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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/9Deck-toward-vineyards-XL.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/9Deck-toward-vineyards-XL.jpg\" alt=\"Medlock Ames Tasting Room Photo by Joe Fletcher\" title=\"Medlock Ames Tasting Room Photo by Joe Fletcher\" width=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45435\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Medlock Ames Tasting Room Photo: Joe Fletcher\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the heart of Sonoma County's Alexander Valley, nestled between grapevines and the area's rolling foothills, is the modern yet rustic \u003ca href=\"http://www.medlockames.com/\">Medlock Ames Tasting Room and Alexander Valley Bar\u003c/a>. This tasting room is the only place in town where you can enjoy all of the lovely wines made by Medlock Ames just up the road at their Bell Mountain vineyard. 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There are also classes, food pairings, volunteer opportunities, cooking competitions and a full menu of culinary and sweet offerings from 25 chefs, including \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/03/23/chef-dominique-crenn-talks-about-her-dialogue-dinners-book-project-and-guy-savoy/\">Dominique\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/08/07/dominique-crenns-iron-chef-appearance-bay-area-eats/\">Crenn\u003c/a>, Arnold Wong, Hoss Zare, Traci Des Jardins, Chris Cosentino, Tyler Florence (TyFlo), Ryan Scott, Thomas McNaughton and Staffan Terje. Dinners and related events are happening throughout the city leading up to late July, and a \u003ca href=\"http://sfchefsfoodwine.com/events/all/\">full list of events\u003c/a> is available on the SF Chefs website. Check out the \u003ca href=\"http://www.epicuring.com/california/event/sf-chefs-food-wine-spirits-week-july-7-aug-5-25-special-epicuring-discount/\">discount code\u003c/a> available for many events via Epicuring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/emilywithchefs500.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/emilywithchefs500.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Mark Dommen and Chef Emily Luchetti with other chefs at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, Courtesy of SF Chefs\" title=\"Chef Mark Dommen and Chef Emily Luchetti with other chefs at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, Courtesy of SF Chefs\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45581\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Emily Luchetti (far right) with other chefs at SF Chefs. 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Many of the volunteers I managed for SF Chefs were referred by Kevin Westlye and were generally young and enthusiastic about the world of hospitality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To tell the story of SF Chefs, in person and phone interviews were held with the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s (GGRA) Executive Director \u003ca href=\"http://ggra.org/about/staff/\">Rob Black\u003c/a> and GGRA Board Member and former Executive Director \u003ca href=\"http://ggra.org/about/board/\">Kevin Westlye\u003c/a>, publicist \u003ca href=\"http://www.afandco.com/about-us/andrew-freeman/\">Andrew Freeman\u003c/a>, chefs \u003ca href=\"http://www.1300fillmore.com/\">David Lawrence\u003c/a> (1300 Fillmore), \u003ca href=\"http://www.emilyluchetti.com/\">Emily Luchetti\u003c/a> (Waterbar and Farallon), \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/05/07/urban-chef-report-craig-stolls-favorite-bay-area-eats/\">Craig Stoll\u003c/a> (Delfina, Locanda, Pizzeria Delfina), \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/03/11/food-secrets-of-chefrestaurateur-staffan-terje/\">Staffan Terje\u003c/a> (Perbacco and Barbacco) and \u003ca href=\"http://www.joanneweir.com/index.php\">Joanne Weir\u003c/a> (\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/04/29/copita-tequileria-y-comida-joanne-weir-and-larry-mindel%E2%80%99s-mexico-in-sausalito/\">Copita\u003c/a>). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did SF Chefs get started?\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kevin Westlye:\u003c/strong> The genesis of the event was looking at San Francisco, the Bay Area and northern California and not seeing a celebratory event that put together artisan products of the region with our incredible chef talent. We also looked at the other festivals that existed -- the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, South Beach to a certain degree, and Pebble Beach. For all of those events, the chefs were brought into a community for three to four days. They'd have an incredible event and then leave. With our events, the public can come and taste from 25-30 local chefs at a time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Craig Stoll:\u003c/strong> I was excited and got involved right away because I thought it was important for San Francisco to have its own food and wine festival. At the start, it was a “duh” moment: why hadn’t we had our own food and wine festival before, of all cities? It’s about showing San Francisco off as a food city. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Andrew Freeman:\u003c/strong> It was definitely the inspiration of the GGRA Board under Kevin Westlye. There was a lot going on with food and wine festivals happening all over the country. We had a feeling that San Francisco is the epicenter and a culinary Mecca and that we didn't want to lose our position as that leader. Our original meeting was a brainstorming session. We noticed that people in New York and then Las Vegas at that point were comparing themselves to San Francisco. We have Napa and Sonoma, and the start of the farm to table movement with Alice Waters. If we could pull it off, we’d highlight the chefs of San Francisco. It took time to find sponsors--always a challenge, plan it and get the space. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joanne Weir:\u003c/strong> I’ve been involved since the beginning because I’m such a supporter of anything San Francisco. We all hear about New York, London and Paris but we really have an incredible food culture here. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lawrence:\u003c/strong> The event came about around the importance of San Francisco as a national brand. I came here in the late 80s from London. When you talked about food then, you talked about New York and San Francisco. SF Chefs helped elevate our brand nationally. It’s a period of time to come and taste under one roof. A lot of people love this. Maybe they can’t always afford to come to all of the restaurants that are involved. The event lets you sample or taste from chefs and restaurants and is just a perfect marriage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Community is a strong reason for SF Chefs to exist and grow. How has community come into play in your experience with SF Chefs?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lawrence:\u003c/strong> The community element has always been a part of the history of SF Chefs. I’m very proud of it and how it has evolved. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Staffan Terje:\u003c/strong> It really gets us to connect with each other and exchange ideas. People get to see chefs they know being out there and having fun. Our regular guests get to connect with us. People who haven’t been to the restaurant connect with us. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joanne Weir:\u003c/strong> This is where people are all talking about “Did you taste this?” or “Did you see what \u003ca href=\"http://www.aziza-sf.com/mourad_book.html\">Mourad\u003c/a> is doing?” I love the camaraderie. We all do the same thing and get so caught up in our little world. I am at SF Chefs ‘til late at night each year because I love seeing all my friends. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re really building on the relationships we have with the farmers, and where we get our wine and get our spirits. Chefs cook, but without the farmers, there’s nothing. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/AndrewFreemanMayorLeeRobBlack500.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/AndrewFreemanMayorLeeRobBlack500.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Freeman, Mayor Ed Lee and Rob Black. Photo: Marc Fiorito, courtesy of SF Chefs\" title=\"Andrew Freeman, Mayor Ed Lee and Rob Black. Photo: Marc Fiorito, courtesy of SF Chefs\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45406\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Andrew Freeman, Mayor Ed Lee and Rob Black. Photo: Marc Fiorito, courtesy of SF Chefs\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Andrew Freeman:\u003c/strong> From the start, to pull this off, we had to come together around the idea that we are a community about food and wine. Media sponsors donate space and we keep it organic and real and about the chefs, for the chefs. We have our rising stars and we decided “let’s make this about the community,” and also look to our scene leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Craig Stoll:\u003c/strong> It’s always a schmooze fest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emily Luchetti:\u003c/strong> It’s an opportunity for people to see each other and visit. If there’s some chef you haven’t met, you have a good opportunity to try their food. Networking is work and you make connections but this is like a fun-fest almost. For the people who attend and buy tickets, yes we're working our table but it’s fun to be there, and not just work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rob Black:\u003c/strong> We’re all about fostering community in our culinary world and see people in each others kitchens, sharing recipes, farms and vendors. We also have \u003ca href=\"http://sfchefsfoodwine.com/events/dinner-party-project/\">dinner party projects\u003c/a> to showcase innovation and creativity from our community. One of the great ones will be \u003ca href=\"http://sfchefsfoodwine.com/events/07/8/\">Dominique Crenn cooking with Jason Fox\u003c/a>. We asked her “What would be fun for you?” and she said that he would be someone she’d like to work with. [EDITOR’S NOTE: In March 2012, Chef Crenn shared with Bay Area Bites that she was a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/03/23/chef-dominique-crenn-talks-about-her-dialogue-dinners-book-project-and-guy-savoy/\">fan of Jason Fox’s cooking at Commonwealth\u003c/a>]. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s on the menu for this year?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Andrew Freeman:\u003c/strong> Sliders are really popular. I think people want that safe adventure and to know that for the ticket price, they’ll get enough to eat and enough wine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lawrence:\u003c/strong> I’m deciding what to serve. I’m known for grits and short ribs and fried green tomatoes. Last year, I did white grits with pesto, white grits with BBQ chicken and goat cheese. It’s a Southern style dish with California sophistication. The year before I did grits with bleu cheese. People say “Wow this is good.” The idea is to never run out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/EmilyLuchetti300.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/EmilyLuchetti300.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Luchetti at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, courtesy of SF Chefs\" title=\"Emily Luchetti at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, courtesy of SF Chefs\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45582\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Emily Luchetti at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, courtesy of SF Chefs\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emily Luchetti:\u003c/strong> We usually do something fruit-related because it’s summer and you want to take advantage of fruit and also serve a lot of people with no fork. They’re holding a dish and glass of wine sometimes. I do something tried and true that I know they’ll like.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Any bloopers from past SF Chefs events?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Andrew Freeman:\u003c/strong> Last year, the ribbon cutting with \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/02/11/valentines-treats-food-secrets-of-baker-banker/\">Baker & Banker\u003c/a> involved an incredible cake. The wind was so intense that pieces of the cake were blowing up. We were trying to act like it’s not cold and learned to do the ribbon cutting inside, on the stage. Each year we learn how to make it better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first year, we scheduled a cooking demo at Macy’s and no one checked to see if the store would be open that early. It wasn’t open for the demo. There was one big line and we checked with security and did an impromptu “let’s bring everyone in,” and the guests thought it was really cool. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/davidlawrence_group500.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/davidlawrence_group500.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Osborne from Pedro’s Cantina, Pedro’s Cantina chef and David Lawrence photo courtesy of SF Chefs\" title=\"Peter Osborne from Pedro’s Cantina, Pedro’s Cantina chef and David Lawrence photo courtesy of SF Chefs\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45407\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Peter Osborne from Pedro’s Cantina, Pedro’s Cantina chef (middle) and David Lawrence Photo courtesy of SF Chefs\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That cooking school mantra is so true: we eat with the eyes first. If your heart quickens (even a little) at the chance of also batting an eye at a known chef who happens to be plating your food, San Francisco event planners have something for you. August 3 to August 5, the fourth-annual \u003ca href=\"http://sfchefsfoodwine.com/events/grand-tasting-tent/\">SF Chefs Grand Tasting tent\u003c/a> is slated to turn Union Square into an urban garden party swirl with food, cocktails, wine tastes from 30 wineries, mixologists, and of course chefs. It's a good way to, say, check out the latest molecular gastronomy dish at one table and stroll over for a nibble of seafood ceviche in the next breath. Pacing is everything, and taking breaks and staying hydrated will give you more staying power. There are also classes, food pairings, volunteer opportunities, cooking competitions and a full menu of culinary and sweet offerings from 25 chefs, including \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/03/23/chef-dominique-crenn-talks-about-her-dialogue-dinners-book-project-and-guy-savoy/\">Dominique\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/08/07/dominique-crenns-iron-chef-appearance-bay-area-eats/\">Crenn\u003c/a>, Arnold Wong, Hoss Zare, Traci Des Jardins, Chris Cosentino, Tyler Florence (TyFlo), Ryan Scott, Thomas McNaughton and Staffan Terje. Dinners and related events are happening throughout the city leading up to late July, and a \u003ca href=\"http://sfchefsfoodwine.com/events/all/\">full list of events\u003c/a> is available on the SF Chefs website. Check out the \u003ca href=\"http://www.epicuring.com/california/event/sf-chefs-food-wine-spirits-week-july-7-aug-5-25-special-epicuring-discount/\">discount code\u003c/a> available for many events via Epicuring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/emilywithchefs500.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/emilywithchefs500.jpg\" alt=\"Chef Mark Dommen and Chef Emily Luchetti with other chefs at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, Courtesy of SF Chefs\" title=\"Chef Mark Dommen and Chef Emily Luchetti with other chefs at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, Courtesy of SF Chefs\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45581\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Emily Luchetti (far right) with other chefs at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, courtesy of SF Chefs\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I have \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/08/14/sf-chefs-goes-whole-hog/\">written about\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/08/13/sf-chefs-hospitalitarianism-panel-forget-the-trays/\">worked for SF Chefs\u003c/a> for the three past years. It brings a particular emphasis on our local products, people and places, from farms to restaurants. I was a paid production staff member of the 2010 SF Chefs, and saw that the story behind \u003cem>why\u003c/em> SF Chefs came into being doesn't seem well-known or talked about. The \u003ca href=\"http://ggra.org/\">Golden Gate Restaurant Association\u003c/a> is a key player in SF Chefs history, and GGRA members say they've had their say from the start on how the events will happen. SF Chefs raises scholarship funds for lower income kids to build the next generation of culinary professionals. Many of the volunteers I managed for SF Chefs were referred by Kevin Westlye and were generally young and enthusiastic about the world of hospitality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To tell the story of SF Chefs, in person and phone interviews were held with the Golden Gate Restaurant Association’s (GGRA) Executive Director \u003ca href=\"http://ggra.org/about/staff/\">Rob Black\u003c/a> and GGRA Board Member and former Executive Director \u003ca href=\"http://ggra.org/about/board/\">Kevin Westlye\u003c/a>, publicist \u003ca href=\"http://www.afandco.com/about-us/andrew-freeman/\">Andrew Freeman\u003c/a>, chefs \u003ca href=\"http://www.1300fillmore.com/\">David Lawrence\u003c/a> (1300 Fillmore), \u003ca href=\"http://www.emilyluchetti.com/\">Emily Luchetti\u003c/a> (Waterbar and Farallon), \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/05/07/urban-chef-report-craig-stolls-favorite-bay-area-eats/\">Craig Stoll\u003c/a> (Delfina, Locanda, Pizzeria Delfina), \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/03/11/food-secrets-of-chefrestaurateur-staffan-terje/\">Staffan Terje\u003c/a> (Perbacco and Barbacco) and \u003ca href=\"http://www.joanneweir.com/index.php\">Joanne Weir\u003c/a> (\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/04/29/copita-tequileria-y-comida-joanne-weir-and-larry-mindel%E2%80%99s-mexico-in-sausalito/\">Copita\u003c/a>). \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did SF Chefs get started?\u003c/strong> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Kevin Westlye:\u003c/strong> The genesis of the event was looking at San Francisco, the Bay Area and northern California and not seeing a celebratory event that put together artisan products of the region with our incredible chef talent. We also looked at the other festivals that existed -- the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, South Beach to a certain degree, and Pebble Beach. For all of those events, the chefs were brought into a community for three to four days. They'd have an incredible event and then leave. With our events, the public can come and taste from 25-30 local chefs at a time. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Craig Stoll:\u003c/strong> I was excited and got involved right away because I thought it was important for San Francisco to have its own food and wine festival. At the start, it was a “duh” moment: why hadn’t we had our own food and wine festival before, of all cities? It’s about showing San Francisco off as a food city. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Andrew Freeman:\u003c/strong> It was definitely the inspiration of the GGRA Board under Kevin Westlye. There was a lot going on with food and wine festivals happening all over the country. We had a feeling that San Francisco is the epicenter and a culinary Mecca and that we didn't want to lose our position as that leader. Our original meeting was a brainstorming session. We noticed that people in New York and then Las Vegas at that point were comparing themselves to San Francisco. We have Napa and Sonoma, and the start of the farm to table movement with Alice Waters. If we could pull it off, we’d highlight the chefs of San Francisco. It took time to find sponsors--always a challenge, plan it and get the space. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joanne Weir:\u003c/strong> I’ve been involved since the beginning because I’m such a supporter of anything San Francisco. We all hear about New York, London and Paris but we really have an incredible food culture here. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lawrence:\u003c/strong> The event came about around the importance of San Francisco as a national brand. I came here in the late 80s from London. When you talked about food then, you talked about New York and San Francisco. SF Chefs helped elevate our brand nationally. It’s a period of time to come and taste under one roof. A lot of people love this. Maybe they can’t always afford to come to all of the restaurants that are involved. The event lets you sample or taste from chefs and restaurants and is just a perfect marriage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Community is a strong reason for SF Chefs to exist and grow. How has community come into play in your experience with SF Chefs?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lawrence:\u003c/strong> The community element has always been a part of the history of SF Chefs. I’m very proud of it and how it has evolved. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Staffan Terje:\u003c/strong> It really gets us to connect with each other and exchange ideas. People get to see chefs they know being out there and having fun. Our regular guests get to connect with us. People who haven’t been to the restaurant connect with us. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Joanne Weir:\u003c/strong> This is where people are all talking about “Did you taste this?” or “Did you see what \u003ca href=\"http://www.aziza-sf.com/mourad_book.html\">Mourad\u003c/a> is doing?” I love the camaraderie. We all do the same thing and get so caught up in our little world. I am at SF Chefs ‘til late at night each year because I love seeing all my friends. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We’re really building on the relationships we have with the farmers, and where we get our wine and get our spirits. Chefs cook, but without the farmers, there’s nothing. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/AndrewFreemanMayorLeeRobBlack500.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/AndrewFreemanMayorLeeRobBlack500.jpg\" alt=\"Andrew Freeman, Mayor Ed Lee and Rob Black. Photo: Marc Fiorito, courtesy of SF Chefs\" title=\"Andrew Freeman, Mayor Ed Lee and Rob Black. Photo: Marc Fiorito, courtesy of SF Chefs\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45406\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Andrew Freeman, Mayor Ed Lee and Rob Black. Photo: Marc Fiorito, courtesy of SF Chefs\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Andrew Freeman:\u003c/strong> From the start, to pull this off, we had to come together around the idea that we are a community about food and wine. Media sponsors donate space and we keep it organic and real and about the chefs, for the chefs. We have our rising stars and we decided “let’s make this about the community,” and also look to our scene leaders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Craig Stoll:\u003c/strong> It’s always a schmooze fest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emily Luchetti:\u003c/strong> It’s an opportunity for people to see each other and visit. If there’s some chef you haven’t met, you have a good opportunity to try their food. Networking is work and you make connections but this is like a fun-fest almost. For the people who attend and buy tickets, yes we're working our table but it’s fun to be there, and not just work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Rob Black:\u003c/strong> We’re all about fostering community in our culinary world and see people in each others kitchens, sharing recipes, farms and vendors. We also have \u003ca href=\"http://sfchefsfoodwine.com/events/dinner-party-project/\">dinner party projects\u003c/a> to showcase innovation and creativity from our community. One of the great ones will be \u003ca href=\"http://sfchefsfoodwine.com/events/07/8/\">Dominique Crenn cooking with Jason Fox\u003c/a>. We asked her “What would be fun for you?” and she said that he would be someone she’d like to work with. [EDITOR’S NOTE: In March 2012, Chef Crenn shared with Bay Area Bites that she was a \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/03/23/chef-dominique-crenn-talks-about-her-dialogue-dinners-book-project-and-guy-savoy/\">fan of Jason Fox’s cooking at Commonwealth\u003c/a>]. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s on the menu for this year?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Andrew Freeman:\u003c/strong> Sliders are really popular. I think people want that safe adventure and to know that for the ticket price, they’ll get enough to eat and enough wine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>David Lawrence:\u003c/strong> I’m deciding what to serve. I’m known for grits and short ribs and fried green tomatoes. Last year, I did white grits with pesto, white grits with BBQ chicken and goat cheese. It’s a Southern style dish with California sophistication. The year before I did grits with bleu cheese. People say “Wow this is good.” The idea is to never run out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/EmilyLuchetti300.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/07/EmilyLuchetti300.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Luchetti at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, courtesy of SF Chefs\" title=\"Emily Luchetti at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, courtesy of SF Chefs\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45582\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Emily Luchetti at SF Chefs. Photo: Isabelle Aspera, courtesy of SF Chefs\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Emily Luchetti:\u003c/strong> We usually do something fruit-related because it’s summer and you want to take advantage of fruit and also serve a lot of people with no fork. They’re holding a dish and glass of wine sometimes. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0407.jpg\" alt=\"Dogpatch WineWorks open for tasting\" title=\"Dogpatch WineWorks open for tasting\" width=\"500\" height=\"392\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45254\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area folks who like to sip on small production, artisanal wines in gritty urban settings can add another spot to their growing list. \u003ca href=\"http://www.dpwineworks.com/\">Dogpatch WineWorks\u003c/a> has just opened its doors to a new \u003ca href=\"http://www.dpwineworks.com/index.php?p=tastingroom\">tasting room\u003c/a> among the hip restaurants and converted warehouses in San Francisco's historic Dogpatch neighborhood. For the past year the winery has been operating a custom crush facility for locals who want to make their own wines. Now, WineWorks is building a list of partner wineries who will also pay to make wine on premises and will have their wines featured at the tasting bar which fronts a 15,000 square foot winery. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/WineWorks2.jpg\" alt=\"Dogpatch WineWorks founders Dave Gifford and Kevin Doucet\" title=\"Dogpatch WineWorks founders Dave Gifford and Kevin Doucet\" width=\"500\" height=\"335\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45193\">\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Dogpatch WineWorks founders Dave Gifford and Kevin Doucet\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The neighborhood's mix of retail and manufacturing appealed to founders Dave Gifford and Kevin Doucet. \"We like it because people still make things here, and that's what we're doing,\" said Gifford who left the restaurant industry to begin working in wine ten years ago. \"I think this is really a new model we are trying here with a tasting room and custom winemaking in San Francisco,\" said co-founder Doucet who worked in the finance world for several years, earned a graduate degree in \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oenology\">oenology\u003c/a> in Australia and has invested in a handful of wine operations. One of those projects was \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/07/06/custom-winemaker-crushpad-grows-up/\">Crushpad\u003c/a>, in some ways the predecessor to WineWorks. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.crushpadwine.com/\">Crushpad\u003c/a>, which never had a tasting room at its Dogpatch facility, opened in San Francisco in 2004 as the first urban, custom crush facility. It broadened its clientele to include national and international members and eventually moved to Sonoma. After several years of rapid expansion, \u003ca href=\"http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/46950\">the company is unfortunately facing financial troubles\u003c/a>. Gifford, who worked for Crushpad, credits the company for paving the way for WineWorks but he says his company is taking a different direction. \"I like the idea that you can stop by on your way home from work and check on your wine. You don't have to spend a day driving out to the wine country and back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/WineWOrks4.jpg\" alt=\"Wine Menu at Dogpatch WineWorks\" title=\"Wine Menu at Dogpatch WineWorks\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45194\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tasting room visitors enter this former cannery off Third Street and can saddle up to a handsome wine bar made of reclaimed redwood from old wine barrels. Folks can order a 2 oz. taste, 5 oz. pour, a featured flight or a bottle and can drink it visiting at the bar or resting in one of the comfy, worn leather couches. On my recent visit, I didn't have much competition bellying up to the bar since the tasting room had just opened. I tried a Rhone flight from WineWork's first two commercial clients, \u003ca href=\"http://www.jazzcellars.com/\">Jazz Cellars\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.qualiawines.com/storefront/\">Qualia\u003c/a>. I would recommend the Roussanne-Marsanne from Jazz and an estate Syrah from Qualia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0408.jpg\" alt=\"Rhone flight tasting at WineWorks\" title=\"Rhone flight tasting at WineWorks\" width=\"500\" height=\"390\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45251\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the excitement around the new tasting bar, Doucet and Gifford say their priority is to be a production winery. \"We are an incubator to help others realize their dream of making wine,\" says Doucet. And just how do they do that? The way a custom crush facility, or in urban winery parlance, 'collective' works is this -- a person, or group of friends, sign up to make a barrel of wine. They choose a varietal they really like say, Cabernet Sauvignon. The WineWorks staff then sits down with them and talks about the style of wine they like and recommends one of their premium vineyards such as in the red hot, new \u003ca href=\"http://coombsvillenapa.org/\">Coombsville AVA\u003c/a> above Napa. Then a contract is signed and during harvest the grapes are picked and brought for delivery to the loading docks on the back side of the winery's cavernous space. At that point the winemaking process begins. Clients can be involved as little or as much as they like. It can take months or years for the wine to mature, depending on the varietal. \"Some people maybe come once or twice in a year and others show up here in the morning before we even do,\" says Doucet. Clients pay between $6,000 to $10,000 to make a barrel, depending on the grape. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/WineWorks3.jpg\" alt=\"WineWorks client wine barrels\" title=\"WineWorks client wine barrels\" width=\"500\" height=\"399\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45197\">\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>WineWorks' client wine barrels and the \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winemaking\">destemmer\u003c/a> on the right\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The timing may be just right for WineWorks' new tasting room as the Dogpatch is not only becoming one of the best, new food neighborhoods in San Francisco but is slowly becoming a destination for local wine lovers. Just a few blocks away, also on busy Third Street, \u003ca href=\"http://www.yieldandpause.com/\">Yield Wine Bar\u003c/a> pours organic wines; \u003ca href=\"http://www.digwinesf.com/\">Dig\u003c/a> is a neighborhood wine shop, with tastings, next to the popular restaurant \u003ca href=\"http://www.piccinocafe.com/\">Piccino\u003c/a>; and a few independent, commercial cellars have also moved into the neighborhood, some with dreams of opening tasting rooms. 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Pinotphiles turned up in droves to taste through hundreds of spicy, silky, earthy, cherry-overtoned Pinots from California, Oregon, Washington and points even farther.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After two hours of sipping, swirling, sometimes swallowing but mostly spitting, I emerged from the Festival Pavillion with berry stained teeth and nearly unintelligible notes of interesting Pinots. It helps to have some kind of focus when you are entering a tasting event with nearly 500 wines and a bunch of Pinot freaks, such as myself. I went in search of local, undiscovered gems and found several which I have narrowed down to five, all south of fifty bucks (often the bottom line for a really good bottle of Pinot).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Freeman2.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44758\" title=\"Freeman Wines\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Freeman2.jpg\" alt=\"Freeman Wines\" width=\"500\" height=\"429\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.freemanwinery.com/\">\u003cstrong>Freeman\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThe 2010 Keefer Ranch, Pinot Noir ($46) was an immediate hit with me. It was crisp and earthy. This vineyard sits in the middle of Green Valley, a couple of miles in from the town of Bodega, and has that Pinot taste that is so specific to the Russian River Valley, silky and smooth with notes of lush, ripe cherries. Get it while you can, Freeman made 320 (750ml) cases of this one. Every one of Freeman's award winning wines that I tried at Pinot Days made me salivate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/wrath.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45069\" title=\"Wrath wines\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/wrath.jpg\" alt=\"Wrath wines\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.wrathwines.com/\">\u003cstrong>Wrath\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nThis Monterey County winemaker is located in the town of Soledad and has a tasting room in Carmel. I tried the award winning 2009 Wrath McIntyre Vineyard Pinot Noir from the Santa Lucia Highlands. It goes for $49 and is rich with hints of boysenberry yet a bit savory, too. Wrath makes great wines and several are more affordable than this Pinot Noir including their Rose of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, several killer Syrahs and a Monterey Sauvignon Blanc.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0331.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44829\" title=\"Fort Ross Wines\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0331.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Ross Wines\" width=\"502\" height=\"350\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.fortrossvineyard.com/\">\u003cstrong>Fort Ross\u003c/strong> \u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nFort Ross, located on the northern coast of Sonoma County, makes a variety of good Pinots at a decent price point. My favorite is Symposium. I actually discovered it at \u003ca href=\"http://www.piccinocafe.com/\">Piccino\u003c/a> in San Francisco's Dogpatch and was happy to be reminded of it at Pinot Days. While the 2009 Pinot Noir Fort Ross Symposium from the Sonoma Coast is still a stand out at $32, their other Pinots, as well as a low oak Chardonnay, were very, very, very good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0318.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44832\" title=\"Jake and Ben Fetzer of Masut Wines\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0318.jpg\" alt=\"Jake and Ben Fetzer of Masut Wines\" width=\"500\" height=\"406\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.masut.com/\">\u003cstrong>Masut\u003c/strong> \u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nBrothers Jake and Ben Fetzer have inherited the family gene for winemaking. One sip of the Masut 2010 Estate Vineyard ($40) Pinot and there is no doubt. It is ruby red in color and lush with cherry overtones and spices. This Pinot is a complex wine full of taste. These guys are farming land that borders the Fetzer Home Ranch they grew up on between Willits and Ukiah. Says Ben Fetzer of their rural vineyards, \"Most people think they are lost when they get here.\" Sometimes one has to get lost to really make a discovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0341.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44833\" title=\"Abiouness Wines\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/IMG_0341.jpg\" alt=\"Abiouness Wines\" width=\"500\" height=\"381\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://abiounesswines.com/\">\u003cstrong>Abiouness\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\nLast but not least is Abiouness named after the owner and winemaker, Nicole Abiouness who says the name is a compliment to her Lebanese father. The 2008 Stanly Ranch Pinot from Carneros ($38) is a very small production, only 218 cases were made. This is typical California Pinot, fruit forward and smooth with a long, lush finish. Others, too, must think highly of Abiouness, her wines have been found at such lofty restaurants as \u003ca href=\"http://www.frenchlaundry.com/\">The French Laundry\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"disqusTitle": "LGBT Pride Profile: Culinary Artist Yasmin Golan",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Yasmin_Eli_Africa-2.jpeg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Yasmin_Eli_Africa-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Yasmin Golan photo courtesy of Eli Africa\" title=\"Yasmin Golan photo courtesy of Eli Africa\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44977\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Yasmin Golan photo courtesy of Eli Africa\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our gay-friendly town is full of visitors. June means that the Bay Area and more specifically, San Francisco, fills to the brim with folks from all over the world to observe and celebrate the events, marches and festivities that culminate in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfpride.org/\">SF LGBT Pride\u003c/a>. Bay Area Bites is noting this 42nd annual come-as-you-are love fest by telling stories from the LBGT chefs, personalities and waiters who keep us sated 365 days of the year. We’ve talked with \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/15/lgbt-pride-profile-palomino-chef-adam-jones/\">Adam Jones\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/20/lgbt-pride-profile-top-chef-and-juhu-beach-club%E2%80%99s-preeti-mistry/\">Preeti Mistry\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/21/lgbt-pride-profile-waiter-and-writer-michael-procopio/\">Michael Procopio\u003c/a> so far. Next up is a chef and culinary artist named Yasmin Golan, 33. She spends much of her time working for \u003ca href=\"http://calicopiekitchen.wordpress.com/about/\">Calico Pie\u003c/a> where she creates private food events and lessons. Golan is also one of the brains behind the gay pop-up \u003ca href=\"http://queerfoodforlove.blogspot.com/\">Queer Food For Love\u003c/a>. Chez Panisse, Incanto, Boulette’s Larder and Eccolo are among the restaurants where Golan trained and cooked before branching out to other artistic and food related projects. Bay Area Bites interviewed Golan via telephone and email recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminFixingPrettyPlatterBAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminFixingPrettyPlatterBAB.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmin Fixing Pretty Platter\" title=\"Yasmin Fixing Pretty Platter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44899\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Yasmin Golan working and creating with food. Photo courtesy of Yasmin Golan\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How is your work going? What’s new?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI am an interdisciplinary culinary artist who creates one of a kind dinners and pop-ups, usually around themes involving some kind of storytelling. Some of my past projects have included Queer Food For Love, a collaborative pop-up restaurant I co-organized in San Francisco for four years with queer cooks and artists; solo projects through my catering business, Calico Pie, exploring issues like food wastes and worm composting, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and biographical dinners that tell personal stories of Diaspora and migration through food. My current project is starting a bike-up grocery in Oakland, called \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/HumblebeeGrocery\">Humblebee Grocery\u003c/a>, to provide week-round access to fresh produce and artisan foods east of Lake Merritt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where do you live? How did you and your partner meet?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI currently live with my partner Ami in Oakland. We fell in love over a picnic after I taught a cooking class in their shop. We raise animals, grow food together, worm compost, and keep bees in a multiracial, mixed-class neighborhood that we love. As a couple we are always thinking about how we can get our household more sustainable, by eliminating plastics from our lives or using reclaimed wood, or getting around by bicycle and biodiesel. Ultimately, we strive to create neighborhoods that are sustainable, too, serving local needs and creating jobs with dignity that treat people, plants, and animals with respect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I was based out of San Francisco around the Mission for seven years and I feel like I’m just another casualty of gentrification of the city. I love Oakland but mourn the way the Mission is turning into a suburb of Silicon Valley. Hopefully people like me can bring the community spirit to organizing and queer arts stuff. I definitely feel passionate about Oakland, and I'm involved in and sad about what’s happening. It’s all interconnected. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a queer, a majority of my stuff is in the city. Everyone’s scattering for survival. Queer Food for Love was an intersection between art and love and came out of time that people could whittle away from their day jobs. None of us got paid for that. We could find underground spaces and it required all of us to take time away from our jobs. People from that project had to scatter and look after themselves rather than the community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ami has lived in Oakland for a few years. I see tons of queer people. There are events here and there but there’s not that sense of running into people to get coffee like in the Mission. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminServingBAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminServingBAB.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmin Serving\" title=\"Yasmin Serving\" width=\"500\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44900\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Yasmin Golan (R) serving food. Photo courtesy of Yasmin Golan\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The culinary world has often been portrayed as quite sexist…what is your perspective and experience with regard to homophobia in the restaurant world?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nVery little gratitude is paid to women and people of color who work in food establishments, including the farm workers, waitresses, cooks, and dishwashers. When more women become self-employed and support each other's businesses; when restaurant workers organize and form unions to resist exploitation; when workers form co-operatives -- I think more women, queer people, and folks of color will share the benefits and profits of growing, preparing, and serving food as a livelihood. Yes, the current food system operates within a framework of globalized racism, sexism, and class exploitation, but queer and feminist folks can help invent the future and create new systems for the production and distribution of food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a difference between the front of the house vs. the kitchen regarding this issue? A difference for men vs. women?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI feel like gender presentation does play a role in how people are treated in the workplace. As a femme I found it necessary to butch it up in kitchens to be taken seriously by straight men, and I'm sure a lot of straight women do, too. Does the gender role-playing in the kitchen make the food taste better? No. The more I work for myself, the less harassment I have to deal with, because I can focus on food and community-building instead of ignorance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminsPlatterJune2012BAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminsPlatterJune2012BAB.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmins Platter June 2012 \" title=\"Yasmins Platter June 2012 \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44901\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Where art and food intersect: Yasmin Golan's finished creation. Photo courtesy of Yasmin Golan.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a food professional? Has being an LGBT person affected your career in any particular way?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAs a self-employed person I can say I am a queer, feminist chef -- and people who would like to see the world made safer for women and queer people can support what I do. Economic empowerment is very important to being able to say who I am and what I believe. Those who resonate with the message can then come out, too. If I say I am a queer person who is concerned about global warming and I want to start a business that reflects that, then I am making the world safer for others who want that, too. Coming out means standing up for what is more important to you than money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a gay subculture within the food world and in the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI see women being inspired by each other to start their own businesses, and trans people inspired by other trans people to work for themselves. Empowerment is how queer people are making the world safer for ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Since San Francisco is a gay mecca are there restaurants (as opposed to bars that serve food) that are known to cater to a mostly gay clientele? Are there places exclusively for LGBT women vs. men?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI think more dykes and trans artists in San Francisco probably wrote books and put on performances and organized events and made art on diets of burritos and beer than any other food the city has to offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you really want to go somewhere queer, I recommend you shop at \u003ca href=\"http://www.rainbow.coop/\">Rainbow Grocery\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do you celebrate Pride Month personally and professionally?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI like to spend Pride weekend picnicking in the park with friends or camping in nature to remember what is really important to me: community, food, nature, love, and chosen family.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Yasmin_Eli_Africa-2.jpeg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Yasmin_Eli_Africa-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Yasmin Golan photo courtesy of Eli Africa\" title=\"Yasmin Golan photo courtesy of Eli Africa\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44977\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Yasmin Golan photo courtesy of Eli Africa\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our gay-friendly town is full of visitors. June means that the Bay Area and more specifically, San Francisco, fills to the brim with folks from all over the world to observe and celebrate the events, marches and festivities that culminate in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfpride.org/\">SF LGBT Pride\u003c/a>. Bay Area Bites is noting this 42nd annual come-as-you-are love fest by telling stories from the LBGT chefs, personalities and waiters who keep us sated 365 days of the year. We’ve talked with \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/15/lgbt-pride-profile-palomino-chef-adam-jones/\">Adam Jones\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/20/lgbt-pride-profile-top-chef-and-juhu-beach-club%E2%80%99s-preeti-mistry/\">Preeti Mistry\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/21/lgbt-pride-profile-waiter-and-writer-michael-procopio/\">Michael Procopio\u003c/a> so far. Next up is a chef and culinary artist named Yasmin Golan, 33. She spends much of her time working for \u003ca href=\"http://calicopiekitchen.wordpress.com/about/\">Calico Pie\u003c/a> where she creates private food events and lessons. Golan is also one of the brains behind the gay pop-up \u003ca href=\"http://queerfoodforlove.blogspot.com/\">Queer Food For Love\u003c/a>. Chez Panisse, Incanto, Boulette’s Larder and Eccolo are among the restaurants where Golan trained and cooked before branching out to other artistic and food related projects. Bay Area Bites interviewed Golan via telephone and email recently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminFixingPrettyPlatterBAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminFixingPrettyPlatterBAB.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmin Fixing Pretty Platter\" title=\"Yasmin Fixing Pretty Platter\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44899\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Yasmin Golan working and creating with food. Photo courtesy of Yasmin Golan\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How is your work going? What’s new?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI am an interdisciplinary culinary artist who creates one of a kind dinners and pop-ups, usually around themes involving some kind of storytelling. Some of my past projects have included Queer Food For Love, a collaborative pop-up restaurant I co-organized in San Francisco for four years with queer cooks and artists; solo projects through my catering business, Calico Pie, exploring issues like food wastes and worm composting, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and biographical dinners that tell personal stories of Diaspora and migration through food. My current project is starting a bike-up grocery in Oakland, called \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/HumblebeeGrocery\">Humblebee Grocery\u003c/a>, to provide week-round access to fresh produce and artisan foods east of Lake Merritt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where do you live? How did you and your partner meet?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI currently live with my partner Ami in Oakland. We fell in love over a picnic after I taught a cooking class in their shop. We raise animals, grow food together, worm compost, and keep bees in a multiracial, mixed-class neighborhood that we love. As a couple we are always thinking about how we can get our household more sustainable, by eliminating plastics from our lives or using reclaimed wood, or getting around by bicycle and biodiesel. Ultimately, we strive to create neighborhoods that are sustainable, too, serving local needs and creating jobs with dignity that treat people, plants, and animals with respect.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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People from that project had to scatter and look after themselves rather than the community. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ami has lived in Oakland for a few years. I see tons of queer people. There are events here and there but there’s not that sense of running into people to get coffee like in the Mission. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminServingBAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminServingBAB.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmin Serving\" title=\"Yasmin Serving\" width=\"500\" height=\"458\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44900\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Yasmin Golan (R) serving food. Photo courtesy of Yasmin Golan\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The culinary world has often been portrayed as quite sexist…what is your perspective and experience with regard to homophobia in the restaurant world?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nVery little gratitude is paid to women and people of color who work in food establishments, including the farm workers, waitresses, cooks, and dishwashers. When more women become self-employed and support each other's businesses; when restaurant workers organize and form unions to resist exploitation; when workers form co-operatives -- I think more women, queer people, and folks of color will share the benefits and profits of growing, preparing, and serving food as a livelihood. Yes, the current food system operates within a framework of globalized racism, sexism, and class exploitation, but queer and feminist folks can help invent the future and create new systems for the production and distribution of food.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a difference between the front of the house vs. the kitchen regarding this issue? A difference for men vs. women?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI feel like gender presentation does play a role in how people are treated in the workplace. As a femme I found it necessary to butch it up in kitchens to be taken seriously by straight men, and I'm sure a lot of straight women do, too. Does the gender role-playing in the kitchen make the food taste better? No. The more I work for myself, the less harassment I have to deal with, because I can focus on food and community-building instead of ignorance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminsPlatterJune2012BAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/500YasminsPlatterJune2012BAB.jpg\" alt=\"Yasmins Platter June 2012 \" title=\"Yasmins Platter June 2012 \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44901\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Where art and food intersect: Yasmin Golan's finished creation. Photo courtesy of Yasmin Golan.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a food professional? Has being an LGBT person affected your career in any particular way?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAs a self-employed person I can say I am a queer, feminist chef -- and people who would like to see the world made safer for women and queer people can support what I do. Economic empowerment is very important to being able to say who I am and what I believe. Those who resonate with the message can then come out, too. If I say I am a queer person who is concerned about global warming and I want to start a business that reflects that, then I am making the world safer for others who want that, too. Coming out means standing up for what is more important to you than money.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a gay subculture within the food world and in the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI see women being inspired by each other to start their own businesses, and trans people inspired by other trans people to work for themselves. Empowerment is how queer people are making the world safer for ourselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Since San Francisco is a gay mecca are there restaurants (as opposed to bars that serve food) that are known to cater to a mostly gay clientele? Are there places exclusively for LGBT women vs. men?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI think more dykes and trans artists in San Francisco probably wrote books and put on performances and organized events and made art on diets of burritos and beer than any other food the city has to offer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But if you really want to go somewhere queer, I recommend you shop at \u003ca href=\"http://www.rainbow.coop/\">Rainbow Grocery\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1452104689/kqedorg-20\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/humphry-slocombe-cover.jpg\" alt=\"humphry slocombe ice cream book\" title=\"humphry slocombe ice cream book\" width=\"500\" height=\"643\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44895\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>June Gloom may have finally descended like the fog, just in time for summer, but 50-degree weather doesn't stop true San Franciscans from enjoying the summer, or the myriad pleasures of the city's many frozen desserts. While NYC melts, we shiver in hoodies, but ice cream's always worth the wait. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Especially if you're waiting in line at \u003ca href=\"http://www.humphryslocombe.com\">Humphry Slocombe\u003c/a>, the popular Mission shop whose anything-goes vibe always gets a little more sparkly come \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfpride.org/\">Pride\u003c/a>. What other ice cream shop would celebrate this weekend's festivities with a Rainbow Unicorn Sundae, made of strawberry and sweet-corn ice creams topped with multicolored sprinkles and an upside-down cone? Now, Sean Vahey, owner and operations manager and Jake Godby, chef/owner, reveal their secrets in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1452104689/kqedorg-20\">Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book\u003c/a>. How they keep the cornflakes crunchy in the Secret Breakfast ice cream, the Elvis: The Fat Years' Bacon Peanut Brittle recipe, even the story (and names!) behind the two-headed calf mounted on the wall: it's all here, fans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since opening the shop in 2008, \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2010/11/12/food-secrets-of-humphry-slocombes-jake-godby-sean-vahey/\">Godby and Vahey\u003c/a> have been happy to swing both high and low, from Boccalone Prosciutto ice cream and, this week, last-chance Foie Gras Ice Cream Sandwiches to Red Hot Banana, banana ice cream studded with \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrarapan.com/html/redhot.html\">Red Hots\u003c/a> (\"And yes, we use actual Red Hots--why try to duplicate a thing that is already perfect?\") and Open Hand Fluffernutter, \u003ca href=\"http://www.openhand.org/eating-right/project-open-hand-peanut-butter/\">Project Open Hand peanut butter\u003c/a> ice cream swirled with housemade marshmallow topping. As they point out in the book, the shop has served plain strawberry ice cream only once, as a leftover from an all-day party featuring a strawberry/marshmallow/hot fudge/\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trix_%28cereal%29\">Trix\u003c/a> cereal concoction they'd dubbed the Tranny Smackdown Sundae. Only when strawberry ice cream is studded with candied jalapenos or olives (\"If they don't know any better, people won't even figure out that those are specks of olive. But when they do eventually put two and two together, they'll be very proud of themselves for expanding their horizons, to much deliciousness\") does it find a slot in their regular flavor rotation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, this isn't exactly an ice cream book for the whole family, unless you really want to explain \"tranny smackdown\" to your kids, or why it's \"ghetto style\" to make ice cream without a machine. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for grown-ups with a certain San Francisco attitude, the book is a scream. Written by the San Francisco Chronicle's \u003ca href=\"http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/section/paolo-lucchesi/\">Inside Scoop\u003c/a> columnist Paolo Lucchesi, the book takes the sugar-high, caffeine-crazy voice familiar to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/humphryslocombe/\">@HumphrySlocombe\u003c/a>'s 300,000 Twitter followers—soaked in the pop culture of the moment, always up for a naughty double entendre or a Spice Girls reference—and makes it last from Rosemary's Baby (rosemary and pine nut ice cream) to Hibiscus Beet Sorbet. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The headnotes on many of the recipes are longer than the recipes themselves, which, like those in \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/14/bi-rite-creamerys-sweet-cream-and-sugar-cones-review-and-recipe-for-balsamic-strawberry-ice-cream/\">Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones\u003c/a>, are pretty much all variations on the same basic stovetop-custard theme. The only exceptions are the sorbets, of course, and the chocolate ice creams, which use an interesting caramelized-sugar technique for extra smoothness. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Godby's flavors are more elegant, and restrained, than his cone tattoos and wacky-ice-cream-guy reputation might lead you to expect. There's Sweet Summer Corn, an essence of summer made from fresh white corn, milk, sugar, and a touch of sour cream; Honey Thyme; McEvoy Olive Oil with citrus zest; Balsamic Caramel (because \"everyone had already done\" salted caramel); and the intriguing (and delicious) Candy Cap, made from a sweet, maple-y dried mushroom. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/M0BQ8cre--M\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A few words of advice on the following recipe:\u003c/strong> Don't think you can skip the chicory, even though the recipe only calls for one tablespoon. Without it, the added sweetened condensed milk, along with the sugar in the custard, makes the finished product too sweet. Also, it's called Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee for a reason; whether or not you use \u003ca href=\"http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net\">Blue Bottle\u003c/a>, be sure to use freshly roasted, high quality coffee, grind it very finely, and strain the final mixture through a very fine-mesh strainer to avoid a gritty end result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Humphry-Slocombe-Vietnamese-Coffee500.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Humphry-Slocombe-Vietnamese-Coffee500.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream\" title=\"Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream\" width=\"500\" height=\"592\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44896\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n \u003cem>Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream. Photo: Frankie Frankeny\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Recipe: Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are both coffee whores—think three macchiatos every morning, followed by mid-afternoon cappuccinos. Please don’t speak to either one of us prior to morning coffee. No—really. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legit ice cream shops must have coffee ice cream. It’s just a fact. Our variation is an interpretation of Vietnamese coffee, and, surprise surprise, it’s not cloyingly sweet like most coffee ice creams and actually tastes like coffee. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was never any doubt that we would use Blue Bottle for our coffee ice cream. For starters, we needed some street cred while we were getting off the ground, and at the point Blue Bottle was one of the only artisan coffee roasters in San Francisco. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even more so, Blue Bottle mastermind James Freeman has been a true friend and a mentor for us. We've had a partnership with Blue Bottle since the beginning and use Giant Steps blend in our ice cream. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The secret ingredient is the chicory, which gives it a nice sharp edge and makes it all taste a little more like actual coffee. You can find chicory at natural foods stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Recipe adapted and reprinted with permission from the Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book by Jake Godby, Sean Vahey, and Paolo Lucchesi, copyright 2012. Published by Chronicle Books. \u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Prep Time: \u003c/strong>15 minutes, plus 1 to 8 hours' chilling time\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Cooking Time:\u003c/strong> 20 minutes\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Total Time:\u003c/strong> 35 minutes, plus 1 to 8 hours' chilling time\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Yield: \u003c/strong>1 quart \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ingredients\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n2 cups heavy cream\u003cbr>\n1 cup whole milk\u003cbr>\n1 tsp salt\u003cbr>\n3 egg yolks\u003cbr>\n1 cup sugar\u003cbr>\n3 tbsp strong ground coffee\u003cbr>\n1 tbsp ground chicory\u003cbr>\n1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Preparation\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFill a large bowl or pan with ice and water. Place a large, clean bowl in the ice bath and fill the bowl with a fine-mesh strainer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a large, heavy-bottomed, nonreactive saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream, milk, and salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until hot but not boiling. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until well blended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remove the cream mixture from the heat. Slowly pour about half of the hot cream mixture into the yolk mixture, whisking constantly. Transfer the yolk mixture back to the saucepan with the remaining cream mixture and return it to medium heat. 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Written by the San Francisco Chronicle's \u003ca href=\"http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/section/paolo-lucchesi/\">Inside Scoop\u003c/a> columnist Paolo Lucchesi, the book takes the sugar-high, caffeine-crazy voice familiar to \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/humphryslocombe/\">@HumphrySlocombe\u003c/a>'s 300,000 Twitter followers—soaked in the pop culture of the moment, always up for a naughty double entendre or a Spice Girls reference—and makes it last from Rosemary's Baby (rosemary and pine nut ice cream) to Hibiscus Beet Sorbet. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The headnotes on many of the recipes are longer than the recipes themselves, which, like those in \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/14/bi-rite-creamerys-sweet-cream-and-sugar-cones-review-and-recipe-for-balsamic-strawberry-ice-cream/\">Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones\u003c/a>, are pretty much all variations on the same basic stovetop-custard theme. The only exceptions are the sorbets, of course, and the chocolate ice creams, which use an interesting caramelized-sugar technique for extra smoothness. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Godby's flavors are more elegant, and restrained, than his cone tattoos and wacky-ice-cream-guy reputation might lead you to expect. There's Sweet Summer Corn, an essence of summer made from fresh white corn, milk, sugar, and a touch of sour cream; Honey Thyme; McEvoy Olive Oil with citrus zest; Balsamic Caramel (because \"everyone had already done\" salted caramel); and the intriguing (and delicious) Candy Cap, made from a sweet, maple-y dried mushroom. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http://www.youtube.com/embed/M0BQ8cre--M\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A few words of advice on the following recipe:\u003c/strong> Don't think you can skip the chicory, even though the recipe only calls for one tablespoon. Without it, the added sweetened condensed milk, along with the sugar in the custard, makes the finished product too sweet. Also, it's called Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee for a reason; whether or not you use \u003ca href=\"http://www.bluebottlecoffee.net\">Blue Bottle\u003c/a>, be sure to use freshly roasted, high quality coffee, grind it very finely, and strain the final mixture through a very fine-mesh strainer to avoid a gritty end result.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Humphry-Slocombe-Vietnamese-Coffee500.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Humphry-Slocombe-Vietnamese-Coffee500.jpg\" alt=\"Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream\" title=\"Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream\" width=\"500\" height=\"592\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44896\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n \u003cem>Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream. Photo: Frankie Frankeny\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Recipe: Blue Bottle Vietnamese Coffee\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We are both coffee whores—think three macchiatos every morning, followed by mid-afternoon cappuccinos. Please don’t speak to either one of us prior to morning coffee. No—really. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Legit ice cream shops must have coffee ice cream. It’s just a fact. Our variation is an interpretation of Vietnamese coffee, and, surprise surprise, it’s not cloyingly sweet like most coffee ice creams and actually tastes like coffee. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was never any doubt that we would use Blue Bottle for our coffee ice cream. For starters, we needed some street cred while we were getting off the ground, and at the point Blue Bottle was one of the only artisan coffee roasters in San Francisco. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But even more so, Blue Bottle mastermind James Freeman has been a true friend and a mentor for us. We've had a partnership with Blue Bottle since the beginning and use Giant Steps blend in our ice cream. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The secret ingredient is the chicory, which gives it a nice sharp edge and makes it all taste a little more like actual coffee. You can find chicory at natural foods stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Recipe adapted and reprinted with permission from the Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book by Jake Godby, Sean Vahey, and Paolo Lucchesi, copyright 2012. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560Procopio_DryBABJune2012.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560Procopio_DryBABJune2012.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Procopio\" title=\"Michael Procopio\" width=\"560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44862\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Michael Procopio photo courtesy of Julie Michelle Photography\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our gay-friendly town is full of visitors. June means that the Bay Area and more specifically, San Francisco, fills to the brim with folks from all over the world to observe and celebrate the events, marches and festivities that culminate in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfpride.org/\">SF LGBT Pride\u003c/a>. Bay Area Bites is noting this 42nd annual come-as-you-are love fest by telling stories from the LBGT chefs and personalities who keep us sated 365 days of the year. We’ve talked with Palomino’s chef \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/15/lgbt-pride-profile-palomino-chef-adam-jones/\">Adam Jones\u003c/a>, and chef \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/20/lgbt-pride-profile-top-chef-and-juhu-beach-club%E2%80%99s-preeti-mistry/\">Preeti Mistry\u003c/a> of the upcoming Juhu Beach Club. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/procopster\">Michael Procopio\u003c/a> was on the top of our list of folks to talk to because he is funny and smart. Readers may remember his witty writing from his days here as a Bay Area Bites \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/author/michael-procopio/\">contributor\u003c/a>. He currently turns out great lines like these at his \u003ca href=\"http://foodforthethoughtless.com/\">Food for the Thoughtless\u003c/a> blog: \u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“If the dough has become too warm at this point (read: if it feels as droopy as a retired wet nurse’s bosom) place the folded dough onto a tray and pop it into the freezer until it is once again pert.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cp>Then there’s this one, \u003cem>“Wash hands as thoroughly as if you were about to perform surgery on your own grandmother.”\u003c/em> Procopio lives in North Pacific Heights and attended the California Culinary Academy. He grew up in Anaheim and is a professional waiter who also has experience cooking in restaurants. Procopio was interviewed via telephone recently. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The culinary world has often been portrayed as quite sexist. What is your perspective and experience with regard to homophobia in the restaurant world?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMy experience has been very good actually. When I worked in the kitchen, I worked in a small restaurant for a Kiwi woman who was actually wonderful. I never had any problem in a restaurant kitchen. Oddly the only homophobia and discrimination was from someone famous that I’d rather not get into. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560Octopus_ProcopioBAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560Octopus_ProcopioBAB.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"560Octopus_ProcopioBAB\" width=\"560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44861\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Michael Procopio photo courtesy of Julie Michelle Photography\u003c/em> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a difference between the front of the house vs. the kitchen regarding this issue? A difference for men vs. women? \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMost of my career has been spent as a waiter. It’s been 20 years of waiting tables. There’s one woman in the kitchen at the restaurant where I work and she’s openly gay. She sort of straddles the two worlds because she’s on the floor as well. Our pastry chef was joking that gay men are in the pastry department and gay women are on the line, cooking. It seems a bit of a stereotype but at least it’s true in our restaurant. We’ve got a great kitchen staff. I think they’re all really nice people and they kick ass. If you don’t work well, that’s going to be more of an issue than whether you’re a man or woman. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a service professional? Has being an LGBT person affected you career in any particular way?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI was already out. I’ve lived here for 17 years. I’ve never had an issue. It’s just a part of who I am. It doesn’t define me as a person and a waiter. My sensibilities and humor come through individually. I don't see it as gayness, I see it as Michael-ness and it can be a non-issue. I can’t speak for anybody but we have whatever we consider a normal-to-us life here. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a gay subculture within the food world? In the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI lived in the Castro for several years and there were concentrations of gay restaurants: Mecca, \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/orphan-andys-san-francisco\">Orphan Andy’s\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://castrosausagefactory.com/\">The Sausage Factory\u003c/a>… that’s just because of the neighborhood. Frankly it’s San Francisco for god’s sake. I don’t think people really bat an eye. To me it’s a non-issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for a subculture, there’s not one that I’ve witnessed. I have gay friends and straight friends in the restaurant industry. I don't’ see any concentration. At my restaurant, there’s three gay men and one gay woman. I work with one guy who’s very effeminate and stereotypical. He’s an extremely professional waiter and so am I. It’s something I don't try to flaunt or hide. I don’t think there’s a gay union. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You live near the \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/red-door-cafe-san-francisco-3\">Red Door Café\u003c/a> and call it one of the gayest spots around. Can you tell us more?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe clientele is mixed. The owner, Ahmed, is unapologetically gay. He often dresses in costumes and wigs. Sometimes there’s an hour and a half wait. During the wait, Ahmed makes people hold baby dolls. He’ll say, “If you can’t take care of the doll, you can’t take care of me.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or he’ll interview people with a mirror, and ask, “Tell me something fabulous about yourself, why I should serve you.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He makes people play along. When you’re in, it’s theater. The food is good. It’s an incredible place: a performance piece, where everyone is participating. It’s really fascinating. He frankly doesn’t give a shit. He only wants people that want to be there. I told him this is what I feared San Francisco is losing... being there made me the happiest boy in the city. It’s awesome. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Red Door Café is only open four days a week, Friday through Monday. I rarely go in to eat because it’s so busy. I go get a coffee there and then hang out, chat and watch the action… watch the barista.\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cbr>\nHow do you celebrate Pride Month personally and professionally?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI don’t. It’s personal for me. I don’t like any kind of crowds, gay or straight. If it’s a drunk crowd, it gives me the creeps. I don’t care for parades because I worked in one every evening at Disneyland. I was even Goofy, and it was very hot in the costume. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I understand pride and the meaning of it. I have been to the parade. I showed up jaded and said, “Oh the floats suck.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then I saw people marching from the small towns from outside the city and saw how they were beaming and joyful. I thought, “they couldn’t do this where they live.” The only pride I felt was from that. I’m not proud that I’m a gay man -- it’s not necessarily a thing to be proud of because it’s just who people are. But I was proud of my city because it fosters acceptance. The fact that all these people feel welcome here and can march in the open is really an incredible thing. I think that’s great. If I do go to anything, I go to the \u003ca href=\"http://thedykemarch.org/\">Dyke March\u003c/a> because it’s fun and unstructured. I wander because I like to keep moving. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do you think about your style of humor as particularly gay? Are you aware of it? \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMy humor is a product of my environment. I’ve always had a very gay sensibility. 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Our pastry chef was joking that gay men are in the pastry department and gay women are on the line, cooking. It seems a bit of a stereotype but at least it’s true in our restaurant. We’ve got a great kitchen staff. I think they’re all really nice people and they kick ass. If you don’t work well, that’s going to be more of an issue than whether you’re a man or woman. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a service professional? Has being an LGBT person affected you career in any particular way?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI was already out. I’ve lived here for 17 years. I’ve never had an issue. It’s just a part of who I am. It doesn’t define me as a person and a waiter. My sensibilities and humor come through individually. I don't see it as gayness, I see it as Michael-ness and it can be a non-issue. I can’t speak for anybody but we have whatever we consider a normal-to-us life here. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a gay subculture within the food world? In the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI lived in the Castro for several years and there were concentrations of gay restaurants: Mecca, \u003ca href=\"http://www.yelp.com/biz/orphan-andys-san-francisco\">Orphan Andy’s\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://castrosausagefactory.com/\">The Sausage Factory\u003c/a>… that’s just because of the neighborhood. Frankly it’s San Francisco for god’s sake. I don’t think people really bat an eye. To me it’s a non-issue.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for a subculture, there’s not one that I’ve witnessed. I have gay friends and straight friends in the restaurant industry. I don't’ see any concentration. At my restaurant, there’s three gay men and one gay woman. I work with one guy who’s very effeminate and stereotypical. He’s an extremely professional waiter and so am I. It’s something I don't try to flaunt or hide. 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We first talked with Palomino’s chef \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/15/lgbt-pride-profile-palomino-chef-adam-jones/\">Adam Jones\u003c/a>. Up second is chef \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/chefpmistry\">Preeti Mistry\u003c/a>, 35, who is readying to open her \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/chefpmistry\">Juhu Beach Club\u003c/a>, which will serve “Indian street food, snack food and a bit of home-style cooking” in the Mission and originated as a pop-up. Mistry was a \u003ca href=\"http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/bio/preeti-mistry\">Top Chef Contestant\u003c/a> in 2009 and was executive chef for Google via \u003ca href=\"http://www.bamco.com/\">Bon Appétit Management Company\u003c/a> and was classically trained in London at Le Cordon Bleu. She was born in London, grew up in the United States and currently lives in Oakland. 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Those are items like my handmade samosas, as well as a Scotch egg with lamb mince, Vindaloo chicken wings with Bleu cheese raita and a seasonal bhel puri. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The heart of the menu will focus on the “pav,” which in Hindi means small bun or bread. It’s the portable holder that created the popularity of the vada pav, considered Mumbai’s number one street food snack. We will have a vada pav, but also eight to ten different choices of fillings for your pav. Many are popular sandwich fillings from the pop-up like the “holy cow” and the “chowpatty chicken.” There will also be baby potato & eggplant in a spicy peanut sauce and egg masala. We will most likely also have a few larger plates like fish and chips and a curry of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The culinary world has often been portrayed as quite sexist… what is your perspective and experience with sexism and homophobia in the restaurant world?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n The culinary world is a contradiction when it comes to both sexism and homophobia. On a basic level, there is a meritocracy in the kitchen. On this level it does not matter who you are or what you look like or what you do outside of the kitchen. If you carry your weight and then some, if you are a team player and work your ass off then you are “in.” Make great food and then nobody can mess with you. Starting out, this is what I loved about it. You walk into a kitchen full of guys. They have low expectations and you prove you can do the job and then you are part of the team. Also, as a queer woman, once you prove yourself you are just one of the guys. I suppose this may be more difficult for men… I don’t know. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the next level, I think it only became more difficult when I moved up the chain. There is a change when you go from being in the trenches to being people’s boss. I think this is where homophobia (and sexism, and in my case racism as well) starts to really get in the way. When you don’t look like “the boss,” certain people don’t want to take orders from you. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a difference between the front of the house (FOH) vs. the kitchen (back of the house or “BOH”) regarding this issue? A difference for men vs. women?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nYes of course, the FOH and BOH inhabit two totally different orbits. I suppose the typical stereotype is that there are more gay men in the FOH and more lesbians in the BOH. But it seems like with all the TV shows with gay characters, the political environment in general and changing attitudes of a younger generation, this is becoming less of an issue. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a chef? Has being an LGBT person affected your career in any particular way? \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWell it’s very rare that I ever have to come out to people. I kinda wear it on my sleeve, but I suppose there is always someone who doesn’t get it. I don’t really bother with those people. They’ll figure it out. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being queer has to affect everything I do because it is who I am. I think once I moved into a place in my career where I was applying for Executive Chef positions, my triple minority status has probably helped me from a diversity stand point. I also suppose it added to Bravo’s interest in me as a contestant on Top Chef. They want an interesting and diverse group of chefs. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/PreetiandAnnBAB.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/PreetiandAnnBAB.jpg\" alt=\"Preeti and Ann Nadeau\" title=\"Preeti and Ann Nadeau\" width=\"373\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44842\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Preeti & Ann Nadeau photo courtesy of Preeti Mistry\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You’re in a relationship that’s lasted for over 16 years. How did you two meet?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nAnn Nadeau and I actually moved to San Francisco together. We met at a bar in Ann Arbor. She works for a research consulting firm and used to work at \u003ca href=\"http://www.jdvhotels.com/\">Joie de Vivre\u003c/a> in marketing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a gay subculture within the food world? 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The Mission has so many great restaurants, and you are more likely to see more lesbians. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do you celebrate Pride Month personally and professionally?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n I used to work for the \u003ca href=\"http://www.frameline.org/\">Frameline LGBT Film Festival\u003c/a> before I went to culinary school so going to see some inspiring and fun queer films has always been a part of our Pride month activities. We will check out the \u003ca href=\"http://thedykemarch.org/\">Dyke March\u003c/a> for a little while on Saturday. It’s always fun to run into people you have not seen in years. Then Sunday we have a tradition with friends to go see “Fun in Girl’s Shorts” at the Castro Theater followed by brunch at \u003ca href=\"http://www.zunicafe.com/\">Zuni\u003c/a>. It’s a great spot to watch everyone enjoying the festivities from the huge windows onto Market Street. The whole restaurant is usually super festive as well and it’s my favorite brunch spot in the city!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Juhu Beach Club is open, I hope to be able to get more involved with events around the city. Last year at the pop-up we had a Pride special lavender berry lassi that was very popular. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Preeti-platingBAB1000.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Preeti-platingBAB1000.jpg\" alt=\"Preeti plating\" title=\"Preeti plating\" width=\"560\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44841\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Preeti plating photo courtesy of Albert Law\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our gay-friendly town is full of visitors. June means that the Bay Area and more specifically, San Francisco, fills to the brim with folks from all over the world to observe and celebrate the events, marches and festivities that culminate in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfpride.org/\">SF LGBT Pride\u003c/a>. Bay Area Bites is noting this 42nd annual come-as-you-are love fest by telling stories from the LBGT chefs, personalities and waiters who keep us sated 365 days of the year. We first talked with Palomino’s chef \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2012/06/15/lgbt-pride-profile-palomino-chef-adam-jones/\">Adam Jones\u003c/a>. Up second is chef \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/chefpmistry\">Preeti Mistry\u003c/a>, 35, who is readying to open her \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/chefpmistry\">Juhu Beach Club\u003c/a>, which will serve “Indian street food, snack food and a bit of home-style cooking” in the Mission and originated as a pop-up. Mistry was a \u003ca href=\"http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/bio/preeti-mistry\">Top Chef Contestant\u003c/a> in 2009 and was executive chef for Google via \u003ca href=\"http://www.bamco.com/\">Bon Appétit Management Company\u003c/a> and was classically trained in London at Le Cordon Bleu. She was born in London, grew up in the United States and currently lives in Oakland. Bay Area Bites caught up with the chef recently via telephone and email interview. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How is \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/JuhuBeachClub\">Juhu Beach Club\u003c/a> going?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThe restaurant is moving along...slowly. We have been in the permitting process for eight months now. We are very close to being done with this part. I’m hoping once this is done that we can move much faster. I’m looking at opening by the end of the summer. The concept will be similar to the pop-up, with more choices and dinner options. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our goal is to be open all day but I know that the location in the \u003ca href=\"http://sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com/2012/01/juhu_beach_club_lands_permanen.html\">Mission\u003c/a> will be much busier in the evenings. There will be several starters, or chaat. Those are items like my handmade samosas, as well as a Scotch egg with lamb mince, Vindaloo chicken wings with Bleu cheese raita and a seasonal bhel puri. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The heart of the menu will focus on the “pav,” which in Hindi means small bun or bread. It’s the portable holder that created the popularity of the vada pav, considered Mumbai’s number one street food snack. We will have a vada pav, but also eight to ten different choices of fillings for your pav. Many are popular sandwich fillings from the pop-up like the “holy cow” and the “chowpatty chicken.” There will also be baby potato & eggplant in a spicy peanut sauce and egg masala. We will most likely also have a few larger plates like fish and chips and a curry of the day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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But it seems like with all the TV shows with gay characters, the political environment in general and changing attitudes of a younger generation, this is becoming less of an issue. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a chef? Has being an LGBT person affected your career in any particular way? \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWell it’s very rare that I ever have to come out to people. I kinda wear it on my sleeve, but I suppose there is always someone who doesn’t get it. I don’t really bother with those people. They’ll figure it out. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Being queer has to affect everything I do because it is who I am. I think once I moved into a place in my career where I was applying for Executive Chef positions, my triple minority status has probably helped me from a diversity stand point. I also suppose it added to Bravo’s interest in me as a contestant on Top Chef. 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The whole restaurant is usually super festive as well and it’s my favorite brunch spot in the city!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/347_BABNoH8_AdamJones.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/347_BABNoH8_AdamJones.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Jones\" title=\"Adam Jones\" width=\"347\" height=\"416\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44497\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Adam Jones. Photo courtesy of Adam Jones\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Our gay-friendly town is about to get full of visitors. June means that the Bay Area and more specifically, San Francisco, fills to the brim with folks from all over the world to observe and celebrate the events, marches and festivities that culminate in \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfpride.org/\">SF LGBT Pride\u003c/a>. Bay Area Bites is noting this 42nd annual come-as-you-are love fest by telling stories from the LBGT chefs, personalities and waiters who keep us sated 365 days of the year. Turns out, cooking and serving food here can be something of a non-issue for some of the LGBT folks we talked with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up first is Adam Jones, who is the Food and Beverage (“F&B” in industry parlance) Director and Executive Chef at the Embarcadero \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/?iid=am-60662501713398025563415687&nid=23+sender&uid=47474320&utm_content=profile#!/PalominoSanFran\">restaurant\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"http://www.palomino.com/\">Palomino\u003c/a> in San Francisco, where Jones said “forty per cent of our staff are gay.” Jones has spent 26 of his 38 years working in restaurants. The Kansas City native is from \"the Missouri side, where it’s home of the Chiefs, restaurants and industrial stuff.” He has also cooked at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.hotelwhitcomb.com/main/WHITCOMB-Page.asp?p=1\">Hotel Whitcomb\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://michaelmina.net/\">Restaurant Michael Mina\u003c/a>. Jones was Executive Chef at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.franciscanrestaurant.com/\">Franciscan Restaurant\u003c/a>, which is known as much for its crab cakes as it is for being one of the only restaurants to ever sponsor a float for the San Francisco Gay Pride parade. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Bites caught up with Jones via phone interview. His comments have been edited for clarity and brevity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/400_BAB_AdamJones_RolandPassot.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/400_BAB_AdamJones_RolandPassot.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Jones with Roland Passot\" title=\"Adam Jones with Roland Passot\" width=\"400\" height=\"535\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44498\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Adam Jones with Roland Passot at La Folie photo courtesy of Adam Jones\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>The culinary world has often been portrayed as quite sexist. What is your perspective and experience with regard to sexism as well as homophobia in the restaurant world?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI’ve seen way more women in the kitchen these days. It’s not just a San Francisco thing. I’ve been in kitchens all over: Paris, Venezia, Kansas City, and here. There are way more women now than there were before. I am 38 but 26 of those years have been spent in commercial kitchens. That kind of work is all I know. I have more women working for me now. I should say girls since some of them are quite young. Overall, I think having more women in the kitchen is a positive thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for homophobia, I don’t think I’ve ever experienced it. There weren’t any gay people in kitchens in Kansas City when I got my start that I know of. Being gay on a chef’s resume may be a positive. If you’re a lesbian, then you’re super alpha and strong. And if you’re a gay man, it’s really the same thing. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a difference between the front of the house versus the kitchen regarding this issue? A difference for men vs. women?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFront or back of the house, male or female, gay or straight, I don’t think there’s any difference in the experience each individual may have. I tend to find a few less lesbians in the front of the house because they tend to cook and be in the back of the house. Maybe I’m biased and have seen this set up because of me. [Laughs]. I don't know. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_AdamJonesCooking.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_AdamJonesCooking.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Jones Cooking\" title=\"Adam Jones Cooking\" width=\"560\" height=\"445\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44499\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Adam Jones cooking. Photo courtesy of Adam Jones\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a chef? Has being an LGBT person affected your career in any particular way? \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI was kind of a late bloomer and moved out to San Francisco with the woman who was my wife. I came upon this discovery of being gay late, when I was around age 24. I was working at the Franciscan and had been there five or six years when I came out. Obviously I had worked with those folks for a long time. I had a wife, and then I had a husband. It was bizarre, funny and strange. I don't regret anything that happened. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were a few professional folks who said to me, ‘You can’t market yourself as gay.’ I don't put being gay as my big selling point and it’s also something that I don’t deny. I’m proud to represent and I’ve done Pride events. Sometimes those things get political and if so then I keep my distance. There are some folks who have TV shows and they kind of go for a profile. In general, the gay community is made up of foodies and they have dollars to spend in restaurants like mine. Foodies in cities like this are gay friendly. I don’t wear being gay on my sleeve, but I’m happy to represent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You and your husband Gary have been together for 14 years. What is coupled life like for you?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWe have a house in Pittsburg in the East Bay and are signing adoption papers the same month of our anniversary this year. We’re doing an open adoption. It’ll be local and we’re stoked about it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a gay subculture within the food world? In the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI’ve done a lot of gay events and cooking demos at Macy's. It used to be there was a gay subculture until all my other cohorts went on Top Chef and then fled the area. Ironically most are lesbians. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/02/25/food-secrets-of-chef-jennifer-biesty/\">Jennifer Biesty\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-9/bio/janine-falvo\">Janine Falvo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/ChefJamieLauren\">Jamie Lauren\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/YigitPura\">Yigit Pura\u003c/a> come to mind. My \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/the-science-of-gaydar.html\">gaydar\u003c/a> is horrible but there’s \u003ca href=\"http://tracidesjardins.com/\">Traci Des Jardins\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://elizabethfalkner.com/\">Elizabeth Falkner\u003c/a>. I have bleached blonde hair and used to get mistaken for Elizabeth all the time. People would come up to me and say, “Elizabeth?!” and start talking. I think her blonde hair is natural. Mine’s not. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t hang out with the “big big wigs” like \u003ca href=\"http://www.garydanko.com/\">Gary Danko\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2004/06/30/FDG587CI201.DTL&o=2&type=printable\">Tracy Hsu\u003c/a> was my mentor at Michael Mina and is my bestest buddy. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We chefs only call each other if we need something: “Oh my god, I need clams, I’m out of ‘em.” Or, “I need halibut.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Since San Francisco is a gay mecca are there restaurants that are known to cater to a mostly gay clientele? Are there places exclusively for LGBT women vs. men?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere are more approachable restaurants here, like \u003ca href=\"http://www.marketstreetgrillsf.com/main/msg-home.asp?p=1\">Market Street Grill\u003c/a>. Everything on my resume fits that bill: Palomino, Michael Mina, and the Franciscan. I’ve always known Gary Danko, Michael Mina and Mecca as spots. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a few restaurants that cater and market to the gay dollar. The Franciscan was the only restaurant that sponsored a float in the Pride parade for two out of the ten years I was there. One of the Franciscan dining room managers said “put Adam’s name on it.” It was a lot of work, way more work than we thought. But it was fun, too. The Franciscan management was always really cool about that and morally supportive. The owners were two straight men! I was really stoked that they said, “Hey let’s support the parade.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do you celebrate Pride Month?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI’m a horrible person for this question. I'm the one that gets there the week before. I forget every year that it's time for Pride. Gary and I lay low and try to be domesticated. We’ll probably be making stir fry for our dogs and planting tomatoes. I’m not really big into the party scene but I’m cool with it happening. We’ll probably be laying low this year. \u003c/p>\n\n",
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I don't know. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_AdamJonesCooking.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_AdamJonesCooking.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Jones Cooking\" title=\"Adam Jones Cooking\" width=\"560\" height=\"445\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44499\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Adam Jones cooking. Photo courtesy of Adam Jones\u003cbr>\n\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What is it like coming out as a chef? Has being an LGBT person affected your career in any particular way? \u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI was kind of a late bloomer and moved out to San Francisco with the woman who was my wife. I came upon this discovery of being gay late, when I was around age 24. I was working at the Franciscan and had been there five or six years when I came out. Obviously I had worked with those folks for a long time. I had a wife, and then I had a husband. It was bizarre, funny and strange. I don't regret anything that happened. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were a few professional folks who said to me, ‘You can’t market yourself as gay.’ I don't put being gay as my big selling point and it’s also something that I don’t deny. I’m proud to represent and I’ve done Pride events. Sometimes those things get political and if so then I keep my distance. There are some folks who have TV shows and they kind of go for a profile. In general, the gay community is made up of foodies and they have dollars to spend in restaurants like mine. Foodies in cities like this are gay friendly. I don’t wear being gay on my sleeve, but I’m happy to represent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You and your husband Gary have been together for 14 years. What is coupled life like for you?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nWe have a house in Pittsburg in the East Bay and are signing adoption papers the same month of our anniversary this year. We’re doing an open adoption. It’ll be local and we’re stoked about it. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there a gay subculture within the food world? In the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI’ve done a lot of gay events and cooking demos at Macy's. It used to be there was a gay subculture until all my other cohorts went on Top Chef and then fled the area. Ironically most are lesbians. \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/02/25/food-secrets-of-chef-jennifer-biesty/\">Jennifer Biesty\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-9/bio/janine-falvo\">Janine Falvo\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/ChefJamieLauren\">Jamie Lauren\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/#!/YigitPura\">Yigit Pura\u003c/a> come to mind. My \u003ca href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/the-science-of-gaydar.html\">gaydar\u003c/a> is horrible but there’s \u003ca href=\"http://tracidesjardins.com/\">Traci Des Jardins\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://elizabethfalkner.com/\">Elizabeth Falkner\u003c/a>. I have bleached blonde hair and used to get mistaken for Elizabeth all the time. People would come up to me and say, “Elizabeth?!” and start talking. I think her blonde hair is natural. Mine’s not. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t hang out with the “big big wigs” like \u003ca href=\"http://www.garydanko.com/\">Gary Danko\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2004/06/30/FDG587CI201.DTL&o=2&type=printable\">Tracy Hsu\u003c/a> was my mentor at Michael Mina and is my bestest buddy. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We chefs only call each other if we need something: “Oh my god, I need clams, I’m out of ‘em.” Or, “I need halibut.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Since San Francisco is a gay mecca are there restaurants that are known to cater to a mostly gay clientele? Are there places exclusively for LGBT women vs. men?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nThere are more approachable restaurants here, like \u003ca href=\"http://www.marketstreetgrillsf.com/main/msg-home.asp?p=1\">Market Street Grill\u003c/a>. Everything on my resume fits that bill: Palomino, Michael Mina, and the Franciscan. I’ve always known Gary Danko, Michael Mina and Mecca as spots. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a few restaurants that cater and market to the gay dollar. The Franciscan was the only restaurant that sponsored a float in the Pride parade for two out of the ten years I was there. One of the Franciscan dining room managers said “put Adam’s name on it.” It was a lot of work, way more work than we thought. But it was fun, too. The Franciscan management was always really cool about that and morally supportive. The owners were two straight men! I was really stoked that they said, “Hey let’s support the parade.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1607741849/kqedorg-20\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/sweetcream-bookcover500.jpg\" alt=\"Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones\" title=\"Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones\" width=\"500\" height=\"633\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44437\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What to do when it's too darn hot? Make ice cream, of course! And just in time for this summer's inland heat wave come Bi-Rite Creamery's \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1607741849/kqedorg-20\">Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones\u003c/a> and the \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1452104689/kqedorg-20\">Humphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book\u003c/a>, two much-anticipated recipe books from a couple of our favorite local scoop shops. This week, we'll go to Bi-Rite; check in next week to see how Humphry Slocombe fares. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you ever need proof of San Francisco's food obsession, just stroll by \u003ca href=\"http://www.biritecreamery.com\">Bi-Rite Creamery\u003c/a> on a sunny Saturday afternoon. Or a windy Tuesday, or a foggy Friday...it's a rare hour of the day, no matter what the weather, that this standing-room-only ice cream shop doesn't have a line stretching down the street and around the block. Of course, its prime Dolores Park location would be a draw even if they were selling Otter Pops and Good Humor bars. But as any fan can tell you, the ice cream is consistently delicious, in rotating flavors that offer a good mix of kid-friendly (cookies and cream, mint chip, malted vanilla with peanut brittle and milk chocolate) and foodie-pleasing (salted caramel, balsamic strawberry, honey lavender). If you can't stand the line, there's a take-out window down the street selling soft-serve swirls, plus divine seasonal fruit popsicles, cookies, and ice-cream sandwiches. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bi-Rite Creamery founders Anne Walker and Kris Hoogerhyde got their ice-cream start in 2000, as pastry chefs at the now-closed but well-loved 42 Degrees restaurant. Even though their little shop sold close to half a million scoops last year, they still make their ice cream and ice-cream treats in small batches, using organic Straus dairy from Marin, coffee beans from \u003ca href=\"http://www.ritualroasters.com\">Ritual Roasters\u003c/a>, and a lot of organic and/or local produce sourced through their sister business, \u003ca href=\"http://www.biritemarket.com\">Bi-Rite Market\u003c/a>. (Walker is married to Bi-Rite owner \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/08/06/favorite-food-spots-of-bi-rites-sam-mogannam/\">Sam Mogannam\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The book, written by Walker and Hoogerhyde with \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/2011/10/31/how-to-eat-good-food-a-local-grocer%E2%80%99s-manifesto/\">Bi-Rite Market's Eat Good Food\u003c/a> author Dabney Gough, is bright, chatty and friendly, accessible to all skill levels thanks to smart, detailed instructions that don't just rely on cooking times, but give readers visual and textural tip-offs as well. An initial Master Instructions chapter gives thorough step-by-step instructions for making ice-cream base, sorbet, granita, ice cream cakes and pies, in fuller detail than the following recipes. Even if you've never made ice cream before, reading these instructions is like having a helpful chef pal hovering at your elbow, trouble-shooting and encouraging you at every step. Besides the ice creams, there are recipes for all kinds of sundae-bar delights, from chocolate and vanilla cake bases and homemade marshmallows to hot fudge, peanut brittle, brownies, snickerdoodles (for making their signature cinnamony \u003cem>ricanelas\u003c/em> ice cream), lemon curd, gingersnaps, gingerbread, and more. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Once you've mastered the vanilla ice cream, you can make any recipe in the book, as every ice cream variation starts with the same basic stovetop-custard base of heavy cream, lowfat milk, sugar, salt, and egg yolks, put together the same way. Perhaps in wanting to appeal to the broadest possible base of home cooks (and families), the authors don't give temperature measurements for their basic custard recipe, relying instead on the traditional direction to cook until it \"coats the back of a spatula.\" In my experience, most home cooks are very jumpy around custard mixtures, and usually undercook them in their hopes of avoiding a scrambled mess. Using an instant-read, digital thermometer to gauge doneness solves this problem and gives the most consistent results; it would have be helpful if the authors had included stage-by-stage temperature readings for their more advanced, gadget-minded cooks, along with the typical visual cues. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The chapters are organized by main ingredient, so if you're craving caramel, you can turn to the caramel chapter and find everything brown and sugary, from Brown Sugar Ice Cream with a Ginger-Caramel Swirl to Toffee Chip Cookies, Brown Sugar Graham Crackers, and Caramel Sauce. It can make for some flipping back and forth if you want to make a variety of toppings, however, since the sauces—Vanilla Butterscotch, Hot Fudge, Espresso Fudge, Caramel, Blueberry-Lemon—aren't listed one after the other in a toppings chapter but separated, respectively, into the Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee and Tea, Caramel, and Berries chapters. I also wish there was a stone-fruit chapter; homemade peach ice cream is a food of the gods, and I'm sure Walker and Hoogerhyde could make an appropriately celestial version. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And before a second edition is printed, I hope the copyediting team at Ten Speed Press does another proof-read, since at least two recipes have embarrassing gaps where significant items are mentioned in the ingredient list and then never seen again. In the Caramelized Banana Ice Cream, for example, the bananas are caramelized, pureed, and set aside, with no mention of when or how they should be added to the ice-cream base. Pumpkin puree is listed as an ingredient in Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream, but never mixed in. Small oversights, but having been a cookbook editor, I know that these are the types of mistakes that drive readers crazy. (According to Ten Speed, the authors have since fixed these omissions for future editions, and the corrected instructions are available on the book's \u003ca href=\"http://biritecreamery.com/book/sweet-cream-sugar-cones-frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions\u003c/a> page.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, I'd give this two-and-a-half scoops. The ice cream (and dairy-free fruit popsicle) recipes are fun, tasty, and very of-the-moment, and the numerous side recipes for cakes, cookies, and toppings makes this as much a dessert cookbook as an ice cream one. Plus, buying the book is the only way to find out how to make their madly popular Salted Caramel ice cream, since that's the one recipe that reviewers and bloggers can't get permission to reprint. The secret? Sugar and salt. For the rest of it, you'll have to buy the book. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Balsamic-Strawberry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Balsamic-Strawberry560.jpg\" alt=\"Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream\" title=\"Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44436\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream Cake. Photograph: Paige Green\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn the United States, peanut butter and jelly are considered a perfect match. In Italy, it's the same thing with strawberries and balsamic vinegar, a classic combination that makes a simple, refreshing dessert. If you've never had this stellar pairing, give our frozen version a shot. The vinegar is subtle and adds depth to the bright sweetness of the strawberries. We add it in two stages (with the cooking berries and just before churning) for an even more complex flavor. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reprinted with permission from Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones by Kris Hoogerhyde, Anne Walker and Dabney Gough, copyright 2012. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Prep Time: \u003c/strong>15 minutes, plus 2 hours' chilling time\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Cooking Time: \u003c/strong>35 minutes\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Total Time:\u003c/strong> 50 minutes, plus 2 to 6 hours' chilling time\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Yield:\u003c/strong> 1 quart\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ingredients:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>For the Strawberry Puree:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n1 1/2 pints strawberries (3 cups), preferably organic, hulled and halved or quartered\u003cbr>\n2 1/2 tablespoons sugar\u003cbr>\n2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>For the Base:\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n5 large egg yolks\u003cbr>\n1/2 cup sugar\u003cbr>\n1 3/4 cups heavy cream\u003cbr>\n3/4 cup 1% or 2% milk\u003cbr>\n1/4 tsp kosher salt\u003cbr>\n2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Preparation:\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Cook the Berries\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n1. Combine the berries with the 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons vinegar in a large nonreactive skillet. Put the skillet over medium heat and cook, stirring frequently, until the strawberries are soft and the liquid they have released has reduced somewhat, 6 to 8 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>2. Let cool slightly, then transfer the berries and their juice to a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth and refrigerate until ready to use. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003cem>Make the Base\u003c/em>\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n3. In a medium heatproof bowl, whisk the yolks just to break them up, then whisk in half the sugar (1/4 cup). Set aside. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>4. In a heavy nonreactive saucepan, stir together the cream, milk, salt, and the remaining sugar (1/4 cup) and put the pan over medium-high heat. When the mixture approaches a bare simmer, reduce the heat to medium. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>5. Carefully scoop out about 1/2 cup of the hot cream mixture and, whisking the eggs constantly, add the cream to the bowl with egg yolks. Repeat, adding another 1/2 cup of the hot cream to the bowl with the yolks. Using a heatproof rubber spatula, stir the cream in the saucepan as you slowly pour the eggs-and-cream mixture from the bowl into the pan. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>6. Cook the mixture carefully over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it is thickened, coats the back of a spatula, and holds a clear path when you run your finger across the spatula, 1-2 minutes longer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>7. Strain the base through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean container. Set the container into an ice-water bath, wash your spatula, and use it to stir the base occasionally until it is cool. 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Using an instant-read, digital thermometer to gauge doneness solves this problem and gives the most consistent results; it would have be helpful if the authors had included stage-by-stage temperature readings for their more advanced, gadget-minded cooks, along with the typical visual cues. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The chapters are organized by main ingredient, so if you're craving caramel, you can turn to the caramel chapter and find everything brown and sugary, from Brown Sugar Ice Cream with a Ginger-Caramel Swirl to Toffee Chip Cookies, Brown Sugar Graham Crackers, and Caramel Sauce. It can make for some flipping back and forth if you want to make a variety of toppings, however, since the sauces—Vanilla Butterscotch, Hot Fudge, Espresso Fudge, Caramel, Blueberry-Lemon—aren't listed one after the other in a toppings chapter but separated, respectively, into the Vanilla, Chocolate, Coffee and Tea, Caramel, and Berries chapters. I also wish there was a stone-fruit chapter; homemade peach ice cream is a food of the gods, and I'm sure Walker and Hoogerhyde could make an appropriately celestial version. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And before a second edition is printed, I hope the copyediting team at Ten Speed Press does another proof-read, since at least two recipes have embarrassing gaps where significant items are mentioned in the ingredient list and then never seen again. In the Caramelized Banana Ice Cream, for example, the bananas are caramelized, pureed, and set aside, with no mention of when or how they should be added to the ice-cream base. Pumpkin puree is listed as an ingredient in Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream, but never mixed in. Small oversights, but having been a cookbook editor, I know that these are the types of mistakes that drive readers crazy. (According to Ten Speed, the authors have since fixed these omissions for future editions, and the corrected instructions are available on the book's \u003ca href=\"http://biritecreamery.com/book/sweet-cream-sugar-cones-frequently-asked-questions\">Frequently Asked Questions\u003c/a> page.) \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overall, I'd give this two-and-a-half scoops. The ice cream (and dairy-free fruit popsicle) recipes are fun, tasty, and very of-the-moment, and the numerous side recipes for cakes, cookies, and toppings makes this as much a dessert cookbook as an ice cream one. Plus, buying the book is the only way to find out how to make their madly popular Salted Caramel ice cream, since that's the one recipe that reviewers and bloggers can't get permission to reprint. The secret? Sugar and salt. For the rest of it, you'll have to buy the book. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Balsamic-Strawberry560.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/Balsamic-Strawberry560.jpg\" alt=\"Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream\" title=\"Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44436\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream Cake. Photograph: Paige Green\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Balsamic Strawberry Ice Cream\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nIn the United States, peanut butter and jelly are considered a perfect match. In Italy, it's the same thing with strawberries and balsamic vinegar, a classic combination that makes a simple, refreshing dessert. If you've never had this stellar pairing, give our frozen version a shot. The vinegar is subtle and adds depth to the bright sweetness of the strawberries. We add it in two stages (with the cooking berries and just before churning) for an even more complex flavor. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Reprinted with permission from Sweet Cream and Sugar Cones by Kris Hoogerhyde, Anne Walker and Dabney Gough, copyright 2012. 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Carefully scoop out about 1/2 cup of the hot cream mixture and, whisking the eggs constantly, add the cream to the bowl with egg yolks. Repeat, adding another 1/2 cup of the hot cream to the bowl with the yolks. Using a heatproof rubber spatula, stir the cream in the saucepan as you slowly pour the eggs-and-cream mixture from the bowl into the pan. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>6. Cook the mixture carefully over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it is thickened, coats the back of a spatula, and holds a clear path when you run your finger across the spatula, 1-2 minutes longer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>7. Strain the base through a fine-mesh strainer into a clean container. Set the container into an ice-water bath, wash your spatula, and use it to stir the base occasionally until it is cool. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BABBenDeVriespeekingatfood1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BABBenDeVriespeekingatfood1.jpg\" alt=\"Ben De Vries peeking at food\" title=\"Ben De Vries peeking at food\" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnonet size-full wp-image-44259\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Ben De Vries peeking at food. Photo: Matthew Pinna\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ben De Vries is the chef-owner of \u003ca href=\"http://www.luellasf.com/\">Luella\u003c/a>, where he dishes up modern California food. De Vries opened Luella with his wife Rachel Lewis de Vries seven years ago, and the restaurant is celebrating this milestone anniversary with weekly promotions: Tuesday is half price bottles of wine (all bottles, all night) and on Wednesday, Chef De Vries brought back his “seven-year itch” recipes of chicken & ribs with flaky buttermilk biscuits. De Vries and his kitchen crew make their own hot sauce, mayonnaise, mustard, pickles and potato chips, and Luella is launching a takeaway prepared three-course meal that can be picked up curbside—a service that is a potential draw for anyone who has sweated over finding a parking spot anytime in Russian Hill. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_BDeVries_LuellaExterior.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_BDeVries_LuellaExterior.jpg\" alt=\"Luella Exterior \" title=\"Luella Exterior \" width=\"560\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44257\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Luella Exterior. Photo: Matthew Pinna\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>De Vries worked locally at \u003ca href=\"http://thirstybear.com/\">Thirsty Bear Brewing Company\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.restaurantlulu.com/\">LuLu\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.scalasbistro.com/\">Scala’s\u003c/a>, Vertigo, mc2 and Andalu before opening Luella with his wife Rachel. In \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/21/DDPO1A4FCD.DTL\">2009\u003c/a>, Michael Bauer awarded Luella two and a half stars, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.7x7.com/eat-drink/sunday-suppers-sf\">7x7\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.gayot.com/restaurants/luella-san-francisco-ca-94109_3sf041114.html\">Gayot\u003c/a> have served up praise throughout the years. Chef De Vries is age 41, which he claims makes him \"age 201 in kitchen years.\" He lives with his family in the Mission Dolores neighborhood. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Area Bites interviewed Chef De Vries in person and via email. His responses have been edited for length and clarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_BDVbar-and-tables1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/560BAB_BDVbar-and-tables1.jpg\" alt=\"Luella interior\" title=\"Luella interior\" width=\"560\" height=\"323\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44258\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>Luella interior courtesy of Luella\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s new at the restaurant?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nI’ve been very into Americana and southern cooking: everything from a bone marrow hamburger to fried chicken and ribs. I’ve also been working with packaging a lot and am developing sustainable fresh prepared meals. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Luella in a bag will be a three-course meal with some extra goodies. We take care of the difficult part, and the food is prepped and ready for the customer. The first meal will be short rib lasagna with salad. The feel of the meal is the quality you get in the restaurant and each dish is made to order. You’ll get the technique of restaurant food to your house. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are a lot of times you don’t feel like going out. I noticed that when my wife was stopping by the restaurant to pick up food for dinner up to three times a week. I thought, “Okay, that’s a good sign.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/400BABDeVriesHotSauce1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/bayareabites/wp-content/uploads/sites/24/2012/06/400BABDeVriesHotSauce1.jpg\" alt=\"DeVries HotSauce\" title=\"DeVries HotSauce\" width=\"400\" height=\"536\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44256\">\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>De Vries Hot Sauce. Photo: Mary Ladd\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You make and bottle a hot sauce called \u003cem>La Venganza\u003c/em> but are from the Midwest. How did that come about?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nSpicy heat was definitely not a part of my meals growing up. As a \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabacho\">\u003cem>gabacho\u003c/em>\u003c/a> in the kitchen, many of the cooks would make fun of me when I’d go to try the salsa they made for staff meal. It made me want to learn to make and eat salsa, and habañero became my go-to pepper. I knew I was onto something when the \u003cem>Yucatán\u003c/em> guys in the kitchen couldn’t even finish or eat my hot sauce. I got to declare: “I win!” with a fist pump and my hands up. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I don’t wear a gloves or mask when we make the sauce, but they do. I guess I’m used to the heat by now. We have to finish making the habañero hot sauce before 2 p.m. Otherwise, the chili and heat stay in the air for too long. If we go past 2 p.m., I have to call my partner Leah Lidsky and tell her because she won’t come in until 4:30, to let the air clear out. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How is producing Luella in a bag similar to cooking at the restaurant?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nOur label says “never touched by a machine,” and our prepared foods are still made by hand. I’m a big believer in the idea that the cook does more than just chop and cook. There’s that kitchen joke we use while cooking, and that’s, “It’s all about the love, baby.” Everything we start with is super fresh. We make it easy for people who have less time to grab something real fast on their way home. The menu will change every week and it’s all made to order. We’re not just setting up 30 orders of mac and cheese in the fridge. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a child in the seventies, I ate a lot of \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=Hungry+Man+meals&hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=2hB&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvnse&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=l4DXT6qcMaPQ2AXrxLGuDw&ved=0CJQBELAE&biw=1068&bih=1018\">Hungry Man\u003c/a> meals, Kraft mac n’ cheese, \u003ca href=\"http://www.chefboyardee.com/\">Chef Boyardee\u003c/a> and fast food. One of the main reasons I started cooking was because the only way we could eat a fresh meal was to cook it. My mom was working full time and going to school, and the last thing she had time for was cooking. For a long time, I looked down at the ‘prepared foods’ world, and saw it as a short cut that reduced the quality of our food. Then I had a child and my wife eventually went back to work. Let’s just say it changed my perspective. But the quality of prepared and packaged food is for the most part terrible. Frozen food and food off an assembly line just don’t do it! I’m a big believer that the hands of a cook should infuse the food with love. How can that ever happen when human hands have never touched the food?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did you and your wife Rachel meet?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMy first day in San Francisco, I flew into town on New Years Day to visit a friend who was the chef at Café Marimba. Within an hour of getting off the plane I had a job offer to cook at LuLu, a place to stay and had met my future wife, who was the manager. We’ve been married for sixteen years and have a nine-year old daughter, Gemma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does Gemma like to cook?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nShe likes to do butchery, and helps me break down pigs, and filet salmon. Her personal favorite is making beurre blanc sauce. She spends a lot of time during the summer in the kitchen peeling potatoes, rolling pasta and everything in between!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What are your favorite spots for food & drink in the Bay Area?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"http://ppqsf.com/\">PPQ\u003c/a> for pho. I usually do the five-spice chicken. It’s a Monday night tradition with the family and makes the world seem a little better.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.paulinespizza.com/\">Pauline’s\u003c/a> has the best pizza in town! I’ve been going there since the late 90s. They were doing pizza before it was trendy and it’s a block from my house. 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But the quality of prepared and packaged food is for the most part terrible. Frozen food and food off an assembly line just don’t do it! I’m a big believer that the hands of a cook should infuse the food with love. How can that ever happen when human hands have never touched the food?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How did you and your wife Rachel meet?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nMy first day in San Francisco, I flew into town on New Years Day to visit a friend who was the chef at Café Marimba. Within an hour of getting off the plane I had a job offer to cook at LuLu, a place to stay and had met my future wife, who was the manager. We’ve been married for sixteen years and have a nine-year old daughter, Gemma.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Does Gemma like to cook?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nShe likes to do butchery, and helps me break down pigs, and filet salmon. Her personal favorite is making beurre blanc sauce. 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Cozy and intimate, this Noe Valley eatery is where to go when you want to up the romance ante.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Focusing entirely on his native cuisine from Sardegna, chef Massimiliano Conti sticks to his roots with a rustic, seafood-focused menu and an impressive wine list that showcases the region’s interesting offerings like Cannonau and Vermentino. The octopus stew is a staple for many diners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://statebirdsf.com/\">2) State Bird Provisions\u003c/a>, San Francisco (Lower Fillmore)\u003cbr>\nIf your date is into the Bay Area food scene go to State Bird Provisions, one of the coolest new spots where you are likely to see San Francisco chefs dining. What started off as a way for chefs Stuart Brioza and Nicole Krasinski, formerly of Rubicon, to deep-fry quail (California’s state bird) has developed into one of San Francisco’s most innovative menus. Some dishes are served Dim Sum style, others can be ordered, everything arrives at the whim of the kitchen, and it’s all delicious. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/\">3) The Ferry Building\u003c/a>, San Francisco (Embarcadero)\u003cbr>\nIt seems nearly impossible to have a boring date at a marketplace that offers so much. Try \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/hog_island_oyster_company.php\">Hog Island Oyster Company\u003c/a> for a super social happy hour Monday through Thursday, or meet up on a Saturday morning for celebrity-chef-spotting at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/farmers_market.php\">farmers’ market\u003c/a>. Grab a meat cone or a satisfying sandwich from \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/boccalone_shop_page.php\">Boccalone\u003c/a> or a loaf of bread from \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/acme_bread_company.php\">Acme\u003c/a> and a wheel of Red Hawk from \u003ca href=\"http://www.ferrybuildingmarketplace.com/cowgirl_creamery.php\">Cowgirl Creamery\u003c/a> to make your own, then head to the dock to watch the boats pass by.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.brazenheadsf.com/\">4) Brazen Head\u003c/a>, San Francisco (Marina)\u003cbr>\nOne of San Francisco's best late-night restaurants has flown under the radar since it opened in 1980. Belly up to the bar for a classic gin martini from a charming curmudgeon of a bartender and enjoy it with a plate of oysters and a spot-on French onion gratinee soup. A petite filet, some shrimp scampi, and the flattering dim light of the tiny dining room add up to romance galore. The best part? They serve dinner until 1am.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://barbocce.com/\">5) Bar Bocce\u003c/a>, Sausalito\u003cbr>\nThe newest addition to Sausalito’s tourist-friendly and locally-beloved food and wine scene is an idyllic spot for a first date. Watch the sun set over the harbor from any of the outdoor couches or tables surrounding the fire pit, or ignore the natural beauty in favor of athletics as you toss a bocce ball forward and a glass of wine back. Though the food is secondary to the setting and the innovative wine-cocktail list, Bar Bocce is absolutely worth a visit for a first date--even if it's just with a friend.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.sorellacaffe.com/\">6) Sorella Caffe\u003c/a>, Fairfax\u003cbr>\nClassically Fairfaxian-casual, Sorella Caffe has a skilled, low-key staff and solid Italian food with flair. Special touches like a live piano player, a round windowed dining room and a fireplace that makes diners feel as though they're enjoying their gorgonzola ravioli in a toasty, warm yurt. Sorella is a comfortable spot to get to know someone while enjoying a little whimsy-- a giant communal wheel of Parmesan cheese arrives as the menus do and diners are presented with a bowlful of gummy bears to dig through while perusing the dessert menu.\u003cbr clear=\"all\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.restaurantpicco.com/\">7) Picco\u003c/a>, Larkspur\u003cbr>\nLet's face it--you can't go wrong taking a date to ANY of \u003ca href=\"http://www.restaurantpicco.com/docs/picco_presskit.pdf\">Bruce Hill's\u003c/a> restaurants. \u003ca href=\"http://www.bixrestaurant.com/\">Bix\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.zerozerosf.com/\">Zero Zero\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"http://www.pizzeriapicco.com/\">Pizzeria Picco\u003c/a> are all excellent establishments on their own merits, but there's something about Picco that is so cozy and inviting that it's hard to imagine any first date that takes place here not being a success. After a dinner of Hill's made-to-order risotto of the day, paired with one of the restaurant's signature cocktails, take a stroll through downtown Larkspur to enjoy the fresh Marin air.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.underwoodgraton.com/\">8) Underwood\u003c/a>, Graton\u003cbr>\nSure, it's a drive from just about anywhere in Sonoma, Marin, or San Francisco Counties--unless you happen to be one of the 1900 people who live in Graton--but the Underwood Bar and Bistro is worth a trek of any distance to eat chef Matthew Greenbaum's food while sitting quietly amongst the wine country movers-and-shakers who come to their hometown restaurant for a little slice of sophistication. Sharing several small plates of tapas and some innovative cocktails like a \u003ca href=\"http://www.underwoodgraton.com/cocktail.pdf\">French Martini\u003c/a> is a great way to break the ice. And hey, if the date goes REALLY well, you can breakfast at Greenbaum's \u003ca href=\"http://willowwoodgraton.com/\">Willow Wood\u003c/a> across the street...the next morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.scopahealdsburg.com/\">9) Scopa\u003c/a>, Healdsburg\u003cbr>\nIn a town where antiques and San Francisco Marina-district overflow comprise more of the population during the summertime than native Healdsburgers do, Scopa is a bastion of good, homey food with a hip atmosphere that caters to tourists and locals alike. Scopa is right on the town's central square, and a stroll around the grassy park and a little window-shopping while you wait for your table sets the tone for a casual yet intimate evening. Don't miss Nonna's chicken, a recipe handed down from NorCal local chef Ari Rosen's grandmother. 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