Lamb Shoulder, Crazy Patrons and More - The San Francisco Chronicle in 60 Seconds
by Monika Bartyzel (Subscribe to Monika Bartyzel's posts)
Posted Apr 13th 2009 12:00PM
Filed under: In Sixty Seconds
- Lamb shoulder has it all -- affordability, flavor and tons of tasty variations.
- We always hear about diners' complaints, but here's a report about the crazies (um, that'd be us civilians) the restaurant staff has to deal with.
- Gluten-free noodles from Italy's Rustichella d'Abruzzo are here. The verdict: The rice is not so nice, but the corn is totally sweet.
- The Cupcake Kit: An "all-encompassing" kit to make cupcakes a bit more festive.
- Berkeley's Sea Salt offers a revamped bar menu with nibbles including devilled duck eggs and ahi tuna mini-burgers.
- French Laundry gets a new chef de cuisine; Corey Lee heads out on his own and Timothy Hollingsworth takes over.
- Tom Colicchio (head judge of "Top Chef") and sous chef Sisha Ortuzar have cooked up a new book of "'Wichcraft."
- Did you know that there are a myriad of olive oils to suit different needs in the kitchen? A new book might help enlighten you.
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