Butter Boy’s vegan adventure
28 May 2010 – 1:00 pm | 2 Comments

I will start by stating for the record that my favorite vegan meal consists of foie gras. So there.
This post is about Butter Boy, but for one of the few times on this blog, it actually isn’t …

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Butter!
29 July 2010 – 2:30 pm | No Comment

Butter curls in small white butter dishesIt’s not only delicious, it’s also cinematograhy. Or specifically, two film productions.

The 1998 iteration of Butter is an action film with Ernie Hudson (you may remember him as Winston). I’ve never seen it, but it apparently doesn’t involve dairy products.

The upcoming 2011 production of Butter will soon be entering principal photography and will star Yara Shahidi and a couple of warm bodies named Jennifer Garner and Hugh Jackman in a story about orphans and butter sculptures in the American Mid-West. Mmm… compelling.

I can already hear my pal Butter Boy squealing in anticipation. Or not.

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Dinner at À Table
24 July 2010 – 11:41 pm | 2 Comments
Dinner at À Table

“Québeçois Latino without waiters” is how I described things when writing about the opening Mario Navarette Jr.’s third restaurant – À Table – last Saturday.
After posting about the opening I decided that I would go and have dinner …

Fun with squid
18 July 2010 – 1:27 am | No Comment
Fun with squid

I actually received an out-of-the-blue recipe request from none other than Dr. McHappy.
For those with short memories and in need of a dose of omega-3 fatty acids (and perhaps a couple of rounds of bridge), …

Navarette opens À Table
17 July 2010 – 1:10 pm | No Comment
Navarette opens À Table

My other chef pal Mario Navarette Jr. – the chef/proprietor of Raza and Madre and somewhat of a Japanese beaver when it comes to his energy level - opened up his third restaurant yesterday.
Called “À Table”, …

Old menus: the Baie Comeau
11 July 2010 – 12:01 am | No Comment
Old menus: the Baie Comeau

No, this wasn’t a charity thing to help raise funds for Mila’s Holt’s habit. Besides, I don’t vote Conservative (especially under Steve) though they are a more palatable alternative as the thought of Jack as PM …

Circa
6 July 2010 – 6:13 pm | No Comment
Circa

If you’re smart, you’ll be paying special attention to Circa over the coming days. There are interesting things ahead for this establishment.
Circa
2001 Chestnut Street
San Francisco, California 94123
+1-415-351-0175

Lake trout
4 July 2010 – 10:12 pm | 2 Comments
Lake trout

I was very fortunate to be the recipient of some lake trout (truite saumonée).
High-quality protein is always good, but when someone actually catches the fish and then delivers a cleaned fillet in pristine condition, it stops …