San Francisco's popular Postrio restaurant dates back to the late '80s. With Wolfgang Puck as one of its creators, it's no surpise that it was red-hot as soon as they opened the doors and is still going strong. My dear friend Rita Richcreek (we go waaaaaay back, to grade school in Poughkeepsie) took me to lunch and … [Read more...]
CILANTRO SICHUAN WONTONS
What's a Culinarium? Let me tell you. It's just the most fabulous show kitchen by designer to the stars (and hedge fund moguls) Christopher Peacock. In San Francisco now, just hanging with my peeps, like Tyler Florence, no biggie. Good time to bring back these, like most totally awesome cilantro sichuan … [Read more...]
MARCO POLO SQUID
Why Marco Polo? Homage to the great Venetian who traveled all the way to China and back in the 13th century -- 26 years, 15,000 miles. Can you imagine? And when you consider that per capita squid consumption is highest in Mediterranean and east Asian countries, Marco Polo Squid makes even more sense. As we discovered with International Sweetbreads, melding … [Read more...]