feel when I try to buy them from Union Market and they are trying to charge  me a piece of my flesh for 2 [...]

Tomato Up The Ying Yang

And not in a gross, “I’m not eating that” kinda way, but in a “Whoa, this MUST be tomato season” kinda way. And instead of getting my rocks off about heirloom tomatoes, I thought I would go straight China-import pesticidal, bright reds. Psyche. But really, I did start with some nice looking Sweet Cherry Tomatoes [...]

Do You Even Know How Big And Delicious A Pomelo Is??

It’s fucking big. See? That’s \/ a lemon and that’s \/ a pomelo. Awesome, right? A pomelo is the best cause it’s huge but really light in weight. And then when you open it, its a beautifully pink (although, I found out that not all of them are, but what the hell do I know).  [...]

Snails, Oysters, Pate, Oh My

Dinner party for eleven friends: Course 1: Raw Open-Yourself Oysters with Mignonette Sauce Course 2: Quail Egg Shooters Course 3: Arugula and Anchovy Salad with Olive Oil and Lemon Course 4: Snails with Butter, Garlic and Parsley, Both In and Out of Their Shell Course 5: Individual Jars of Mushroom Mousse and Chicken Liver Pate [...]