A Photoblog on what goes into Queenkv's Tummy
So much good food in San Francisco! Sometimes it’s difficult to decide where to go and what to eat.
The results: always delicious.
It might as well be Summer.
This weekend, I welcomed the first days of 100-degree whether with Jim Bean poured over ice.
I love making mint juleps with fresh mint leaves from my garden. In fact, I’m quite delighted with how my mint and spearmint plants are still thriving after I planted them last year.
I’ve crafted my mint juleps based on how they were made by my DC buddy, Stephanie. Almost a decade ago, she helped me serve mint juleps at our house warming party in the Richmond Hills. Some people thought her icy drinks tasted strong.
I place the mint leaves at the bottom of the glass. After adding sugar, ice cubes and soda water, I muddled it up with a spoon. I pour Jim Bean on top. After taking a sample sip, I adjust for sweetness and Jim Bean-goodness.
I enjoy my mint julep out on the patio and I like my Southern-inspired cocktail to be sweet with a heavy pour of the whiskey.
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!