Learning and Fire

One of the things I’ve found absolutely undeniable hunting in the field, exploring the ocean, and banging pots and pans like a madman in the kitchen is that it’s truly impossible to stop learning.

Meals on Wheels event – Saturday, September 7, 2013

There’s an EVENT.  Saturday, September 7, 2013.  St. Vincent Meals on Wheels.  Charity.  Proceeds go to the charity, not to the chefs.  Chefs donate their time and food.  So come out and support! More details about the meal and the ticket price to come…but I’m pretty stoked cause… Here’s the list for the current chef participants, …

San Francisco Day 1

HI!  I recently got back from San Francisco.  And by recently, I mean about an In & Out double double and an animal fries and 3 glasses of wine ago. (24 minutes) Isn’t that how we neanderthals measure time?  zug zug.

Linguine w/ guanciale, caramelized red onion, sweet shrimp stock, clam stock, littleneck clams, grilled amaebi

How I thought of this recipe I don’t know, but probably just wanted to take some shrimp pasta from a few days ago to the next level.  it’s quite an easy recipe that requires time.  brown the guanciale and then lift it and reserve a few TBSP of the guanciale fat to caramelize the red …