Food - Oral Fixations

December 2, 2009November 29, 2009

Oh So French

I loved watching Chef Eric Ripert on Top Chef and other food shows. He so classy, so talented and oh so French.

Last Christmas – Susan gave us this beautiful book by Ripert. He also signed it at a San Francisco event. Susan said he was so adorable when he messed up my name. He kept apologizing. Still – “On The Line” is an amazing book and it truly takes you behind the scenes of his world famous restaurant, “Le Bernardin.”

This weekend, I stumbled on this wonderful video featuring Ripert with one of the editors from GQ.

October 3, 2009

Crank It

This is one of the best meals I’ve had in a long time.

As we worked on a factory line to play with pickles and make wedding presents – Scott whipped up this amazing dinner with handmade fettucini and mushrooms sauteed with bacon fat. Bacon fat! Brilliant!

Handmade Fettucini from Kris Vera-Phillips on Vimeo.

September 12, 2009

The Perfect Combo

One of my favorite SF chefs was featured in Bourdain’s No Reservations: San Francisco.

Ah the tasty delights of a pig’s ear amuse bouche. This is from the 2008 Head to Tail Dinner at Incanto. That’s when we met chef Chris Cosentino. Bourdain calls him “the high priest of guts.”

Earlier this month, Cosentino shared this deleted scene on his blog.

I love dirty vodka martinis. Mixing up vodka and foie gras is brilliant. I can’t wait to try it!