…we ordered three items from the “Shareables” section of the menu: Bo Ssam Fries, KFC (Korean Fried Chicken), and Ribs with Furikake. I really wanted the Spam Musubi, but I was sure we didn’t need any more food. (Turns out I was right about that.)
Little Bear Coffee Open in Nob Hill
Finally, almost a year after I spotted their banner at the old Disco Display House on Central, Little Bear Coffee is open for business!
Uptown Tea – Sleek New Digs for NM Tea Co
The metal canisters still gleam in ranks on their shelves, each with a small sample tin in front for sniffing. The shop feels open and airy, with a bright pop of color from variously sized paper lanterns.
Tahini-Crusted Roasted Cauliflower with Sichuan Sauce
So the next week I brought home another head of cauliflower and got to work. With both Milk Street’s tahini-raosted cauliflower recipe and Fuchsia Dunlop’s recipe for the amazingly delicious “Xie Laoban’s Dan Dan Noodles” in front of me, I set about moving the flavors of the latter into the technique of the former.
Scrumptious from Scratch at Duke City Kitchen
It doesn’t look all that promising from outside. On the east side of the parking lot for the strip mall housing Clark’s pet store, hidden from Lomas Blvd by an auto shop and across a side street from Sprouts, there is a small stand-alone building: Some may remember it as the former home of the…
Fresh Coffee and Donuts in Nob Hill?
While stopping by Squeezed in Nob Hill for a turmeric, lemon, and ginger Wellness Shot to try and kick an oncoming cold, I saw something really exciting. It looks as though Little Bear Coffee, the super-hip coffee shop on Pennsylvania, is joining forces with Bristol Doughnut Co – of the also super-hip Spur Line Supply…
Sweet Corn Pasta Sauce
It’s the end of summer, or so the autumn-lovers among us hope. Most days are still hot, but there are hints of fall: a brush of yellow in the trees, cooler mornings and evenings, the scent of roasting green chile in the air at the growers’ market. And, at the store, piles of ears of…
Amaranth Porridge: Not a Success
We tried amaranth porridge for breakfast yesterday. It didn’t go well. We embarked on this path a few days ago, when Arne sent me this article by Mark Bittman, a long-time champion of sensible eating, and David Katz, founding director of Yale’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center. It didn’t contain much information we didn’t already know,…
Spicy Penne with Broccoli and Garlic
I was in my hometown – Urbana, Illinois – talking to Inga, one of my oldest and dearest friends. We were discussing gardening and cooking, as we inevitably do, when she said something simple that brought me up short. Something like: “I grow a lot of broccoli, because we eat a lot of it, and…
Lay’s “Do Us a Flavor” 2017: Kettle-Cooked Everything Bagel with Cream Cheese
After a very pleasing experience with Wavy Fried Green Tomato – the first flavor in Lay’s 2017 “Do Us a Flavor” lineup – I was excited to try Kettle-Cooked Everything Bagel with Cream Cheese. I waited a few days to open the bag though, because Arne and I inhaled the whole bag of Fried Green…