POSTRIO Memories….like the corners of my mind

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A few days ago, ELV was thinking about his first meal at the original Postrio, eighteen years ago, in San Francisco. He remembered how striking the food was — an amalgam of all that is sacred and holy about the freshness of California produce, sparkling seafood, well chosen meats and inventively presented proteins. He remembers that it was so good he staggered back to his room in the Prescott Hotel after a two and a half hour eating extravaganza that began as only wanting to grab a nibble and make it an early evening.

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Behind the Scenes at BOUCHON

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If you want to know what makes a place like Bouchon so good, all you have to do is spend five minutes in the kitchen. Just smell the stocks, inhale the aromas of fresh bread, and sense the intensity of a dozen chefs (and a dozen more bakers, pastry chefs, and assorted helpers) as they go about their tasks of making everything as perfect as possible.

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